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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
A collage of quotes praising kindness and love followed by old advertisements for Hall's Catarrh Cure De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Dr Shoop's Restorative and other patent medicines. The text reflects period marketing and moralist musings with product pitches and testimonials.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt shows Kitty admitting anger at Horace and a revenge kiss, with Harry quipping about revenge being sweet. The piece then shifts to an advertisement for kidney, bladder relief suggesting Ti ney and Bladder products by T. Whitehead Co.
The clipping blends jokes and health ads about stomach trouble and dyspepsia. It cites Kodol as a preventive aid to strengthen the stomach, urged by E T Whitehead Company, and includes humorous exchanges about drawings and incineration of refuse.
Excerpts recount kidney disease relief with Foley's Kidney Cure after a decade in bed. A brief exchange notes a scientist claiming edible wood product prospects. A town debates corporal punishment and whipped cream service in a humorous exchange.
Mrs. Mary Lee of Rural Route 8 Zanesville writes that her husband James Lee recovered from consumption after using New Discovery. The ad claims Dr. King's New Discovery as a superior lung remedy, with fast relief from coughs and colds. Available at E T Whitehead Company's drug store, 50 cents and one dollar, trial bottle free.
A curio of brief quotes and notes on Napoleon. Russia and Japan exchange terms on dead at Port Arthur with a monument ceremony led by General Nogi and a Russian bishop. The piece ends praising virtue and patriotism in a reflective, historical tone.
A king’s beloved son remains unhappy despite wealth until a magician offers a secret for happiness. The boy lights a candle over a page and reads the words Do a kindness to someone every day. He follows the advice and becomes the happiest in the realm.
Summer complaints often stem from the stomach. Keep a bottle of Kodol in the house now and take it only when you feel you need it to prevent sour stomach belching gas bloat indigestion. Sold by E T Whitehead Company.
A colonial era style roundup cites various health remedies and sensational anecdotes. References to Dr Shoop Night Cure, Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil, Dr Lees Peters, and Burdock Blood Bitters appear alongside humorous exchanges from Punch and Louisville Courier-Journal quotes. Includes a plea about not overstepping mining depth and a miscellany of product pitches and vignettes.
Mrs. M. S. Davison of San Jose endorses Electric Bitters for Jade biliousness and liver torpor, claiming superior health benefits. The product is sold under guarantee at E. T. Whitehead Company’s drug store for 50 cents.
Fragmented lines mention Dean's Regulats laxatives priced at 25 cents a box and family use claims. A political jab from Mr. Bryan about the negro vote contrasts with Know Nothings, then Know-Everythings, while ads note paint purifiers from E T Whitehead Co and local names like Mrs Chas er Smith.
A Mansfield Pennsylvania resident reports two years of poor health due to kidney and Wadder trouble. After costly consultations with no benefit, they claim relief from a remedy labeled Federney Cure. The note asserts personal recovery and urges others to avoid substitutes. The Kansas City Journal is quoted in a separate exchange about the desk situation.
A new eight hour law and expanding railroads spur demand for operators. Conservatively about 20 000 more operators needed in ten months. Our twenty year old school in Newnan offers four to six month courses, guaranteed positions, and cheap board. Two main line railroad wires enter the school rooms. Free descriptive literature available.
Ray fever and summer colds are tied to a medicine claim by E. T. Whitehead Company. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to relieve difficult breathing and heal the illness, with instant relief even if the remedy fails, and is described as being in a two yellow package.
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