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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
3
The Newport women are described as wearing double veils that conceal the face except the eyes and forehead. The style resembles Mohammedan outdoor dress, but without any stated social justification. observers call it a mere fashion change adopted by the tired rich in pursuit of happiness.
The piece compares love to a type of madness and harmless dementia, noting its joyous effect on the afflicted and the world’s sympathetic reaction. It states most adults have felt intense sentiment, especially the young, while aging cools the storms though a memory of first love lingers in every woman.
The Federation of Women's Clubs meet in Boston to urge women to study current events and follow daily papers with discernment. A Boston journal calls for an intelligent understanding and even a collegiate course on general information, contrasting with stereotypes about women preferring fashion and fiction.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch quotation argues that a man who hides business from his wife risks a grave mistake. The real wife helps daily life and economy, guiding prudent decisions with feminine instinct and clear sight that can outshine masculine views.
The article lists anniversary names by year, noting cotton for year one and various materials used for each milestone. It explains common names like paper for year two, leather for year three, wood for year five, and silver for year twenty five, ending with gold at fifty and diamond at sixty.
A college professor and his wife marked their sixteenth wedding anniversary with an onion themed reception and banquet. The house was filled with onion blossoms as centerpieces and decor. Courses featured onions, and even ices and cakes echoed the vegetable.
The evolution from kitchen and parlor dining to dedicated dining rooms is traced by Alice E. Whitaker. Modern houses and many apartments feature large dining rooms with beamed ceilings and glass cupboards, while small flats risk crowding.
Coral shades dominate the season with vibrant hats trimmed in tulle and net, bright morning wear, and accessories like coral studs and belt buckles. White lace coats pair with long skirts in muslin or silk, while Pekin stripe mandarin and shantung fabrics appear in yoke effects and decorative tucks.
An Ohio inventor creates a bicycle and automobile tire packed with rope and yarn to test resilience and potential usability in rough conditions. The device combines corded strands within the tire core to improve grip and cushion.
The method of producing anesthesia using electricity, attributed to Prof. Le Duc of Nantes, France, is claimed usable for painless execution of criminals. Also noted is the karite tree fruit now sold in fair quantities as a cheap vegetable grease for soap and candle making. African natives hull and boil the nut to skim a floating greaselike substance with food value.
The silk worm stops feeding at full growth and emits silk in a glutinous single thread. It forms a cocoon in three to five days, imprisoning itself. To prevent damage from moths escaping, cocoons are steamed until the insects are dead, after which the silk can be wound off.
Consular Agent Gustav C. Kothe of Cassel reports an architect from that city has patents in Germany and Europe and the United States for manufacturing glass telegraph and telephone poles. Poles are formed from a strengthened glass mass interlaced with strong wire threads, offering advantages in tropical regions where wood is damaged by insects and climate.
Recent tests comparing electric lighting systems show vacuum tube lamps superior in efficiency and economy under identical conditions. Long vacuum tubes prove most satisfactory though some disadvantages remain to be overcome before general service adoption. The initial glow color has been greatly improved as the method advances.
Portland physician Dr. Gustav Baar says he discussed a new nerve disease he calls oxaluria at a Vienna medical congress. He reports nerve breakdown linked to oxalic acid and predicts the rest cure will fade in favor of stimulating muscular energy for quicker relief.
A Presbyterial clergy man in the Midwest marries a couple and, in a devout blessing, prays for prosperity. He learns the groom keeps a saloon and quietly notes to himself that the Lord need not answer that portion of the prayer. The Cleveland Leader recounts the anecdote.
A brief quarrel scene shows Humph and another man debating a confrontation with one declaring he would flee before fighting. The exchange suggests a tense pursuit or standoff captured in the Houston Post excerpt.
John J Hayes wins Marathon in London and turns professional. Robert Leroy of New York retains Ohio lawn tennis title. Hamburg Belle wins Charter Oak Stake at Hartford in 2.05, 2.06, 2.04 heats. Billy Panke stops Stanley Ketchell. Moran and Attell draw after 23 rounds. Coney Island bettors barred by Jockey Club. New York Athletic Club crews win senior eights and sculls at Middle States regatta on Potomac. Alfred Shrubb wins three and four mile races for Newark Caledonian Club at Maspeth. Chippewa Bay Yacht Club seeks gold cup. challenge to Thousands Islands Yacht Club. John Bredemus wins American athletic championship. Ralph Rose sets sixteen pound shot world record at Celtic Park. Glidden tour rules adopted for 1000 mile run. aims to reduce luck factor.
A coroner's jury ruled Fred C. Singleton died of natural causes in Newport Kentucky while under a doctor's care. Two uniformed officers visiting to obtain an affidavit allegedly triggered heart trouble, leading to his death. Physicians testified. The widow expects $5000 in insurance.
London News offers a 500 dollar prize for a rerun of the marathon open to all nations. The paper believes English runners can do better on the same course that American John J. Hayes won the race.
Augustine Washington Cromwell of Norwood Massachusetts, aged ninety six, decided to stop smoking concluding a long life with the habit.
A testimonial recalls a brother who cured eczema after using Cuticura Ointment for three summers and a Indiana mother whose child was saved from severe eczema by Cuticura. Mrs Sarah E Lusk of Coldwater Michigan cites dates in 1907.
A London Light editorial notes a perceived drop in close male friendships amid busier modern life. It suggests changes in gender interactions may affect masculine bonds and that exchanges once common between men may now occur across genders.
The Well Informed favor a simple pleasant liquid laxative sought for by physicians and families. The California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known wholesome remedy, sold by leading druggists for fifty cents a bottle.
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