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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
3
BR Walton of San Antonio writes of summer and fall 1902 catarrh misery with deep cough night sweats and head chest pains. After trying remedies he used Peruna, wages improved and alarming symptoms disappeared and health fully recovered.
A frail Fulton mother Mrs J B Stephenson lowered herself into an eighteen foot well to save her two year old, holding the child in her teeth by its dress as she climbed out. With no male help nearby, she risked cramp in cold water to rescue the infant. The incident was witnessed after the child toppled from an open well top.
County records show 115 homicides in Northumberland County within twenty one years centered mainly in the coal regions. Despite confident identity of many killers, there has been no hanging in the county for thirty years with some murderers freed or given light sentences.
The report notes England's death rate fell recently but stood at 13.3 per 1000 for three months, 1.8 below ten years prior. Lunacy rose with this year's certified lunatics at 1 in 280, up from 1 in 309 a decade ago, with more females insane. Marriages and births declined.
A North Dakota woman once nicknamed the pale girl credits coffee with causing dull headaches indigestion and chilliness. After switching to Postum she reports clear skin restored energy no indigestion and improved health for herself husband and children and notes the product’s advertised benefits. The letter ends with the company slogan There’s a Reason and a prompt to read The Road to Wellville.
A distant star described at 32 miles per sun inch, mine water sulphuric acid varies by district. New magnasium alloy resists damp and corrosion and can be cast or machined. Tantalum lamps require vertical mounting, with a retrofit adapter. Wolfram filament promises brighter light and longer life. Sodium peroxide improves closed chamber fusion analysis, aiding ore and rubber testing and sulfur arsenic determinations.
The report lists lightning as cause for 40 percent of burn fires, with 5527 strokes in 1899 causing 6256 buildings damaged and 3,016,520 dollars in losses. There were 563 deaths, 820 injuries, and 4251 livestock killed. Tall chimneys and moisture-rich barns and icehouses attract lightning.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that Nina L. Durstine and Elijah Hunter Owen wed at the Durstine home and served a composite fruit cake containing small portions of the wedding cakes of Dr. and Mrs. Durstine their siblings Marian Durstine and Fred Hartman and the silver and golden wedding cakes of Dr. Durstine and his parents.
Mme Imbert, receiver of duties at La Verrerie, has worn men's clothes for 37 years. Born in Le Mans in 1844, she served as an emissary at Metz in the Franco German war. Authorized to wear masculine garments for courier duties, she also adopts masculine habits, smoking and short hair.
Germany’s population grows by roughly 900000 annually due to births exceeding deaths by a wide margin. The figure reflects a natural increase shaping demographic trends across the country.
Labor news notes unions forming in Toronto Boston Melrose and San Francisco. Lancashire cotton spinners face 5 percent wage cuts. Northumberland miners accept a two and a half percent cut totaling 3.75 percent. Loco motive engineers plan a one million dollar permanent HQ in Cleveland. San Jose hosts state federation meetings and West Virginia readies annual convention.
Gustav Stickley plans a craftsman village in New Jersey amid a flurry of international notes. Russia returns home from Russia stating anarchy. Netherlands asks France about joint action against Venezuela. Socialists clash with a Catholic priest in Budapest. fifty rioters seized. Second annual playground congress opens in New York with delegates from sixty cities. Catholic parade in London draws huge crowds with no disorder. Cuba's Governor Magoon fixes November 14 for presidential election. Dr. D Laszlo Detre unveils tuberculosis diagnosis method at Budapest University. Ray Ewry, Olympic jumper, honored at Brooklyn Navy Yard. British Premier Jenkin urges a fleet to Australia. France seeks Morocco progress before recognition. Venezuelan insurgent commissioners in Panama report plans to topple Castro. Britain hints support against Venezuela. Italy silent. Dutch Minister de Reus says a celebratory letter caused his expulsion. blockade of Venezuelan coast seen as feasible.
London houses run a world wide orchid trade with plants largely sourced from Brazil. Rio de Janeiro botanical gardens boast over 6000 orchid varieties, highlighting the species diversity fueling the market.
The steamer Minnesota arrived at Seattle Washington with a cargo valued at one million dollars. It includes 1800 bales of silk from Japan, one of the largest consignments ever landed in the United States.
Holland remains a major bicycle market importing over 1.5 million dollars of two wheelers annually. Local demand supports manufacturers and retailers across the region.
Two month old girl developed a facial rash that worsened to widespread sores causing fear of blindness. After months of ineffective remedies a switch to Cutiura Remedies led to full recovery within five months, leaving the child fair and free of sores. April 1907 notes from LeSueur Minnesota. Candidate For Citizenship story follows. Italian laborer misinterprets naturalization question as scratching the arm selection.
Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney Co, Toledo, offering one hundred dollars for every catarrh case uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials promised, remedy taken internally as blood and mucous surfaces affect. Sold by all druggists 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Investment in cane sugar reaches 7.3 million dollars in Natal Colony, surpassing all sectors except coal mining. The sugar stake trails coal by about 500,000 dollars, highlighting sugar as a major economic driver alongside mining in the British South Africa region.
The advertisement praises Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative that cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or increasing dosage. It touts pleasant natural action and physician approval, urging purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
In letters from Mrs. A Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles without surgery. The ad claims thirty years of use and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Mrs. Thomas Dunn of 153 Vine St Columbus Ohio testifies that ten years of backache left her exhausted and nervous until Dean's Kidney Pills brought quick relief and a permanent cure. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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