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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
A collage of old ads and anecdotes praises Dean's Kidney Pills and other remedies for kidney and stomach issues. It includes testimonials, mock dialogues, and short anecdotes about health cures and products, typical of early 20th century medical advertising.
The epistolary fragment recounts a spring 1906 pneumonia scare in Skippers Virginia and a near-consumption fear. It credits Dr. King's New Discovery with rapid relief after two and a half bottles, claiming it cured coughs and lung disease. Sold with guarantee at E T Whitehead's drug store. trial bottle offered free.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as purifiers for liver and bowel stagnation and related symptoms including headaches and jaundice. The note mentions 25 cents at E T Whitehead Company’s drug store. The rest quotes a humorous sale dialogue about an auction and a cheaper refrigerator.
The Pure Food and Drug Law review confirms Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles contains no opiates or harmful drugs. The makers, J. T. Whitehead Co., recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
The Mother Gray Company of LeRoy New York offers a remedy for pains back urinary troubles and skin spots with a sample package free for fifty cents. Bee Laxative Cough Syrup praised by Dr Wm H Anderson Idaho for coughs colds hoarseness and whooping cough with money back if not satisfied. Sold by E T Whitehead & Co.
The article reflects on the value of a rural weekly paper to small communities, praising editor C. N. E. Evans and the Chronicle’s role in education and morale. It laments general ailments and promotes remedies, including Drastic physics and various tonics, while quoting local humor and anecdotes about daily life and newspaper readers.
An advertisement asserts a remedy called kidney cure can stop irregularities and cure kidney and adder trouble, claiming no one is immune and medicinehead supports its reach. It links symmetry boredom and melancholy, quoting Victor Hugo imagery.
Nine years ago a Mill Creek Indiana Territory man faced a near-fatal decline. He credits Electric Bitters, recommended by a druggist at E T Whitehead Company, with restoring his strength and health after one foot in the grave.
The text traces map makers errors from Belhaim and Marco Polo misplacing Madagascar as an eastern sea island. It notes Fernando Suarez in 1506 naming the real island Irenz, causing two islands to appear on charts until 1531 when Madagascar's true single island name was restored and the erroneous one dropped.
A renowned divine known for popular theological discourses accepted a lecture in a small town but found a conflicting engagement. He apologized and offered to compensate any loss. A later note from the secretary said no harm was done and included a handbill the clergyman enjoys sharing with friends. Four humorous locals fill the tale with the bill unreadable.
A man blind in both eyes trained his hearing to judge his location by the sound of his footsteps. He could tell streets and houses by tone differences, walking freely without collisions, while a skeptic tested his sight and found only a glass left eye. Doan's Ointment advertised for child skin itching.
The saying notes that successful men need not explain their methods and that youth offers the chance to act and become someone. It presents a concise, aphoristic perspective on merit and potential.
An insidious warning about kidney illness notes how it advances before symptoms are clear and urges taking Foley’s Kidney Cure at first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. promoting FE. T. Whitehead Co. as supplier.
Conference of the Association of Southern State Superintendents will meet at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis April 22 to 24. A business meeting led by J Y Joyner opens April 22 at 2 p m. Noted speakers include James Bryce British ambassador to the United States discussing Popular Education and National Efficiency.
Thirty Days Trial one dollar offer on Pineules claims to relieve back ache weak kidney rheumatic pains and aid kidneys bladder and blood. Suitable for all ages with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Sold by E T Whitehead and Co.
Quail gathering described as a native practice where birds are trapped and placed in small cages on a pole, prepared for exchange with a company once a sufficient number are collected.
A Chicago doctor claims to mend young women's broken hearts while facing a $50,000 damage suit. The fragment cites quotes on protection and spine and mentions Sunbury Ohio.
The ad promotes a Rheumatism cure named RNEUMACIDE claiming it cleanses poisons from the system and restores liver and kidneys. It touts internal action and root-cause removal, available from druggists for 50 cents to a dollar per bottle, with E T Whitehead & Co as sellers.
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