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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
3
A collage of patent medicine pitches and consumer ads. Claims extol Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a superior laxative with gentle cleansing effects and physician approval. Also promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and shoe fit, plus a nerve restore patent medicine and various slogans.
The New York Press notes gravy is a compound blend mainly from meats and spices. A single letter swap turns gravy into grave, a pun linking the sauce to the grave and mortality.
A longtime testimonial tells of Allen's Foot-Ease as a cleansing antiseptic powder for the feet that soothes tired feet and prevents friction. The ad claims more than 30 000 cures and asserts genuine article superiority over imitations, urging readers to seek the advertised brand.
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes tightening daylight as winter looms and coal costs are expected to climb, signaling higher fuel expenses for households.
A Newark mother describes six week old son suffering severe facial eczema that resisted doctors and specialists. After using Cuticura Remedies the eruption improved immediately and fully healed over years, with the child now seven and reportedly free of recurrence.
The Tatler notes Weissbach as a premier retreat for those craving seclusion. Visitors from all corners of the globe flock to this Swiss hotel for quiet and privacy in a favored solitude hotspot.
Mrs. John Kirk of Detroit Michigan recounts a critical life moment with kidney trouble backache dizziness puffy swelling and urinary issues. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she says all symptoms disappeared and she regained health weighing 163 pounds. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humorous item from Ida Cole in the New Orleans Picayune about Quack-Lack and Kock-a-Loo. It describes a playful, imaginary scene with dolls in a hospital setting, a joking surgeon, and battered dolls revived to health, delighting mothers and children in Philadelphia Ledger.
In Harper's Weekly a dramatic dialogue shows Daisy asserting control over her wardrobe and social life. She demands to select clothes, receive callers alone, attend a matinee weekly and go to finishing school, Europe, and a coming out. Her parents concede to avoid exposure.
A short tale about a flounder who lies in mud and becomes two eyed on one side. Laziness makes his world dull and brown on the top while the bottom grows pale. The lesson: if you delay action you may lose the ability to do things later. Washington Star.
A reading exposes a single room dolls hospital where children break and mangle dolls. The improvised ward shows an operating table with elastic cord a hammer tacks a glue pot and nippers reflecting neglect and lack of care.
A simple game uses six flies drawn on a card for each player with numbers one to six. Players take turns throwing a die to cover the matching numbered fly. The first to cover all six flies wins. A variant uses eighteen pieces and three throws per turn.
A Maine hunt near Moosehead Lake records a white albino deer among four grazing. After two natural deer are shot and one flees, the white deer remains unmoved and then bounds away, suggesting it is stone deaf. The guide and hunters conclude the albino animal is deaf.
The Bishop of London pledges to join a midnight march with a church army through Westminster slums followed by a service at St James the Less Pimlico.
A roundup of women’s issues and society notes includes a failed bid to designate May 10 as Mothers Day in Congress. Highlights feature births, obituaries, and public figures such as Mme To selli, Amelia Bingham’s presidency of the Professional Woman's League, Mrs. Fanny Antisdel Simons' Detroit death, and Mme Emma Eames’ firehouse visit. Other items cover protests, hypnotic suggestion for child guidance, a lawsuit against Hotel Knickerbocker manager Regan, and warnings from Hetty Green and Olga Nethersole on marriage, motherhood, and immigration futures.
A roundup notes Fernando Guadallo elected Bolivia president and President Roosevelt back in Washington. J Ogden Armour nears retirement. Senator Teller plans private life after March 4 1909. Andrew Carnegie's interest in Esperanto. engagement Joseph Leiter and Juliette Williams announced in Washington.
Reports show union activity in Japan Mexico and the UK with thousands employed in building trades. London and Montreal concerns include unemployment averages and bonus disputes. Baltimore cheers eight hour law while San Francisco backs a sanitary shop plan. A labor congress in Wheeling aims to form a Labor party and Minneapolis dues proposal faces rejection.
Mrs A Gregory of Denver Colorado writes that years of female troubles and an operation left her weak until Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her health She urges other women with backache and bearing down pains to try the remedy.
The advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ills. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities pain backache bearing down feelings flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration and invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
The Practical Engineer reports experiments on boiler plate cooling and heating. A ten millimeter plate with water inside and external flame shows no danger when fully wetted, but thin scale layers or fatty deposits cause overheating and red hot surfaces. Linseed oil and red lead cement are noted as risky coatings.
The Public Service Commission's order requiring every street car passenger to be provided a seat went into effect in New York City.
A testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as predigested so it does not tax the stomach and supports nervous energy. The writer credits daily use with curing years of dyspepsia and notes the product suits both adults and children.
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