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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
A New Jersey monkey has been sent to jail for being drunk and disorderly. The oddly formal notice hints at human-like intelligence while reflecting a vintage newspaper tone and ad style.
A dated miscellany piece promotes home harmony and leaving work worries at the door, urging cheerful meals and a drama free dinner. It advertises Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy, Pineules for kidney and bladder relief, and Health Coffee as products, alongside light banter and a political tease about greenbacks and silver mine output.
Le Raysville merchant Woolever touts Bucklen’s Africa Salve as a lasting cure for piles after a 20 year relief. The ad claims it heals all sores wounds burns and abrasions and credits E T Whitehead & Co.’s drug store.
A rural weekly meditation on human significance and responsibility. The piece muses on one person’s impact on others and society, then shifts to a medicinal promotion for Bees Laxative Cough Syrup sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
A collage of advertisements touts Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup and Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as safe, pleasant remedies for coughs, colds, croup, and lung issues. Promotions emphasize no opiates, quick relief, and suitability for children, sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Also mentions DeWitt's Kidney pills and Filey’s Honey and Tar with warnings about counterfeit products.
Two former country schoolboys in Ohio diverged paths after early labels of dull and bright. The dull pupil seized opportunity, won West Point, thrived in business, served country in crisis, and rose to the White House as President Grant. The bright pupil stayed home, earned a meager living on a neighbor’s farm.
A column mocks home remedy ads and quack cures while noting cautions about untested products. Items cited include Foley’s Honey and Tar, Dean’s Ointment, King’s Dyspepsia Tablets, Burdock Blood Bitters, Pineules, Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure, and Shoop’s Sacred Herb. Local incidents and humorous lines accompany product pitches and minor notes.
Physicians warn that dust in streets and homes harms health, especially for women workers. They urge sanitation measures to reduce dust, noting that merely moving dust around worsens air quality and can invite microbes.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York describes doctors misdiagnosing his ailments as heart disease kidney trouble liver poison and stomach liver trouble before trying Electric Bitters as his wife suggested One bottle cured him better than five doctors Drugs E T Whitehead Co druggists 50c Guaranteed to cure blood poison weakness and related stomach liver and kidney complaints.
The report notes 318 cotton mills in North Carolina with 2 578 130 spindles and 52 747 looms while Troy New York has cast over 50 000 church bells since 1825. It urges relief for kidney and bladder troubles with Delays are dangerous De idney and Bladder Pills, offered by FE T Whitehead & Co.
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