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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
4
A partial OCR fragment from a Raleigh postal card mentions an orderly bi elubbine Tees wad save and a Southern description agency. The legible text is limited and context is unclear.
Readers report relief from chronic catarrh using the Hyomes vapor method with a daily inhaler. A teaspoon of Hyome in hot tea, five minutes nightly, clears congestion and aids sleep. A bottle costs 50 cents, complete outfit 1 dollar, with pharmacy availability mentioned.
Advertisement for American Beauty Corsets highlighting comfort and shaping for all figure types. Prominent claim of stylish design and superb qualities. For sale by J. W. Madry in Scotland Ne.
A scrambled OCR page shows a fruit cake recipe with almonds, dried fruit and citrus, plus prep notes for even baking. It also mentions crystal bugles and ham in milk, and a breakfast gems recipe with milk, flour and leavening. The text is fragmentary and mixed with stray phrases.
A collage of early 20th century ad prose mentions Cardui cures for female ailments and Foley’s cough medicine. It notes Dean’s Kidney Pills and Knickerbocker remedies, plus references to ailments from coughs to rheumatism and croup. scattered quotes hint at medical hustling and newspaper chatter.
M Mayer of Rochester New York describes a sharp shooting kidney pain worsening daily. He says Foley Kidney Pills revived his energy and kidney function and left him stronger than years before. Sold by all druggists.
A garbled Birmingham Herald fragment hints at an individual seeking help for drinking issues. The text mentions attempts to quit drinking, a six week summer stay, and questions about positivity, all in a disjointed style.
Advice on domestic care including using ammonia water to water plants after washing laundry, eating onions as a sedative before bed, removing wet paint with soap and boiling water, drying and ironing flannels to minimize shrinkage, cold water splashes for the skin, and a hand lotion recipe with cologne and tincture of belladonna.
A recipe describes using leftover stuffed shoulder meat in an agate dish with water and slow boiling for two to three hours. It advises adding gravy, dressing, and flour to thicken, and notes using leftover pie crust or a dough with lard. Roll crust larger than dish and bake in a hot oven.
A columnist notes that women who do tasks themselves keep aluminum paint on hand to brighten tarnished nickel trimmings. Brief tips warn against applying too thickly and mention renickeling as a learning curve for some housekeepers. Also cited are drugstore remedies for constipation and colds, with anecdotes from readers and newspapers.
Fragmentary reader note touts a medicine by J W Greer of Greenwood Louisiana claiming to cure lumbago and other pains with injections. The ad presses for sale by all druggists and hints at intense relief from old enemy pain.
Mrs. J. Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio recalls using Foley's Honey and Tar for her child. She reports coughing relief and throat inflammation removal after one bottle and keeps a bottle on hand. The product is recommended by druggists and urged as a trusted remedy.
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