06 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
1
Electric Lights Editor argues citizens and merchants should support prompt installation of street lights on Front Street. The writer recalls arc lights from fifteen years ago and questions whether current incandescent lamps were chosen to cut costs or boost power company dividends.
A writer complains about unequal treatment of nonresidents patronizing Georgetown merchants. He notes travelers must tether horses on back streets or under a shed while others, labeled night hawks, cluster by Front Street curb without rivers shown. He argues discrimination harms commerce.
The article states deafness arises from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local application. It claims a constitutional remedy, Hall's Catarrh Cure, offers $1000 for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, and advertises the cure with a circular from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Notice of sale of all stock of goods merchandise and store fixtures belonging to the bankrupt estate of H Fogle to be offered during legal hours at H Fogle store Georgetown SC Cash terms Purchaser to pay 3 00 for papers W L Douglas Trustee Sept 5 1912
A New York World promotion offers a free Jolly Joke Book with next Sunday's edition. Readers are encouraged to relax after work with jokes riddles humorous pictures and puzzles packed into the sixteen pages of Fun. Order the World in advance from newsdealer.
Thousands driven from home by coughs and lung diseases seek relief at home with Dr King’s New Discovery. The ad promises quick relief for coughs colds grip croup whooping cough and sore lungs with 50c and 1.00 prices and trial bottles free guaranteed by all druggists.
Seventeen sailors aboard the Italian bark Genee aboard the steamer Altomania reported a pirate seizure near Taagua in the Bahamas. More than 100 armed assailants boarded, the crew fought back, attempted to scuttle, and were forced into small boats without water or provisions, eventually reaching land after two days at sea.
A nostalgic claim extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for burns, bails, scalds, sores, skin eruptions, cuts, sprains, bruises, piles, corns, and cold sores. Forty years of cures supposedly prove its merit and its price is 25 cents at all druggists.
The piece contrasts Kipling’s retreat from Rottingdean to Burwash amid crowding sightseers. It notes Rottingdean’s appeal to tourists, Kipling’s tea on the lawn, and the villagers’ quiet, private life in Burwash. It also recalls a tale about King George IV and Burwash’s air of indifference toward fame.
In Pardubitz a Dr and Mrs M lived together for years unaware they lacked a valid Austria marriage. The post office returns letters to Mrs M claiming no such resident. The supreme court of administration rejected the appeal citing a century old rule demanding exact addresses. Austria’s lax marriage rules fuel many so called wild marriages. The Neue Freie Presse notes such certificate demands would halt daily life.
A complex succession case heard by the Seine civil court centers on the death of Baron de Marchi in Biarritz. The estate, valued around 8,000,000 francs and largely Buenos Aires real estate, faces questions of inheritance under Argentine law. The widow, before marriage Comtesse d Heurtault de Beaufort, is asserted to be the heir.
In Lippe Hungary a woman chained to an inn keeper Kapruczan confessed to killing four husbands. Her disclosed spree prompted arrests of five more local women for murdering their first spouses. Admitted patterns show murder to wed new partners, not for money. The editor at the circus note recalls varied acts and ethnic riders.
A concise gossipy reflection on good taste as the finest flower of the times. It contrasts past harsh judgments with present views, arguing that refined manners and measured speech prevent scandal when embraced by those in influence and authority.
At the Second Baptist picnic in Mount Gilead Judge John T. Pendleton challenged Dr. B L Connally to a best four out of seven ring marble match. Dr Connally boasted misgivings about practice but outplayed the judge, winning the only game Pendleton could claim as the crowd watched a display of skill and luck by the younger generation.
A maniac sailor aboard the British steamer August Belmont, upon arrival in Pensacola, broke cuffs and picked locks, forcing customs to chain him to the deck by hands and feet. The voyage began with his violent illness and ended with him restrained as papers list his name as an American citizen from Plainfield.
The article extols the Improved Order of Red Men as America's oldest secret order rooted in Liberty and human rights. It traces origins to pre Revolutionary days, highlights Boston Tea Party symbolism, and notes wide reach from Atlantic to Pacific with ¾ million members across all ranks of life. It emphasizes fraternal aid and inclusivity across classes.
Georgetown residents are urged to swap their worn condition for a stronger remedy as James H. Ponard of Charleston testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved kidney pain and back ache. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents and are sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo as U S sale agents. Remember the name Doan's.
An ad proclaims Gor G'doses 666 will break chills and fever and keep fever from returning if taken as a tonic. It claims to be effective and lists a price of 25c.
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