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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
4
An advertisement touts Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism as a radical cure in 1 to 3 days with first doses benefiting. It promotes 75c and $1 prices and claims immediate disappearance of the disease. Also mentions Woolford's Lotion for itching and Winslow's Syrup for teething among other noted items.
An advertisement states catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack medicine, and was prescribed by leading physicians as a strong tonic and purifier.
Directors authorize a refunding first mortgage of $60 million with $36 million reserved to refund bonds and equipment obligations. The remainder will be issued over fifty years under restrictions. They also authorize leasing the railroad and property to the Minot St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway for ninety nine years.
Folk weather lore notes that birds pecking feathers washing and returning to nests signal rain. Parrots and canaries waking before storms, a peacock’s cry at roost predicts rain, and robin songs at dawn indicate rain.
The Banner State notes Pennsylvania has more Sunday-school scholars than any other state. It accounts for one eighth of the country’s Sunday-school pupils and one twentieth of the world’s total.
After years of global search, Glen Prater twenty son of a West Liberty Ohio farmer was located in a London asylum and placed aboard an Atlantic steamship returning him to his home in the United States.
In under six years about 388000 American farmers left the United States seeking free homesteads in the Canadian Northwest. The migration highlights a large western settlement trend as farmers pursue land opportunities across the border.
A Huntsville Alabama woman reports long term coffee use caused stomach trouble and insomnia. After stopping coffee and using Postum for four months her health improved greatly and she can eat and sleep better. She credits Postum as the remedy and notes the claim is supported by similar reader letters.
In a witty dialogue set at Curzon Street Phyllida probes a man about his Trouville visit. She presses for truth about a kiss with a younger woman and weighs extenuating circumstances while mixing flirtation with sharp wit and sharp questions about age and propriety. The scene ends with a humorous reveal of the age of the other woman, two years.
Household advice notes burlap and craftman cloth used for cushion covers with simple designs. A cretonne cut design stitched with embroidery yields striking effects. two diagonally drawn peacock feathers also work with mercerized thread. Craftman canvas costs $1 a yard. burlap is inexpensive.
A list of a dozen Nevers from the New Haven Register reminds readers to avoid common hazards. The rules cover burning fat, knife handling, cracked dishes, lamp filling, shelving lamps, caustic contact, iodine use, corn care, hot water with children, dark medicine or drink, eye foreign bodies, and wheel safety around teams.
Instructions describe converting a cheese box into a two piece basket with a lid, using a top and bottom arrangement. It covers cutting two-inch top pieces, creating four legs, positioning the cover, sanding, painting, and lining with cheesecloth. It touts usefulness for baby items and clothes, noting personal satisfaction.
A dated collection of simple recipes including Seaway items with corn dishes, sour milk biscuits, meat balls, scalloped cabbage, hominy fritters, rhubarb pie with meringue, and walnut cream served on lettuce with mayonnaise dressing.
Comedy snippet shows an excited person asking if they may swear never to “put down another carpet” in front of a commissioner for oaths. The exchange elicites a dry confirmation and a surreal pledge, reflecting local humor.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as the best cure for kidney and liver diseases and related symptoms. It cites testimonial claims from Hartford area user and notes a bottle price of $1.00. The piece also mentions large coffee import values exceeding $100 million in some years.
On January 1 Canada sheltered 38 258 Orientals including 17 239 Chinese 15 484 Japanese and 5 171 Indians. Canada has made 7 442 Orientals British subjects.
Mrs J H Bennett of Gardiner Maine says kidney pain dizziness and bladder inflammation confined her to bed four months before she began using Deans Kidney Pills. After three months she was completely cured and the trouble has not returned. Sold by all dealers 6 cents a box Weates Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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