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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
3
A look at thirty thousand dock workers shows nine tenths are sturdy and stable, with few drunks. The remaining one tenth, swayed by idle time and drink, produce court cases, abused families, and squalid tenements. The core demand during a major strike was higher pay.
A Rochester Herald snippet recites a mother planning a surprise party for one, while five children seek inclusion. The youngest asks about going, and the mother explains invitations are limited. The child proposes bringing everyone to heighten the surprise.
The London Times changes hands with Lord Rothschild Lord Cromer and Lord Northcliffe taking ownership and Northcliffe holding the controlling stake in the new arrangement.
A New York woman recounts years of indigestion and nerve strain after peritonitis. She credits Grape Nuts and Postum for renewed strength, better sleep, and appetite, saying health improved and she and her husband continue use. The letter ends with a sales flourish and a nod to The Road to Wellville.
A narrator recalls playing with a large dog that became overly rough. The dog knocked the speaker down and attempted to sit on them, prompting a shout that they had had enough. The fragment mentions "Our Baby Book" by Fanny Y. Ry.
A businessman relies on a trusted boy to deposit funds, arguing temptation strengthens character as the boy proves himself by handling a bank deposit. The tale ends with the boy’s confident ascent, while a companion game section explains cross questions and crooked answers with humor from Good Literature.
A column suggests at home amusement with a jolly word game titled I Apprenticed My Son. Players guess items starting with A as the narrator describes an artichoke sold by a green grocer. Each turn allows one guess, with up to two turns per player, until the correct item is named Artichokes.
A Little Folks reader praises Dick the cat for his honesty in resisting frost fish theft. He nearly stole a pail of frost fish, cried for the cook, but finally withdrew his paw and did not take the fish, proving he would not be a thief.
A Newark Call tale of an Indian merchant who hides a faulty elephant from a fair buyer. A silent man, paid to avoid speaking, helps conceal the issue while revealing only that it was his first elephant, not detecting any defect.
Charles J. L. Meyer once a Wisconsin lumber magnate and railroad pioneer sought admission to the Milwaukee poorhouse. Once a Fond du Lac sash and door wholesaler, he helped back rail lines and served as a Republican delegate. his fall from prominence is noted by the Chicago Record-Herald.
Surviving example of primitive sod architecture near Central City Nebraska shelters Oscar Nelson and his wife for thirty years south of Polk in Hamilton County. The structure endured severe storms with few repairs, underscoring Nebraska soil robustness as a building material.
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa suffered since birth from severe eczema with red and white boils the size of walnuts causing great pain. After eight months using Culburg Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills he was cured. Nelson R Burnett of Tipton Iowa verifies the testimonial as true.
A two envelope system from Paris prevents tampering by thieves or readers. The blue inner envelope fits inside an outer envelope with a star shaped opening showing through to the inner flap, locking the letter when the outer flap is sealed.
Fragmented verse recalls mourning figures as the speaker clings to a living child while others are gone. A lone baby left behind is cherished, while aging relatives fade and memories of youth diminish. The tone is elegiac and intimate, reflecting grief and longing.
American talking machines paired with Chinese discs are selling in large quantities across China, signaling growing demand for audiovisual technology and foreign content in the Chinese market.
An old time remedy promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the standard cure for women's ailments. Mrs. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri testifies to twelve years of suffering and eleven doctors with no relief, then recovery after following Pinkham's guidance. The piece argues the tonic restores health and strength for other women.
Japan begins experimental locomotive construction with five engines at the Hyogo railway works. One engine is completed and in service, yielding satisfaction.
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