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15 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR item shows unclear text with stray characters and partial phrasing. No clear event, names, or places identified.
An unclear OCR fragment describes widespread deaths linked to a disease. It mentions deception, heart issues, and premonitory symptoms, but the text is garbled and difficult to parse for concrete facts or attribution.
A reflective vignette praises a humble, dutiful woman whose life centers on motherhood and quiet service. It extols her faith, purity, and unrecognized influence, describing how her daily acts brighten the world and bless children and families.
A traveler returns home to find gossip spreading about a dead dog and a fire. The servant Sam offers sparse, humorous explanations for each event, joking about roasted horse flesh and a candle tipping over as rumors swirl around the mother in law and other family figures.
In a talk quoted from Exchange, Lord Johnson argues the Lord made the egg first and not the hen. He jokes about various incubator and mill ideas, then notes the colored man’s emergence a year or two later. Also mentions children using Cough Syrup and a comical marriage postponement in Tit-Bits style.
Governors decline Charlotte celebration invites as Raleigh forms new prison board with Laughinghouse as superintendent and Fenie as clerk. The state farm in Halifax county hosts 1800 convicts and 7200 acres with 700 mules. Washington plans a street railway by August. Stonewall Jackson School reports cottages filling and new building plans. The Southern Education Conference in Atlanta runs topics on progress, taxation, rural needs, and university service.
N H Brown of Pittsfield Massachusetts endorses Dr King’s Pills as a trusted family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and sick headache. The ad promotes the remedy priced at 25 cents from E T Whitehead Co.
Fragment of an old advertisement for Allen's Foot- Ease powder claiming relief for new shoes and comfort. Includes stray lines about luncheon talk with the Austrian ambassador Hengelmuller and a testimonial from J. H. Walker of Sunbury Ohio praising Burdock Blood Bitters.
The writer extols home town retail merchants as teachers of commerce open year round. Stores showcase goods, educate customers, and protect buyers from fraud, arguing life without local merchants would strip towns of progress and character. The piece cites trust, fair dealing, and community value.
An Ontario cow testing association examined seven months of data for two cows to compare milk yield and profit. The article notes one cow produced double the milk yet five times the net profit after feed costs, highlighting that profit hinges on milk above feed costs rather than raw yield alone.
An old advertisement fragment from Springfield NC touts a product from E T Whitehead Co praised by a parent for curing his son’s illness. The copy promises a guaranteed cure for coughs, colds, and lung diseases with a free trial bottle and mentions expert doctors and powerful remedies.
A farmer can build a simple hog holder to speed hog handling. Install at the end of a narrow runway so hogs drive into it. the hog’s head enters a hole and the farmer operates a lever to secure the animal for easier processing.
Stock notes discuss keeping spring-born sows dry with shelter and bedding, and feeding hogs with varied rations including oats, bran, and linseed meal to support growth. It warns that overfeeding with insufficient exercise causes thumps in hogs, linked to poor ventilation and damp conditions, with higher risk in young pigs and potential fatality when combined with pneumonia.
An article cites the Midh Hun experiment station advice on eradicating mites in poultry houses. It recommends cleaning coops, applying whitewash or insecticide, sealing cracks, removing litter, and washing with a suitable product to kill mites feeding on fowl.
Simple construction encourages easy cleaning for a poultry house roost. Build frame from four 2x3s five feet long with 45 degree ends, top hinged with strap hinges. Install seven 2x20 strips 15 inches apart as roosts, supported by a 2x4 and a 1x2 surface. Floor cleaning possible by lifting one side.
A colored preacher proclaims salvation is free but likens it to water piped to a home, prompting a back‑row brother to challenge the collection. The parson explains that while salvation costs nothing, the means to deliver it requires support, so the hat is passed.
A four year old murmurs a long word and cries when corrected by her father with help from her mother. A joke about naming and acquaintance follows in Modern Society with references to Dupont and Durand. Constipation and safety match jokes appear in Sketchy Bits and Henpecked dialogue.
An advertisement extols Kodol as duplicating nature's digestion to rest the stomach and strengthen brain function. It claims indigestion harms blood and heart, causing dizziness and brain trouble, and asserts Kodol prevents this by aiding the stomach. The ad promises a guarantee through druggists and cites DeWitt Co Chicago.
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