05 Apr 1900
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
1
The Manufacturers' Record notes strong Southern growth with about 109 new cotton mills under construction and capital injected to 25 30 million dollars. Coal, iron, limestone, phosphate and fertilizer sectors rise as railroads and electric plants spur widespread industrial progress.
An advertisement touts Botar Blood Balm B B B as a permanent cure for rashes ulcers scrofula and contagious blood poison and claims thirty years of testing. It offers a free sample and prepaid mail order from a Bloep Balm CoAtlatos Ge with prices listed for single and full-treatment bottles.
The piece condemns cigarettes as dangerous to youth and notes 1891 North Carolina legislation banning sale to minors. It cites Judge Batte's harsh remarks in Charlotte and urges strict enforcement by law officers, urging a watchdog league to protect boys from smoking.
Cork groves in Catalonia reach ages of up to two centuries with trees standing about forty feet tall. Bark is stripped in July and August, dried boiled and pressed into square bundles for home manufacture and shipment. Major cork factories include Armstrong Company in Lancaster and Pittsburgh, with advanced machinery for cutting and shaping cork at high speeds. Cork waste finds uses in heat-conductive materials and is essential for fire-preservers and wear surfaces like pavements.
A West Virginia woman bedridden for over a month from rheumatism recovered after using Chaubeoain. The testimonial notes immediate walking without assistance the next morning and no further attacks since. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Druggists. The ad includes other lines about maintaining blood richness and appetite.
The Medical Review summarizes laziness as a widespread nervous disorder largely hereditary and the worst foe to human effort. It claims laziness merits medical treatment and labels inactivity as a disease surpassing past plagues, urging antidotes to prevent vast social harm.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for lame back kidney and bladder trouble, claiming wide hospital and private use success. It promises a free sample bottle by mail and a booklet, with sales pitching its regular and dollar sizes through druggists.
Fragmentary timetable notes travel times from Slemand to Washington with 9:70 a.m. and 9:3 departures and arrivals listed, plus an excluded Sunday. Mentions Parmele and Proinlea Sun with inconsistent spellings and unclear days.
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