Local and Personal News and Domestic Notes
Local items note Mr. Emory Johnson of Conway in the city and Capt John G. Porter traveling to Columbia to escort Mr. Peruchi Gypsene’s yacht to town with several friends aboard. A Kansas City woman loses memory for three weeks. Chancellor Day is mentioned in a witty legal aside. The paper appeals for subscribers to notify address changes by calling 118. The public sympathizes with Mrs. McGavock of Virginia visiting the Hambys over the loss of her son. A nurse wants a job advertised at the Electrical Theatre shows tonight. Weather shifts from warm to a breezy drizzle. The Rifle Guards and Naval Militia are urged to invite Johnnie J. Jones Exposition Carnival to Sumter for a week’s exhibition to benefit military groups. The journal pledges to help bring the carnival to Georgetown.
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Emory Johnson
Conway
John G. Porter
Columbia
Peruchi Gypsene
Peruchi
A. J. McGavock
Virginia
A. McÉp. Hamby
Johnnie J. Jones
Sumter
Georgetown
Springs
Hamby
Cherry Tree Tonic and Youthful Mischief in Georgetown
A local piece using humor to reflect on boys and parents with anecdotes about poolrooms and knee pants. It cautions citizens to alert fire stations at signs of smoke while advising practical fire safety and self restraint. The tone mimics a column from The Item era with homey commentary and cautionary notes for readers.
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George Washington
Georgetown
Long Staple Cotton Market on Savannah Prices
The clipping notes Florodora long staple prices on the Savannah market. The market was steady with decent sales near quoted levels, prices influenced mainly by staple length. July good middling to middling classes ranged from 16. to 19 cents, with margins for other grades and stock accumulation described.
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Savannah
Winter Fire Safety Rules Urge Citizens to Reduce Alarms
Winter brings more fire calls caused by carelessness. Homeowners should act calmly, avoid leaving lamps burning, secure matches from rats, watch stoves, prevent kerosene use, and inspect chimneys and flues. Immediate checks for unusual smoke or smells are urged to prevent rescues.
Gompers calls for drastic action against corrupt firm
Washington Star reports President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor urging stern measures against a corrupt corporation. He cites a dramatic anecdote about a heavyweight champ and a wife’s defiant reply to a doctor recommending leeches, illustrating the need for stronger steps.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington Star
Jim
Debauchees and Devils Label for Men Who Invite Women to Drink
Chicago, Oct. 7. A Rev Frederick E Hopkins urged public labeling of men who invite women to drink. He proposed scarlet D badges on overcoats as punishment. He divided invitees into classes and offered penalties for each.
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Chicago
Frederick E. Hopkins
Pilgrim Congressional Church
Maritime Arrivals and Shipments Noted at Waccamaw Line and Santee Lines
Marine reports record arrivals and cargo movements including the Mitchelle C under Dusenbury to Waccamaw Line Steamers, the Dixie with Beach bound to Santee and mdse to S. M. Ward, the Theodore Weems from Hall to Charleston with mdse to B A Munner lyn & Co, and the Frank Sessoms from Sarvis to Bucksville with mdse to B A Munner lyn & Co.
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Stmr
Mitchelle C
Dusenbury
Conway
Cotton
Waccamaw Line
Dixie
Beach
Santee
Mdse
S. M. Ward
Theodore Weems
Hall
Charleston
B. A. Munnerlyn & Co
Frank Sessoms
Sarvis
Bucksville
A Munnerlyn & Co
Market Quotations Today For Commodities
Cotton middling price 1134. corn 85. meal 1.70. oats 0.70. D. S. bellies 0.934. 8 butts 7e whole 4 1 2a5. meal choice 4 to 4.25. Pearl grist in sacks 1.70. turpentine firm 50c.
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D. S
What is Home in Uncle Remus Magazine
Joel Chandler Harris asks what defines home in Uncle Remus Magazine. The piece argues home is both expansive and evolving, beyond warehouses and markets, a real essence that fills every corner and welcomes all born into its circle, a subtle perfume readers recognize.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Garret
Stories of Japs Cruelty Across Korea Headlines
Honng Kong reports shocking tales of Japanese actions in Korea with mass killings and executions. Claims tens of thousands slain in open fighting and many massacred without trials. Asheville notes Prohibitionists win with women and children at polls aiding dry law adoption.
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Honng Kong
Korea
Asheville
N. C
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Chancellor Day
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White House
Electrical Theatre
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Fashon
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Weinberg
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Geo, Easton G. H. Watts
Loyal Mconnell Co
Vicinity
Loyal McConnell Co
Front Street
Brilles & Bro. CO
Brilles
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S. Brilles & Bro. CO
Duo Front St
Iseman Drug “O
Pete Rabil
Bourrough Merchant
Peter Rabil
Crowley's
Rince
E. J. Marcus & Co
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