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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
3
An excerpt of a Baltimore Sun poem urges a child to bid good night to mother with a kiss. It depicts tender touches and memories, reflecting parental love and childhood prayers before sleep.
A veteran trainer with forty years with wild beasts notes that loneliness homesickness loss of companions and ill health trigger self destructive urges in animals. He warns once an animal resolves to die no treatment can stop it and keeping such animals becomes dangerous.
A famous American press artist camping in Colorado used silhouettes of rough Western men with cigars and pistols arranged inside his tent to simulate a card game and gunplay. The effect calmed his nervous sons and the family slept peacefully thereafter, reported by Chums.
The article reports beliefs about cats signaling weather and luck. It notes Scotland's traditions of cats protecting households during moves, Ireland's superstition against taking a cat when flitting, and May-born cats supposedly attracting reptiles and harming a home. It also cites a Scottish rhyme linking black cats to lovers.
Dorothy stuttered dreadfully in public but spoke freely at home with family. In company or around strangers she grew nervous and nearly unable to speak, finding the letter t especially difficult. A friend invited Dorothy to spend a day at her house.
In the morning Nellie and Dorothy walk two miles. At lunch Dorothy admits she claimed four miles to hide stuttering, prompting Nellie to react with astonishment as Mrs. Smith learns the truth from Dorothy. The scene ends with Dorothy explaining the stutter made four miles easier to say.
A Philadelphia Record recap describes a doll party hosted by Miss Eulalie Worth where sisters would be snubbed, guests made their own dolls, and a boy entered a wooly white dog dressed in a waist as the blue ribbon winner. The event featured potato dolls, wooden creations by boys, and rag dolls from girls.
An old diary fragment tells of Paolo, a noble Italian boy who loves violins over family plans. He travels the world using his craft, hides his return from his father by a magical echo, and they are reunited when the father discovers the hidden performance behind a pillar in the hall. The tale notes echoes as famed show-cards in Washington and other places.
A broom support using two large empty spools is mounted high on a door frame. Spacing allows the broom handle to slip in between the spools, with the broom resting on the spools for convenient hanging.
The New York Press suggests a cleaning method for soiled wallpaper using a stiff flour and water dough. Knead on a board until non sticky, then rub small pieces over the wall to clean in sections, with oil shades cleaned by the same technique.
Glycerine added to flour helps cakes stay light with a teaspoonful per pound of flour. For preserves, three teaspoonfuls per pound of fruit prevent sugar fermentation and crystallization. New York Press.
A Washington Star column shares remedies using lemon juice plus borax and sugar for complexion, lemon milk baths for greasy skin, and sun exposure to lift rust stains. Lemon juice removes fruit stains from fingers and brightens brass. bleaching methods involve salt and sun.
A collection of simple recipes including Cookies with butter egg and sugar, Hominy Balls fried in lard, Potato Croquettes with mashed potatoes and cheese, Peach Tart baked with custard center, and Poached Eggs served on toast with milk or tomato juice for delicate appetites.
Duke Slan, exiled Boxer chief, lives comfortably in Sinkiang near Chekiang Guild House. He built a garden, receives a monthly treasury grant, and enjoys outings in an official chair with many guards. Officials visit his residence twice a month to pay respects.
President Davis of the Confederacy held that the presence of children brought him luck, a belief noted in accounts of his personal manner and superstition during his leadership.
A 73 year old judge reports four years of terrible itching from poison oak and eczema. After using Cuticura remedies including ointment soap and pills he experienced complete relief within four weeks and regained rest. The note concludes with the date May 15 1906. The text also mentions Rhodesia’s white population totaling 12 500.
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