10 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
1
readers report discomfort and misery from persistent back pain upon rising. health experts advise stretches and posture checks, while a local clinic notes increased visits for chronic lumbarache symptoms and recurring morning stiffness.
A nostalgic poem by John Kendrick Bangs extols Jim’s strength and grit in a rural college football setting. Jim outsmarts a bull and tackles marauding tramps, with a playful, ribald voice highlighting teamwork and school pride. The piece blends humorous vernacular with athletic bravado.
In Roanoke on November 26 Frank Butt a Bramwell painter was fatally wounded by gunfire during a fight at Harry Matz saloon. James Lawson of Tazewell fired on Butt and fled. Judge Owen police justice of Pocahontas pursued him and was shot in the lungs. Lee Carter of Pocahontas was also hit as shots rang out. Lawson is in custody. The violence appears linked to a cock fight dispute.
The item presents yardage of humor and household woes from period magazines. It includes cartoons of Auntie and a mother of many children discussing worn stockings, plus a quick ad pitch for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, touting antiseptic relief and local sale.
Celebrity Miss Dupree recalls a Christmas in New Orleans spent on tour. A matinee for the citys poorest children brought a stage handshake and candy boxes, yielding the most real Christmas cheer in a demanding career. An advertisement touts Kodol digestive aid sold by E T Whitehead Company.
A performer recalls her first Christmas on tour, a harsh night in a country station waiting room, ruined by cold, hunger, and loneliness. She reflects on poverty, delayed mail, blizzards, and the ache of unfulfilled cheer, yet finds a poignant longing for the stage and honesty in life. Montfort signs off.
Mrs A C Williams of The first dose helped me and I regained health after a graveyard cough tore at my lungs. Doctors failed to help but the medicine’s healing record claims to ease lung and throat ailments. Available at E T Whitehead’s drug store 50c and 1.00 bottle, with a free trial bottle offered.
A national push educates children about tuberculosis through open air classes and new textbooks. District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina and others establish programs in public schools, while several private efforts expand.
A man overhears five Irishmen joking near a jewelry store window about picking diamonds. The scene contrasts a humorous quip with ad copy for Kodol for dyspepsia promising quick relief and cure.
An old time editorial style ad column promotes Dr King's New Life Pills and DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve with claims of curing constipation headaches biliousness malaria and burns. The piece lists E T Whitehead Company as the seller and includes quips about public notoriety and a joke about Belle and Jack.
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