06 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
1
In Raleigh the editor and reporter face blame not only from those they cover but from informants who relay tips. Late night callers and fragile notes create chaotic submissions, yet editors strive to shape chaotic copy. If contributors better prepared material, errors would lessen and newspaper workers’ lives improve.
The piece opens with a poetic meditation on home and love and then shifts to a Raleigh library find. It highlights an 1831 volume presented by President Madison containing John Lawson’s 1741 North Carolina history. The essay recalls Lawson’s flora and fauna descriptions and quirky remarks about animals, including a wild buffalo, bearmouse, and various insects, ending with musings on classification.
In Wadesboro, a two year old girl died after swelling and three large cracks appeared in her head exposing brain pulsation. Doctors were baffled. parents declined autopsy and the child was buried in Pinnacle. The tale recalls Hightower, a septuagenarian with ramlike horns that cause her pain when they appear.
A vintage health ad warns that kidney disease robs beauty and happiness from both women and men. It claims children are commonly born weak kidneys, urges careful urine testing, and promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root of Binghamton New York with addresses on every bottle.
The piece, recalling Judge Dossey Battle and the Tarboro statute against cruelty to animals, urges owners to protect horses from the heat. It cites the Wilmington Star on horses suffering in sun and argues the humane person must seek shade for animals, not leave them to endure torment.
Tuk Commonwealth emphasizes agriculture as North Carolina’s core and the farmer as a pillar of prosperity. It argues small farmers, who work their own land, are as vital as large owners, each contributing to the state’s economic system and independence.
An analysis arguing that campaign expenditures are not entirely wasteful. Spending funds helps disseminate informative literature and circulate money, aiding both informing the public and liquidity. It notes good and bad uses, cautions against corruption, and suggests literature can spread facts without harming party aims.
In Franklin Maine the 50th or Mrs Chas E has adopted Dr King’s New Life Pills as their family laxative medicine because they are effective with no fuss. Painless pursuers sold at E Whiteheld Co.'s drug store.
Victims of hay fever are offered Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy that stops difficult breathing and soothes inflamed air passages. The ad asserts instant relief even if it does not fully cure. The genuine product is packaged in yellow by E. T. Whitehead Company.
The Richmond News Leader columns spar over Virginia origin claims of James Madison citing Charlotte Observer and Charlottesville Progress jibes. They joke whether Madison’s mother Nellie Conway or his wife, born in North Carolina, shaped his greatness and call for a broader discussion.
A Georgia Cor correspondent recalls an afternoon when curious schoolboys teased a plain country farmer, asking rude questions about fodder and corn shucking. One courteous youth, son of a poor widow, treated the traveler with respect, later earning a seat in the United States Senate as Alexander H. Stephens.
Excerpt from The Catholic Standard and Times notes a physician expecting payment of his bill, with a quip about being out soon. An advertisement for Foley's Kidney Cure from E. T Whitehead Company promotes a cure for kidney and bladder diseases.
The romance of President Cleveland's marriage is told as a historic tale. It was the first marriage of a president while in office. Mrs. Cleveland, 22, became ward to Cleveland after her father's death and stood with dignity through illness and bereavement, exemplifying wifely devotion.
A tribute to aging not as a fault but as seed for continued achievement. The piece recalls Osler’s view that age is not years and cites Cato Socrates Plutarch Goethe Bancroft Palmerston and Gladstone as figures who produced great work after eighty. It emphasizes grafting long experience into a youthful mind.
R A Gray J P of Oakville Indiana reports ten years of kidney disease confined to bed with severe immobility. After exhausting top medical care he finds no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure is recommended, calling it a God send. Whitehead Company.
A testimonial from Mrs. Robert Williams of Rocky Mount N S endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. She suffered a long backache and rheumatic kidney pains, slept poorly, and could not start daily tasks until using the pills. After completing a course she reports complete relief. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Two strangers on the street debate whether a man is likable. One prejudges him as not appealing, while the other urges learning about his deeds before forming opinions. The piece urges readers to discover good done by others rather than rush to judgment.
Mr. W Stone of East Poland Maine praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve for sore feet and for healing burns sores cuts and abra sions It is recommended for piles Sold with guarantee at E T Whitehead Company drug store 25 cents The piece also notes Judge Landis and Kemble lines from the Oil Trust case with a cheeky quotation.
An age related health warning cites kidney and bladder disorders in men over sixty with enlarged prostate as common and dangerous. Foley's Kidney Cure is advised for early signs to correct irregularities and has anecdotal success. A statement from Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri claims relief after two bottles.
Mrs M H Davison of San Jose extols Electric Bitters as a superior general family remedy for headache bilious ness and liver bowels torpor. Dr Shoop's Restorative is promoted for weak stomach heart or kidney nerves with tablets or liquid from A C Peterson and drug stores.
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