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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
3
Middling cotton steady near 11 1 2 cents. spirits turpentine 4634. corn 90. meal 1.75. feed oats 65. C. S. Bellies 10. D. Butts 1 2. rice whole 4.50. flour 4.50 to 5.25. pearl grist in sacks 2.10.
Fair tonight and Sunday with light to moderate northwest winds. Reverend Hasford B. Jones will preach Sunday morning on The Church Overcoming The World and Sunday night at eight oclock on In the World Without God or Without Hope. A dance at the Armory last night featured the City Orchestra with multiple local participants. A buggy accident near Pringle's and Brown's ferry roads left Mr T B Sanders and family shaken but unharmed.
The University of South Carolina offers Law, Engineering, Commerce and Finance courses with forty teacher scholarships worth money and fee exemptions. Enrollment reaches 443 students with improvements planned for next session. Entrance exams set for Monday July 9 at 9 o clock at the courthouse. Catalog via MITCHELL, President, Uth3 Colombia, S.C.
Classified note touts an air dome for sale with a prompt contact to Mr Simpkins promising the best bargain in the city. Urges immediate action and claims Fortune knocks at your door for a quick sale.
The Curtis and Powell Company announces a shipment of Florida watermelons arriving Monday. Services at Duncan Church on Sunday May 26 include preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday School at 2 p.m. The public is invited.
George F Tindall a laundry wagon driver was acquitted of murder in the Superior Court after testifying he mistook Charles H Taylor for his wife when he fired on him on his porch. The killing occurred two months earlier when Taylor sat with Lula Carter sister of Tindalls wife and a marriage license was found on Taylor.
A critical editorial warns against Democrats who warn against the passions and supposed ignorance of the masses. It argues real dangers come from greed and privilege, and that distrust of the people undermines popular government. It warns readers to beware of such critics regardless of Party or past.
A San Antonio writer praises Dr. e's New Tile Stills as adding vigor and energy to life. He and his wife endorse them highly and say they benefit stem, ache, liver and kidney issues. Sold for 25 cents at all druggists.
Glasgow Ky May 24 Willie Nuckols 16 is held on murder charges after his stepfather Graven Crews was shot and died at his home. Neighbors found Mrs Crews grieving as investigators noted shotgun wounds on the victim. Willie was jailed in Tompkinsville awaiting a hearing. the couple had wed seven months prior and Willie had previously fled the home saying he could not stand a stepfather.
Prof James W Grover of the University of Michigan shows that eliminating tuberculosis and typhoid fever could save a $10000 ordinary life policy holder about 20000 yearly on premiums. Tuberculosis alone costs $1670 to $1770 in premiums by age 20 to 60 reducing life expectancy by about two years and 158 days. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges a united effort to drive down life insurance costs as Grover indicates.
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