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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
E W Walton of San Antonio Texas recounts severe catarrh with deep cough night sweats and head and chest pains in summer and fall 192. After trying remedies he used Peruna and the symptoms disappeared and health improved greatly. He says he has used Peruna on two or three occasions since to cure bad colds.
A London Tribune excerpt notes a suffragette ridiculing Mrs Ward for prioritizing home life over voting rights. It also discusses diving danger and sharks, explaining divers can deter sharks by releasing bubbles, while entanglement remains the real risk.
Paris sees vehicle traffic surge to 101,750 units as horse drawn and motorized transport continue to grow. The figure reflects combined totals from all vehicle types in the city.
The American Machinist reports the Chinese Government allocated about $105,000 in 1907 to cover expenses for Chinese students studying abroad.
A North Dakota woman once called the pale girl explains coffee worsened her health including headaches indigestion and nervousness. After switching to Postum her complexion improved headaches disappeared gains in energy and no longer needs medicines. She and her husband note their children thrive on Postum and Grape Nuts. There is a testimonial style ending with the company signature and cue to read The Road to Wellville.
The czarina forbids ladies of the Russian court to smoke and has Princess Galitzin inform them she dislikes the odor. The dislike is said to be recent and not shared by men, including the czarina's husband. The note is described as a women only affair.
The New York Sun reports Nora Stanton Blatch now Mrs De Forest among Cornell University’s honor graduates. Known as a pioneering woman civil engineer, she reportedly asked guests to omit gifts at her wedding.
A New York Press critique cites M. Lefort on minuet and gavotte as relics of a past era. He laments stiff joints and noisy gestures, urging deportment as essential for all pupils, while a counterview notes today’s youth favor pose over grace.
A Boston Post observation links hair color and texture to character traits. Dark dull hair signals jealousy and treachery, lighter tones imply sensitivity to criticism, brown hair suggests good judgment, red hair marks honesty and liveliness, and straight dark hair indicates firm, principled dependability.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues there is no fixed ideal marriage age and youth should be guided by readiness and opportunity. It notes 18 can mean mature choice for some, while others are not prepared, warning against losing girlhood by marrying too young.
A reader argues for husbands who can “make good” rather than merely be good. The piece notes a balance between capability and adherence to conventional decencies, suggesting judicious selection might yield a well‑matched partnership without mandating mollycoddle or neglect of social norms.
The passage argues against the idea that a disciplined man must be a mollycoddle and defends a well ordered household free of drudgery. It condemns a shallow view that a woman should be the man’s pet and questions the fairness of whether money and affections were honestly earned or spent.
A New York Telegraph excerpt argues love is selfless and reigns over selfish desire, urging readers to seek the good of others and find joy in another's happiness. The piece contrasts ancient notions of passion with a noble, sunlike love that forgives, sacrifices, and seeks mutual beauty. It adds fashion notes on silks, satins, and fabrics for spring outfits.
Mrs H F Budke of LeSueur Minnesota recounts a two month old daughter’s rash turning into a large facial eruption. After five months of worsening symptoms and doctor visits, Curetta remedies cleared the eczema in two months, leaving the baby fair and free of sores. The testimonial dates to April and May 1907. Also included is a brief humorous note about a laborer’s citizenship exam in which “naturalized” sounded like “scratcha de arm.”
Prank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co pledges to pay 100 dollars for every case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason records the oath in Toledo Ohio on December 6. The remedy is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials are sought and ads claim 75 cent sales plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The cane sugar sector in Natal Colony shows $7.3 million invested, second only to coal mining and within $500,000 of it. The note indicates cane sugar holds more capital than any other industry except coal mining in the colony.
An advertising notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It claims cleansing pleasant effects with no debility or dosage increases, praises physician approval, and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
Readers report dramatic recoveries from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials from Mrs Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Sperling of Chicago claim avoidance of operations and restoration to health. The advertisement promotes the tonic as a standard remedy for disorders including displacements inflammation fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous prostration and invites letters for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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