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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
A survey of working women's attire and grooming contrasts Parisian myth with American practice. Emphasizes simple, tailored business suits, proper shoes, and minimal jewelry as signs of practicality and sophistication. Warns against flashy accessories and ill fitting garments, praising restraint and professionalism.
An advertisement features Me. Kiestler of Hatler Ritters praising Electric Bitters as a remedy for malaria stomach complaints and general weakness. The copy claims benefits for stomach liver troubles and nerve tone. The ad encourages subscription to The Wealth.
An ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming they prevent the feared operation by a surgeon. The remedy cures constipation headache biliousness and malaria and is sold for 25 cents at E T Whitehead Co.'s drug store.
An old advertisement touts Zelinski and Prekion salves for skin sores and a daily salve regimen. It promotes DeWitt's Live Liver Pills as “the best.” Distributed by E. T. White Company and Whitehead Co. guarantee stores.
A vintage guidance piece extols family self care with castor oil for indigestion and stomach pains, brandy rinses, ammonia for faintness, soda doses for heartburn, mustard plasters for cuts, and other basic cures. It cautions seeking physicians for serious illness and mentions withholdings on dangerous remedies.
A fragmented piece discusses substitutes for jelly in a kitchen setting and odd preparation details. It shifts to noting Mrs. Cashel Hoey as a prolific journalist at seventy six, then advertises Kodol digestion aid claiming it digests all foods and relieves stomach trouble sold by Whitehead Company.
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