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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
2
A Chicago move to double liquor licenses from 500 to 1000 dollars aimed to curb vice and boost police, but it reduced drink sizes and swayed saloon practices. Critics note this could spark calls to raise fees further to cut alcohol consumption entirely.
In a witty note the editor says the next issue will list delinquent subscribers but none remain unpaid as everyone has paid. The item advertises shoes from Hamilton Brown and Dorothy Dodd, lighting stoves from Phenix Furniture Co, and Beaty & Beaty dry goods with Oct 7-8 dates and promotions by Steele-Moses Co.
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