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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
4
The Central Shoe Shop announces a reopening for business and invites customers to bring in repair work for prompt service. J. D. Lamb.
Josey Hardware Company offers demonstrations of the Scudder Car, a new toy for boys, inviting interested buyers to see it in action.
The passage extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for winter coughs and colds. It claims few escape illness, urges following bottle directions, and notes long-time family use with the remedy yielding the best results.
Two small parcels worth more than a thousand francs and a diamond ring lie in a Y M C A safe at Ippecourt France. They were entrusted by two officers to a Y secretary as keepsakes for girls back in America. The rings symbolize hope amid war and will be sent only after casualty lists are completed.
In London on December 24 crowds adorned the capital with flags after the armistice signing. American emblems outshone the Union Jack, appearing on hotels, shops, and hats. The Star Spangled Banner was popular with workers, women, and even soldiers, signaling broad appreciation.
A new steel vacuum bottle marketed as unbreakable debuts at Josey Hardware Co. The Ferrostat model replaces glass with metal construction, highlighting toughness and practicality for everyday use.
A Scotland Neck reader reports chronic back pain headaches and nervousness eased by Doans Kidney Pills. He recalls two years of misery before relief and full recovery with a 60 cent purchase at local dealers, citing lasting improvement.
K Sproule Jr assistant cashier at Columbia National Bank Indianapolis reports rats in the basement damaged stationery but after using Rat Snap they are no longer bothered. Four sizes 25c 50c 1.00 and 3.00 sold by R J Madry Jobbers.
The partnership known as Dickinson and Jones Plumbers is dissolved by mutual consent on November 11, 1918. W. C. Dickinson Jr. assumes full control and will operate as W. C. Dickinson Jr. All accounts due to the firm are payable to Dickinson Jr. and debts of Dickinson and Jones are assumed by him.
A trustee under a deed of trust for B B Kitchin and wife will sell two Halifax County properties at public auction December 28 1918 in Scotland Neck at noon. The Ben Smith land known as The Pocosia lies with adjacent estates and the Pittman land borders it, totaling about sixty to sixty five acres. Proceeds to be cash paid to the highest bidder.
A sently persuasive note extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that replaces calomel. It claims calomel is poisonous and causes sickness, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver without harming bones, promising relief from biliousness constipation and headaches with no loss of days’ work.
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