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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
2
According to a London Times correspondent both rival Sultans of Morocco relied on each other's deserters for troops, creating a fragile balance of forces and shifting loyalties amid ongoing feuds.
The Atlanta Constitution notes with sarcasm that another scientist asserts he can photograph a man’s soul. It suggests many would pay to destroy the negatives if proven false, portraying skepticism about the claim and implying potential demand for suppression.
The Pittsburg Dispatch urges men and women to adopt a deeper appreciation of life to counter rising self destructive acts. The call emphasizes meaning and beauty in existence as a remedy against waves of death.
President Garrett of the Seaboard Air Line foresees business rising through 1908 and 1909 with 1910 poised as the greatest year in the country’s industrial and commercial life. He expects a sustained economic upturn across the nation.
The Hartford Courant argues Congress should repeal the academy anti hazing statute and let West Point officers enforce discipline, contending the current law hinders proper order and control at the Military Academy.
A seventeen year old in Mississippi attempted death by his own hand in three ways to persuade three women to marry him. The Buffalo Express notes the odd tale and finds no evidence any of the three actually wished to wed him.
The Omaha Bee argues every advance in freight rates will curb public buying capacity and consumption, reducing railroads' profits. It suggests the dull transport market would pass more quickly if rates stay level or lower.
The passage notes 1840 as the year Peru guano first shipped to England for land fertilizer to supply ammonia. It mentions the Southern rock phosphate mines opening in 1867, followed by Florida and Tennessee phosphate mines. It also cites the nitrate of soda trade beginning about 1840 and states US annual fertilizer use exceeds 2,000,000 tons valued over $40 million.
A Western city association speaker, famed for tuberculosis study, argued open air exercise and public playgrounds are the best preventive measure for consumption. He cited health records to support the claim and condemned urban neglect, noting the nationwide movement now gains wide attention and momentum.
The piece notes a global rise in moral reform and cites Belgium as example with a law restricting race track gambling. It describes Brussels as Belgium's capital, nicknamed Little Paris, with French as the dominant upper-class language and Paris as a nearby reference point. It also characterizes King Leopold as a dissolute ruler.
A philosopher Draycot Dabber preaches happiness from a well balanced mind and wealth indifference. Cousin Tom reappears alive, seeks a £20,000 settlement, and unveils a hoax revealing Draycot’s hypocrisy, ending with a legal bluff and a dramatic confrontation.
Professor George BE Palmer of Harvard University comments on the scientific world moving toward Darwinism and then back, while the religious world leans to science and then shifts again. A German invents a waterproof paper horseshoe from oil-soaked layers. The State archivist at Frauenfeld uncovers a twelfth century Book of Hours manuscript likely from a Swiss or German convent.
As depths increase, water cools with denser cold water beneath a warmer surface layer. At 1200 feet the temp nears freezing for fresh water and light fades by 1400 feet. No plants survive beyond. algae are found at extreme depths while currents vanish, oxygen drops, and temperature stays uniform.
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