Summer Surf Race Between Steamer Commanche and Palmetto
The Steamer Commanche carrying about 150 Georgetonians to North Island for a day of sea bathing met a rival Palmetto in a high spirited race back to port. Captain Springs steered the Commanche while Mr. Kaminski and party on Palmetto briefly paused to challenge the larger craft. The Commanche finished the 12 mile trip in one hour with Palmetto a close three seconds behind, delighting onlookers and showcasing friendly nautical rivalry.
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Commanche
Captain Springs
North Island
Eddiel Kaminski
Sity
Kaminski
Excursion to Florida Points
Atlantic Coast Line announces a June 6 1911 excursion selling round trip tickets from Lanes to Jacksonville 86 50 and to Tampa 8 50 with return by midnight June 13. Extra sleeping cars and coaches provided, with proportionate rates from Virginia North and South Carolina. Tickets and schedules available from local agents or T C White and W J Craig in Wilmington NC.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
T. C. White
W. J. Craig
Wilmington
Panama Hat Cleaned and Reblocked for New Look
Have that Panama hat cleaned and reblocked. Restores to like new condition. For particulars, see B. F. Jones Jr., phone 11.
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B. F. Jones, Jr
Airman Dies in Italy Fall Amid 20000 Spectators
Avia tor C A Cuirria crashed during a flight near Vogherta Italy after his aircraft wings caught fire. He plunged 650 feet to the ground and was killed as about twenty thousand spectators, including his wife, watched the tragedy unfold.
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Italy
Vogherta
C. A. Cuirria
Cuirria
Cubria
Litany Desk Unveiled at Prince George Winyah Church
A mahogany Litany Desk gifted by grandchildren was unveiled at Prince George Winyah Church. It bears inscriptions honoring Benjamin Ingell Hazard and Sarah Freeborn Hazard, and the Gorham Company of New York crafted the piece. The rector Dean Robottom blessed the desk praising its faith symbol and fit with the church.
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Church of Prince George, Winyah
Benjamin Ingell Hazard
Sarah Freeborn Hazard
Dean Robottom
Gorham Company
New York
No title provided for historic ad copy
There is a strong sales claim for Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey highlighting its growing use as a cough medicine The text urges readers to try it to understand the reason behind its popularity and large sales
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Dr. Bell
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Ad
A vintage ad extols Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a trusted cough remedy using pine tar and honey with other ingredients. It instructs shoppers to look for the bell emblem on the bottle and to be sure they purchase Dr Bell's.
Unclear Health Claim Promises Cure for Chills and Fever
An old advertisement touts a remedy claiming that five or six doses of "666" will cure chills and fever. The fragment notes a price of 1s 6d.
Benedicts Yacht Virginia Goes Aground Off Colorado Reefs
A wireless dispatch reports E C Benedicts yacht Virginia ashore at Colorado Reefs twelve miles west of Havana during a cruise. All aboard are safe and a Cuban gunboat and tug were ordered to assist. Commodore Benedict, a New York broker, sails the Virginia on a two month Amazon cruise with guests including Col Greatheart and Harry Rowe Shelley.
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New Pieans
E. C. Benedict
Virginia
Havana
Colorado Reefs
Junias Key Light
Pinar del Rio
Venus
Baire
New York
Amazon
Col. Greatheart
Harry Rowe Shelley
Harry E. Robinson
Amour Dominick
Edward Bars
George I L. Watson
Commodore Benedict
Isaac Stern
Oneida
Bermuda
All Bowel Trouble Relieved by Dr Bell’s Anti Pain
Relief is almost instantaneous and it also treats all kinds of pains externally. Sold everywhere.
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Dr. Bell
Eagle Eye Salve Claim Promises Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve as harmless and painless with a bold guarantee to cure a small daily ailment, claiming minor cost compared to five days of suffering.
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Sutherland
Syrian man held for murder of three children in Richmond
Richmond Va May 28 On information that he is the murderer of three of his children Joseph Kouri 28 was arrested on the charge of being a fugitive from his native land Syria He denies the charge The allegation is that he deliberately murdered his children because he did not want to bring them to this country with him
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Richmond
Joseph Kouri
Syria
Unclaimed Letters at Georgetown Post Office May 27 1911
List of unclaimed mail at Georgetown South Carolina post office for the period ending May 27 1911 includes Blanchard Anderson Leslie Bourget two others B Blanden W M Ellmore M G H Every Rev Jno W Fraser Ed Grove Capt Charles Gilmore P J Littles Miss Serapio Alston Mrs Mary Brown Anna Baker Mrs J G Cox Edith Clinton two Florence Green Beatris Green Julia Hyman Roser Bell Johnson Mrs Paul Jinkins Mary Limnes Emly Mack Miss Aidith Mack Hester Nesbit Sarah Pitman Miss Trancy Small Anner Wared.
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Serapio Alston
Mary Brown
Anna Baker
J. G. Cox
Edith Clinton
Florence Green
Beatris Green
Julia Hyman
Roser
Bell Johnson
Paul Jinkins
Mary Limnes
Emly Mack
Aidith Mack
Hester Nesbit
Sarah Pitman
Trancy Small
Anner Wared
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Manning South Carolina
Local resident R White testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills restoring kidney function and easing backache after months of weakness. Ad copy notes price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents, urging readers to remember the brand and avoid substitutions.
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R. White
S. Boundery St. Manning
S. C
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffal
New York
United States
Fire at Coney Island wipes out Dreamland park
Fire at Coney Island, New York, destroys Dreamland and adjacent booths, restaurants, hotels, cinemas, and resorts. Breakout at 2 a.m. lasts 3.5 hours. losses estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars. About 200 buildings burned and up to 3,000 people left destitute with no lives lost.
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New York
Coney Island
Dreamland
Government file on slumber trust prompts criminal vs civil action
The piece argues the government should pursue criminal charges under the Sherman Law against 150 individuals linked to 10 trade organizations. It criticizes the civil procedure used by the attorney general and urges indictments for personal guilt, asserting a jury should decide what constitutes restraint of trade.
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Slumber Trust
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Promoted
Advertisement extols Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a trusted cough and bronchial remedy used for sixteen years in millions of homes. It claims satisfaction and availability everywhere with the bell brand on the bottle.
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Dr. Bell
Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve Promises Quick Cure
A 25 cent tube of Eagle Eye Salve from Sutherland guarantees relief from sore eyes with a creamy snow white ointment. The advertisement emphasizes a risk free trial and cure.
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Florida
Benedict
Pleasure
Cruise
Georgetown
S.C
Boston
New Haven Railroad
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