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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
4
November 28, 1900 disclosure by W H Kirenty trustee outlines division among heirs of Billy Jane Jones deceased. Robert Revels Payier appears in vesting, referencing deed and party descriptions. Identifies Francis Taylor as heir and notes terms of property division among heirs.
At a regular meeting on September 4 1909 the commissioners adopted an ordinance forbidding keeping swine within the town of Scotland Neck N C from Fifth street to Fifteenth street effective January 1 1901 Violation carries a one dollar fine per day The ordinance was ordered by T H Pritchard secretary with the board's action dated September 4 1900.
The Gluest and Best. S. S. S. is a combination of roots and vective powers, promoting circulation and an infallible antidote for contagious blood disease. A fifty year record of successful cures is cited and thousands of supporters. Letters of thanks and inquiries pour in as physicians offer expert advice free of charge through their consulting department.
A National Magazine piece portrays a railway waiting room at night as hurrying crowds, tender mothers and sleeping children, and sudden tragedy. A dying infant draws aid from strangers while train delays and a dawn return to the city frame a somber vignette of modern urban life.
A Armonk New York mother cites her daughter’s near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and a niece with consumption as proof that Dr King's New Discovery saved them. The ad promises infallible relief for coughs and colds and offers trial bottles free under E T Whitehead Co guarantee.
The text cites Peter Sherman of North Stratford, NY praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for years of chronic indigestion. It claims the product digests what you eat, provides immediate relief, and acts as a certain cure for dyspepsia and stomach troubles.
The 1901 Columbia desk calendar from American Bicycle Co Hartford Conn is distributed to any address for five 2 cent stamps. Issued for sixteen years it is valued in offices and homes. One Minute Cough Cure is promoted as a harmless, fast acting remedy for coughs colds and all lung diseases and claimed to prevent consumption by E T Whitehead & Co.
The Omaha Dispatch reports a claim that 35000 was offered to Governor Poynter to pardon ex State Treasurer Joseph S. Bartley, jailed twenty years for embezzling 500000. The charge includes an alleged agreement for silence from three Nebraska dailies and cash payments to back a Bartley release and a bonding-signer relief bill.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year remedy for teething pain, gum swelling, wind colic, and diarrhea. It claims immediate relief for children and promotes widespread drugstore availability at twenty five cents per bottle. Customers are advised to ask for the original formula and avoid substitutes.
A railway magnate tells a reporter he did not rise from humble origins, saying he inherited a fortune and controls his job through votes, while noting not everyone can be self made. Also included is an ad touting Electric Bitters by E. T Whitehead & Co for various ailments.
A brass band leader, described as sympathetic to Britain, warned band members against supporting the Boers. He stated anyone advocating for Kruger would be expelled. Moments later the German musician played loudly shouting OOM- Paul.
A Lexington man suffered yellow jaundice with skin and eyes turning yellow. After failing medical treatment he used Electric Bitters, reporting total cure after two bottles. The ad promotes Bitters for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, offered by E. T. Whitehead & Co. Also endorses DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases, warning against counterfeits.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures itching piles and other injuries or eruptions. It claims thousands cured, guarantees cure, and lists E. T. Whitehead & Co as sellers.
A Times-Democrat recounts an Iron Mountain line robbery tale where a masked bandit with a shotgun and another with a revolver rob passengers. The express messenger, taunted as a coward by a passenger, later singlehandedly kills two robbers and captures three others, prompting reflection on courage.
If you would have an appetite like a bear and a relish for your meals take Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets. They correct disorders of the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Price twenty five cents. Samples free at BE. T. Whitehead & Co's drug store.
A New Orleans businessman extols ant intelligence noting diverse species on his Covington country lot. He describes ants moving a spider, using a leaf as a ramp, and conducting army like raids between colonies with scouts and detours, asserting many feats rival trained science records.
A wealthy patron funded the Nicholson Institute in New York to provide Dr Nichol son’s artificial Ear Drome free of charge to deaf people lacking access. The donation totals $10,000 and is directed to assist those unable to obtain the Ear Drome. Address given as 9467-c No. 780 Eighth Avenue.
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