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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
4
An advertisement touts Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism claiming radical cures in three days with first dose benefits. Also promoted are Woolfords Sanitary Lotion for itching and Mrs Winslows Teething Syrup. The notices mention dropsy specialists H H Green's Sons and a rattlesnake trader in Texas.
A hard-looking customer admits guilt in a theft case after being confronted by the police justice. He acknowledges stealing an umbrella bearing J. Thompson on the handle and G. H. Brickley inside, and identifies the owner as a man named Quimby.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment addressing blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the remedy heals constitutional catarrh, not via local applications, and includes testimonials and an offer to send information. Also mentions Telegraph’s Family Pills for constipation.
Seventeen year old Max Saltman attempted to die by being run over by a crowded L train in Brooklyn to spare his parents from poverty after losing work. He slipped between the ties into the drip pan and escaped with a scratch on his forehead.
The Washington sale of Red Cross Christmas stamps last winter raised funds for tuberculosis crusade and spurred a design competition for the 1909 stamp. The plan features a white background with a prominent Red Cross emblem in the design.
A notable religious boycott begins in Jerusalem as all Greek churches close and local adherents avoid entering churches. The dispute centers on nationalist demands for voice in church affairs.
Police responded to loud music from an automatic machine at a saloon on H Street Washington D C and found James E Jones of Fairmont Heights Md looting the machine’s receiving box.
The Siberian Railway now issues coupon tickets for major Far East destinations including China, Japan, Korea, Manchuria and other notable sites. The program covers principal places of interest to travelers seeking entry to the region.
A Huntsville Alabama woman attributes years of stomach trouble to coffee and reports dramatic improvement after stopping coffee and using Postum four months. She describes insomnia relief and appetite recovery, endorsing Postum as the cause solution.
West side club women advocate measures to prevent child separation from indigent mothers. They cite Australia where widowed mothers with children are boarded by the state with the mother to keep the family together, avoiding institutional boarding.
The peasants of Wognum in North Holland have formed a mixed choir. They recently visited Berlin as part of their singing experiences. Despite their artistic success they continue to work their farms and tend their homes like ordinary peasants.
Sir Melville Beachcroft, a practical philanthropist and reformer, overhears two women in a tenement stairs discussing their husbands. One notes a clean shirt every Sunday. the other laughs that Saturdays see the shirt clean after he drinks and prepares to fight, highlighting social mores of domestic life.
A mother and her 10 year old daughter enter a crowded Subway local train at Eighty sixth street. A courteous man offers his seat and the mother declines when the daughter protests. A reader then rises to offer his seat but the mother refuses the offer.
Admiral Dewey commented on women’s dress during a Sunday parade in Atlantic City. He criticized tailor made outfits and manly shoes, lamenting the loss of frills and ribbons and pondering how such styles affect life’s brightness. He cited the contrast with nature and female loveliness.
Mrs Kate Barnard Oklahoma State Commissioner of Charities strained by three weeks of campaigning spoke publicly multiple times daily and collapsed the day after the election. Critics say women lack stamina for politics, while supporters note her case is isolated and not proof of a general rule.
A brief note from the New York Press observes that there has been no criticism of her performance as Commissioner, underscoring her steady leadership.
A New York Press piece notes Haitians ride astride rather than with side saddles. It says women wear baggy silk trousers extending to the ground, paired with heavy silken fabrics and medieval style head dress, reflecting local customs and voodoo traditions.
Reports from the Children's Aid Society and its Sick Children's Mission show a surge in deserted wives in eight districts. Edith K. MacArthur notes twelve cases in one month in her area from Sixty-sixth to One Hundredth Street and Second Avenue to the East River, due to hard times. Relief is given, with some women put to work, but funding shortages constrain aid as work for children consumes resources.
The article notes a shift from directoire styles to vivid millinery, feathered decorations, and bold patterns. Parasol handles imitate toadstools while net coats over silk gowns rise in popularity. Peacock colors dominate scarves with gold embroidery on white gowns and new hip length mantels replace heavier cloaks.
A collection of notes: glass chimneys tested in Baccarat withstood boiling water, the Viennese Academy plans phonographic archives in three sections, and France considers a Rhone hydroelectric project damming below the Swiss border to form a lake, generating 240000 kilowatts at 120000 volts, costing about 16000000 dollars and seven years to complete.
H. T. Minnitt introduces a simple ventilation panel using stamped bosses with quarter inch holes. Mounted in a wall or window, the panel directs outward airflow when bosses project, and inward airflow when reversed, with the wind direction not affecting operation.
The Dundee Advertiser notes the huge value of radium when a London lecture mentions a tube with £800 worth of radium bromide. It recalls Curie’s accident in Paris where a glass tube shattered but all radium was recovered with minimal loss, illustrating the element’s rarity and cost.
The New Truxton area awoke to a falling meteor around midnight Friday. A five and a half pound stone was found next morning. It sank about seventeen inches into the ground, burning the soil around it, indicating high heat. This was an unusual meteor event for the region.
The article notes Oliver Cromwell’s seal, a plain gold mounted sorandum with a five-eighth inch diameter stone dating to 1653. It bears the entire Lord’s Prayer and was used on several of his deeds, now in possession of a prominent Welsh family.
In a playful New York Sun item, Stella and Bella joke that their hats created a barrier, preventing whispers and gossip from passing between them. The quip frames fashion as a prop for social distance.
Historic notes show coffee imports sometimes exceed 100 million dollars in a year with tea and cocoa contributing to a larger total. Coffee alone has at times approached the 100 million dollar mark in value, reflecting a major share of the nation’s beverage imports.
On January 1 Canada sheltered 38258 Orientals with 17289 Chinese 15484 Japanese and 5171 Indians. Canada has made 7442 Orientals British subjects.
Mrs. J. H. Bennett of Gardiner Maine describes severe back pain dizziness headache and bladder inflammation that confined her to bed four months. After using Deans Kidney Pills for three months she recovered fully and has had no recurrence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Weater Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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