25 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
1
Fill a glass with water and let it stand a day. A sediment indicates earthly contamination and possible kidney trouble. Frequent urination or back pain also suggests kidney or bladder issues. Seek medical evaluation if symptoms persist.
The editor notes Eastern Carolina faces heavy losses from cold damaging truck crops especially strawberries. says favorable seasons and the Jamestown Exposition could boost Norfolk market for truckers. Warns readers about hotel price concerns during the exposition and suggests carrying lunches to avoid extortion.
A playful verse by Miss Lacy Wheelock from Our Dumb Animals imagines Old Mother Earth waking from sleep in a bare state. Spring grass, dandelions, forget me nots, violets, roses, and shade-dwellers promise a green dress edged with blue and embroidered with purple. The earth smiles in a dress made by nature, explaining her lovelier look today.
A number of educated young Scots have arrived in the United States seeking work, with arrivals in Raleigh and Mecklenburg County, Wilkesboro, and Gedar Grove. They report ample employment and urge fellow Scots to take opportunities as labor is plentiful. The article also discusses anticipated economic panics, projecting a possible crisis between 1909 and 1913, noting historical patterns and crop conditions as key factors.
Mrs Fannie Connor of Rural Route 1 Georgetown Tennessee credits Dr King’s Discovery as the only real cough cure that restored her health after persistent coughing and sore lungs. The remedy, guaranteed by E T Whitehead & Co druggists, is offered in 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a trial bottle free.
Over sixty years Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup has soothed teething children. It calms gums eases pain relieves wind colic and diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Ask for Mrs Winslow Soothing Syrup. Guaranteed under the Food and Drug Act June 30 1906 Serial Number 1097.
The Panama mosquito, blamed for many deaths, is declared conquered in a paragraph from Joe Mitchell Chapple’s April National Magazine story. The excerpt discusses pests on the Isthmus including white ants and chigoes, and notes army ants that can overwhelm buildings and even prey on babies.
The article notes pulse rates vary by sex and age from birth to old age and mentions a case of a man at eighty seven with a very low rate. It advertises ManZan Pile remedy in a collapsible tube with nozzle, claiming relief for bleeding itching and protruding piles for 50 cents, sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Scotland Neck and Leggett Drug Co. Hobgood.
A reflective piece argues the South must replenish soil to sustain growth as slave labor legacy depleted lands. It cites Dr. Knapp and T. O. Bandy in Virginia and Louisiana efforts, praising demonstrations, diverse crops, and improved methods. It notes rising prosperity from better soil, with Bandy's land rising from four to fifty dollars per acre and corn yields increasing dramatically.
A Scottish employer critiques a farm worker’s crooked drill lines. Tammes defends the crew, noting the drills skew to trap the grain and that the work awakens early tactics. The exchange hints at ancestry and discipline influencing conduct in rural labor.
Fragmentary quotes recounting recovery and resumption of business after illness. A. Chis hola and West to me amadhcite op earth reference repairs by Electric Betters. Whitehead & Co. noted in ad snippets. Includes light dialogue and ad-like lines about cough syrups, kidney remedies, and social farewells.
Ask fer Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that makes walking easy cures corns bunions ingrowing nails swollen and sweeting feet Sold at all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample free Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY 4-4-At I told you before we were married that you were well off I t was but I didn't know it Exchange
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