03 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
1
The fragment recounts a person named Blackmon of Phenix City Alabama recovering from a severe sickness. The testimonial notes pains in the hips and kidneys and credits a recommended remedy with improvement. The text references dates around July 1909 and mentions W. J. Bins of the Peace.
A reflective piece contrasts two types of men: those with strong will power who pursue difficult goals, and those lacking steadiness who give up at the first obstacle. It urges self mastery, ambition, and perseverance, noting outsiders seek fame and urging personal responsibility. The author I A Loeb argues perseverance defines worth. Tom Marshall marks his fifty ninth birthday in a closing note.
Chapel Hill hosts the first annual State Championship Interscholastic Track and Field Meet on April 11 open to all preparatory and secondary schools. ten events include sprints, distance runs, hurdles, jumps, and throws with individual and school prizes and an engraved cup for the open relay winner.
Oxford astronomers Dr Turner and Prof Plimmer argue the sun and stars form a massive gravitational system. The sun’s path is an elongated pendulum like orbit, taking about 400 million years per cycle, with the sun now on the outward stretch and near the center a few hundred thousand years ago.
This warm winter kept many flies alive and we will have to begin swatting earlier and more persistently this spring than last. Swatters are of little value except where there are comparatively few flies. Swatters are just the things for those flies that wintered over. Swat now, for it will be a hopeless case in six weeks.
J P Morgan, the American financier, died at the Grand hotel in Rome on March 31 at 12 05 pm after a week of serious illness. His bedside included Herbert L Satterlee and Satterlee, his daughter, Doctor Bastianelli, and Morgan’s party. He remained unconscious, and the last words were spoken when he asked for a lung massage.
A Story Janes narrates a scene where an old darkey halts his mule before a doctor’s office as onlookers jeer. The doctor returns with a large syringe and administers shots, reviving the mule who then bolts away. The driver races after, catching only later breath and humor.
The Charlotte Chronicle extols North Carolina noting it has unparalleled conditions and is free from extreme weather. It contrasts with the Central West tornadoes, the Southwest droughts, and the Northwest and Northeast cold, praising the state as uniquely blessed by nature.
Anxious mothers are advised by a New Haven letter to use Vinol to aid frail children. The author claims a sickly daughter improved after three bottles, crediting cod liver extract and tonic iron. The ad promises money back if Vinol fails and markets Saxo Salve for pimples and blotches.
Short and pithy quotes touch on prosperity, duty, vice presidency, editors, and politics. The piece juggles references to Wilson Taft Bryan and Madero, notes on literature and lawmaking, and playful lines about elections, patronage, and public figures. It reads as a collage of witty aphorisms and political humor.
Old Standard tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Drives out malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic and sure appetizer for adults and children. Available at 50 cents.
The death of Berry Odam at about 4 PM on March 22 in Rosemary left a large family and church friends in sorrow. He survived by two brothers and three sisters and died after a brief illness of bronchitis leading to pneumonia. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Towe from the Methodist church, with burial at Roanokeids cemetery on March 23.
An advertisement claims most skin eruptions and rashes stem from impure blood and promotes Burdeck Blood Ritters as an effective cleansing tonic priced at one dollar at all stores. The copy urges readers to buy for clearer skin and general health benefit.
A young teacher asks for a sentence using boys bear and bees. Johnny Smith volunteers and quips a line about boys and bees being bare while they go swimming. The brief vignette illustrates classroom humor from North Carolina education.
An old advertisement touts a bowel remedy described as feverishness and stomach issues soothed by teething formulations. It claims mothers favor the product, with a price of 25 cents and a free sample offer. Olmsted, Le Roy is named.
An exchange from the Washington Herald speaks of a prized dog that nevertheless scratches in bare ground, contrasting the animal's value with its current rough surroundings and hinting at a better life on richer ground.
Dodson's Liver Tone is advertised as a guaranteed liver remedy. The ad claims it treats constipation and sluggish liver, promising a full refund of 50 cents if not satisfactory. It asserts broad reliability and safety and emphasizes store guarantees.
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