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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1909
Page
3
W W Munnerlyn declares his bid for Georgetown alderman and asks friends and voters for support pledging to perform his full duty for Georgetown.
Market notes show cotton and corn prices with other commodities tied to Bourne & Co quotations. Local society updates include arrivals, departures, a fatal gin accident, Barnum and Bailey circus visit, and a Store closing sale at F Read & Co. plus obituaries and legal notes on Dr Bingham’s murder case.
Key West Florida reports half the city ruined by yesterday's hurricane. Over five hundred homes destroyed and more than a hundred ships wrecked. Seven churches and nine large cigar factories demolished. Mayor Fogarty directs cleanup as one death, photographer Frank, is confirmed. Hundreds roam streets seeking shelter. Weather remains bright and warm with limited suffering.
FOR SALE The finest grade of Norton Yam Sweet potatoes. Phone 1911 Delivered on short notice mar W. D. Palmer $50.00 REWARD The above sum will be paid for evidence that will convict the person who stole a sum of money from our cash drawer on Saturday evening last Phenix Furniture Co. FOR SALE Spring Gulley Plantation Sampit eight miles from this city 400 acres bought in whole or in 50 acre tracts For further information call at The Item office TRESPASSING NOTICE All trespassing is hereby forbidden on the lands and plantations Tomahawk and Port Creek All trespassers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law 31 Oct 12 George W. Ray
The electric light is described as the only hygienic illuminant free from heat and noise. Other lights are said to pollute the air and contribute to disease. Electric lighting is praised as safe, efficient, cheaper, and labor-saving, with a pitch to wire homes for these benefits.
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