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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
4
A reflective poem extols the prayer of a child over that of adults, praising the simple trust and sacred cadence of a child's lisping petitions. Wilbur D. Nesbit is cited in the Chicago Record-Herald as the author.
Cassy sits on spring twilight steps with her old bulldog as a mysterious man approaches. The memory of Gordon, her vanished groom, resurfaces after twenty years, while Cassy masks pain with charity and pride, maintaining a quiet, unforgotten longing.
Cassy reveals no hard feelings toward Gordon as he returns after two decades. He confesses a failed marriage, expresses love, and asks forgiveness. They acknowledge past wounds, share a quiet moment, and contemplate a chance at happiness together as the dog watches.
The First Fruit Harvesters announce a movement to abolish denominations and unite humanity in a single church. Led by Elder J A Wright they hold meetings in Manchester New Hampshire drawing attention and converts as they preach spontaneous prayer singing and speaking aligned with the belief in the one church and an ever present God.
A Record-Herald note tells of a baby who grips a bottle with his left hand. The exchange jokes that he may become a famed southpaw pitcher in a major league team someday.
A man on a week long binge wanders across the country and awakes in Anaconda. He asks a police officer the town, and learns the city name, exclaiming he has fallen into trouble again. The report notes his dazed condition and unfamiliar surroundings.
The advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and strengthen the patient. A $100 reward is offered if any case fails to cure, with orders to send for a list of testimonials and to contact F J Conry & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mr. Luggins runs a comic checklist on a crowded up town platform and realizes with humor he has forgotten to buy the piano while his arms overflow with bundles. He muses over various items and finally declares the forgotten thing is the piano.
A fragment from the London Tatler features a Temperance Gentleman warning Tom Timkins that only weeping and gnashing await if he continues. The Incorrigible responds with a hiccup and mock bravado, while the Temperance figure mentions teeth being provided.
In seven years the sleeping sickness has killed no less than 200000 people out of a population of 300000 in Upoms.
The article claims Kemp's Balsam is highly regarded by doctors and nurses as a top cough medicine. It notes widespread trust among the well informed and lists a price of 25 cents at druggists and dealers. It then references the first balloon ascent attempt in Paris in 1784.
An ad touts Marine Eye Remedy compounded by physicians and compliant with Pure Food and Drugs laws, claiming wide use and profits. It promotes Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, noting gum softening pain relief and wind colic cure at 25 cents a bottle.
A doctor tells a young man to seek outdoor air and activity after he reveals he is an aeronaut. The exchange emphasizes the health benefit of outdoor life for someone whose work involves flight.
English mercantile marine, making up over half of global shipping, delivers about $450,000,000 in annual earnings. New York, 1921.
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