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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
4
An old advertisement proclaims kidney and bladder trouble harm both sexes, urging Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer as the remedy. It touts mild, immediate effects, offers free sample bottles and a pamphlet, and directs readers to send orders to Binghamton New York.
The notice announces a double daily railway or bus service route extending southward from New York and Tam Atlanta toward New Orleans and points further south and west. The transit line emphasizes increased southbound connections.
A long low brick wagon on rails drawn by a gaunt horse travels from New York toward Atlanta with Mr. and Mrs. John H. Harrison aboard. Inscribed potato peeler cartons adorn the carriage while the couple, seated in chairs, describe a slow pace of about 25 miles per week and a planned stay in Baltimore before continuing south. They hope to reach Atlanta in spring, seeking no rush and content with their independent voyage. Mrs. Winston’s Soothing Syrup note appears unrelated.
Youth's Companion notes clubs in fancy city rail cars offering members private lounges, wicker seating, electric fans, dressing rooms, and libraries. It contrasts these with steerage on ships gaining space light privacy better food and baths, while first and second cabins also improve. The piece calls for replacing plush with wicker or leather seating and larger streetcar capacity.
Advertises a cough remedy claimed to relieve coughs croup and influenza without stomach dosing. Says it draws out inflammation heals and cures by aiding lungs with oxygen and blood. Dr Armstrong of Delia Texas endorses it and lists FLT Weread & Co as sellers. Also a line about it being easier to meet a bill than dodge it.
A reader from Julil Texas reports relief after using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for biliousness and stomach trouble. Advert shows price 25 cents and lists E T Whitehead Co Scotland Neck and Leggett's Drug Hobgood as sellers. Also mentions DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with endorsements by Dr G W Atkinson and others.
The Biblical Recorder critiques Anglo Saxon labeling as inaccurate for North Carolina arguing the state was settled by Dutch, Scotch, and Scotch-Irish alongside English. It praises this diverse heritage and notes mixed ancestry should be valued rather than shunned. An ad for Rheumacide and a miscellaneous domestic scene follow.
Advice framed as health instruction urges treating consumption early with Scott's Emulsion. Emphasizes strengthening lungs like land, using fresh air and rest, and eating well while noting gradual improvement even if not instantly cured.
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