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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
3
Rev GM Gray of Whitesboro Texas testifies that four years of lumbago pain vanished after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He prefers to remain unnamed but hopes others with kidney trouble benefit. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mr and Mrs 8 A Johnson of Polk City Iowa could not agree on Bryan or Taft for their four year old son so they named him Jennings Howard Johnson the paper notes.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease taken orally to reach blood and mucous membranes. Proponents promise $100 to anyone it cannot cure and urge sending testimonials to J. Cuengy & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An account from Compressed Air Magazine describes how releasing and reapplying air in an air lock creates fog as temperature and pressure change. The patient’s pain receded when pressure was released and returned when reclosed, illustrating fog formation via dew point.
A Virginia mother shares her experience using Grape-Nuts to regain strength after childbirth and to nourish her four month old baby. She reports recovery, successful nursing, and renewed energy while praising the cereal’s blend of whole wheat and barley and the brain supporting phosphate. The ad copy notes the product from Postum Co. and references The Road to Wellville.
Louisiana Planter argues mules cost too much for cane farming and proposes using oxen for plowing and hauling. The piece compares costs, diets, and efficiency, noting Cuba and other Gulf states favor oxen for heavy plantation work and suggesting a gradual mule-to-ox replacement to lower expenses while preserving production.
The article reports Rear Admiral Samuel W. Very tracing 37 spellings of the Russian vice admiral Rozhestvensky’s name after premature death notices. It notes correct French origins and stresses English rendering without the J and with zh sounds, listing variants and a Marble study.
Medical Record explains that the animal body is about 80 percent water and that maintaining this supply is essential for physiological processes. It notes water supports muscles nerves cartilage and bones and helps regulate body temperature through absorption and elimination. It adds that water comes from food and drink and that moderate consumption is not harmful while excess rarely causes issues.
A five year old boy fell from a second story window into the yard but escaped injury. His parents and friends rewarded him with pennies and nickels, prompting the boy to joke about earning money for falling out of the window once more.
An excerpt notes that atmospheric exploration shows orderly layering despite change. Captain C H Ley in England reports balloons reveal disturbances from hills transmitted to high altitudes and affecting lower to middle air strata with wind speed changes over hills and valleys.
A Washington Herald quotation notes a poet’s challenge when paid per word. The adage links rate to discipline, insisting the verse must fit meter and cannot be extended with surplus words.
A testimonial style note extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women suffering from displacement, inflammation, fibroid issues, and related pains. It recounts Mrs. Ellsworth of Mayville and Mrs. Boyd of Beaver Falls crediting the product with restored ability to work and urges sick women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's guidance from Lynn Mass.
A reading notes that the average English woman has a height advantage over the American by an inch or more, reflecting comparative statures between the two populations.
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