Fearful Havoc As West Indian Hurricane Approaches Savannah
Savannah in the grip of a West Indian hurricane moving from Florida with 60 mph winds and rising velocity. Officials predict the cyclone will strike tomorrow forenoon, bringing severe flooding and destruction. Tybee Island bears the worst damage with seawater breaking over walls and hotel submerged while scores flee to Savannah. The wireless tower at the city blew down at midnight.
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Savannah
Florida
Weather Bureau Forcaster
Tybee
Arly
How Much Will You Pay To Have Your Eyes Cured
An 25c Eagle Eye Salve from Sutherland claims to cure eye ailments and is marketed as good for nothing but the eyes.
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Sutherland
Alma Where Do You Live Song Sells at Webber's Theater
The musical farce Alma Where Do You Live features the song Dont Let the Girlies Get You with words by George W Hobart and music by Jean Briquet. The production draws crowds at Webber's Theatre in New York City and the complete song is offered as a free feature with next Sunday's New York World.
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Alma
George W. Hobart
Jean Briquet
Webber’s
New York City
New York World
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure And Reward
A newspaper ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers a $100 reward for any uncured case, and invites readers to send for testimonials along with F J Chenry & Co. pills.
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Hall
F. J. Chenry & CO
Wellman Quits Trip to Europe Aboard Rescue Steamer
A wireless NYT dispatch says aviator Wellman and crew were rescued by the Royal Mail steamer Trent after abandoning the airship America off Cape Hatteras. The Trents report places the rescue about miles 150 due east of Cape Hatteras. The airship was in distress for hours before the crew and cat were hauled aboard and deemed safe.
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Cape’ Hatteras
New York
New York Times
Dowd
Royal Mail
Trent
Wellman
America
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Mystery of the cough remedy and Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey
The notice touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a universal cough cure. It urges buyers to seek the bell emblem on the bottle to verify authenticity.
Doan’s Kidney Pills End Backache and Fatigue Claim
Georgetown resident Mrs. S. M. Tompkins testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills eased constant backache and loins pain, restored energy, and regularized kidney secretions after trying other remedies. She bought from Iseman Drug Co and notes lasting health improvement. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo sells the pills nationwide. Remember the name Dean’s.
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Georgetown
Bright
Doan
S. M. Tompkins
King St
S.C
Dean
Iseman Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
All Bowel Trouble Relieved by Dr Bell’s Anti Pain
This early 20th century ad promotes Dr Bell’s Anti Pain claiming rapid relief from bowel trouble and inflammation by destroying disease germs. It urges keeping a bottle at home and notes it is sold everywhere.
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Dr. Bell
Vanderbilt and Mrs McKim on Way to New York
Reno dispatch reports socialite Mrs Margaret McKim leaving Reno for New York to visit an ailing mother. Rumors persist of a possible marriage to Alfred Vanderbilt, with Baker seen aiding her on the train and Vanderbilt leasing a New York townhouse. McKim plans a big game hunting trip next month, with her father Col Emerson organizing a hunt in California.
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Vanderbilt
Mrs. M'Kim
New York
Reno
Nev
Margaret McKim
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Mrs. McKim
Seelback Hotel
Louisville
San Francisco
Baker
Plumas County
California
Diana to wed in quiet Georgetown setting with hounds
Col Emerson's party travels with trained hounds from the Pacific Coast Bear Club near Susanville, Cal. They hunt a deer and mountain lion rich country while Diana, a crack shot from Georgetown South Carolina, plans a quiet wedding away from crowds.
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Col. Emerson
Pacific Coast Bear Club
Susanville
Cal
Diana
Georgetown
South Carolina
Palm Beach
Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy Endorsed
If you doubt the merits of Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey one bottle will dispel doubt and ease your cough. The label shows the genuine product and promises relief in a single bottle.
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Dr. Bell
Death by Sword in Canton: Cantonese Executioner Slays Tens of Thousands
A 60 year old Canton executioner, six feet four inches tall, wields a 20 pound double edged sword to decapitate condemned prisoners with a single stroke. The tally reports about thirty thousand Chinese men killed over time under his blade, with no awareness of modern methods like the electric chair or guillotine.
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Canton
China
Celestial Empire
To Be or Not to Be Pine-Tar-Honey
A brief odd snippet discusses using Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey to stop a cough. The line presents a humorous aside about choosing remedies and the effectiveness of a few doses.
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Dr. Bell
Tax Notice for 1910 State and County Taxes
The books for the collection of State and County Taxes will open on October 15, 1910, and close on December 31, 1910. Penalties apply for late payments, including 1 percent in January and 1 percent in February, with executions issued against delinquents. Tax rates include State, County, Constitutional school tax, dog tax, and road tax, with various local districts and schools listed. County Treasurer is Hemingway.
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Constitutional School
Duffy's Dead Shot Promoted in Georgetown Letter
A Georgetown resident testifies to Duffy's Dead Shot and Duffy's Pills, praising their effectiveness against chills fever and malaria and noting long use and broad recommendation in nine years, stating the products saved money and maintained health. The note accompanied a request for a statement about the remedies.
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Duffy
Georgetown
S.C
The
Duty Medicine Co
D. C. Simpkins
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Europe
Curtis & Powell
Chesapeake
Winyah
Wilson
Rosemary
Good Hope
A. Hemingway
Board of County Commissioners
W. H. West
White’s
Elizabeth K
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