02 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1911
Page
1
A jumble of phrases mentions changing the term undertaker to mortician, Taft's death claim, Bryan and religion, and foreign affairs. The text references the Hawaiian dispatch, Canada reciprocity, and Turkey's fate, with scattered notes on education, philosophy, and public attention.
A dam at Bayless Pulp and Paper Co in Austin Pennsylvania failed at 2 30 this afternoon causing a catastrophic flood. Forty bodies recovered by night and many others unaccounted for. Debris and fuel fires spread through the town as water swept through the center destroying wooden structures and releasing gas lines.
An early Georgetown ordinance declares cruelty to horses, mules, cattle, and other beasts a crime. It imposes fines up to 15 dollars and may include imprisonment for up to days.Police are charged with enforcing the measure, ratified in 1911.
Advertisement claims Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve prevents sores by destroying germs and guarding against diseases. Priced 25 cents and sold everywhere.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Autistoric Salve as a quick cure for sores boils eruptions pimples and blackheads. It claims rapid results and lists a price of 25 cents with sales “everywhere.”
The message urges contestants to visit and persuade, stressing talking to prospective subscribers and working hard this week. It compares eloquence to noted writers and emphasizes the contest as the main goal over any imitation.
Names Mary Fletcher Lucy Kennedy and Lilla By Highs appear in a fragment about Andrews in a Wilford ringway context. The text hints at a group or event involving these individuals without clear details or dates.
Fragmentary text references a Pine-Tar product and a remedy or removal action at a site. The readable portion is garbled and provides no clear event, date, or proper nouns to confirm details.
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