Weake Wakealthy Kidne Ineys By Over-Work
A fragment notes that overwork weakens kidneys and claims it makes blood impure. The wording is unclear and may reflect a medicinal or health advice tone from an older publication.
01 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
1
A fragment notes that overwork weakens kidneys and claims it makes blood impure. The wording is unclear and may reflect a medicinal or health advice tone from an older publication.
A historical sketch chronicles locust plagues from Egypt to Greece and Sweden. It notes laws ordering war against locusts in Greek states and recalls army disruptions in 1749 and 1780 in Transylvania. It also describes the insect’s appearance and Arabs’ practice of eating dried locusts in Beersheba.
Collier's notes Alaska's 5000 miles of navigable streams with Yukon and Tanana acting as major routes for steamboats. May to October navigation windows, vast mineral wealth yet a call for better soil toilets remains. Noah as a Bible name linked to Mahlah Tirzah Heglah Milcah and Noah in Numbers.
A Washington man developed a hand tool that combines a fork and a shovel with a scoop forming the shovel part that can be removed for versatile use.
A jumbled account of the Dutch tulip mania era describing shares in bulbs traded on exchanges. Notable anecdotes include a brewer selling trade and goodwill for a bulb and a father giving a bulb as a dowry. The tale centers on extreme speculation and a famed black tulip incident and subsequent market runs.
An author named Theron Pardee in a novel explains he chose the name after finding Thereon Pardee in an 1825 Union College curriculum. A Chicago rector and his father confirmed the coincidence, and Judge Tourgée noted the name’s strong, fitting resonance. The piece also surveys historical notes on Arab plowing symbolism and London’s early Guild of Spectacle Makers.
A consoling visitor tells Tommy not to mourn the spill. He jokes that only a cat could clean the mess, but notes mamma will handle the lickin if needed. The playful exchange reflects domestic patience and humor.
A witty back and forth shows a lawyer and widow over a will leaving her nothing beyond legal share. A man jokes about an invisible hairpin dropped during a husband and wife exchange, underscoring light domestic humor on common life.
A writer in the Lancet describes a hand grip method to revive someone collapsing from illness. By alternately lifting and releasing the wrist with firm pressure, he reports the patient saying she can see better, noting this simple friction could aid cholera patients and should be used more often.
A deputy finds a key on a Berlin sidewalk and, after being pressed by a police official, is ordered to carry out duties at the lost property bureau. The incident ends with the deputy obeying and now keeping his hand in his pocket as a result of the decree.
A six foot bowlder near Foremark known as the hangman's stone bears a deep top indentation. Tradition says a sheep thief rested there with a tied sheep, and as he struggled the rope choked him, carving the groove in the rock.
The piece recalls upscale gaming haunts where decayed nobles and ex-senators played high stakes. Cha Fox, a famed gambler, reportedly lost £200000, with Gibbon described as gambling twenty two hours straight at £500 per hour. Thackeray’s Virgil is noted as a tranquil escape after a ruinous night at the tables.
An ad from The E. T. Whitehead Co. touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe gentle remedy for constipation. It claims complete relief or free medicine, notes suitability for all ages, and lists prices 10c 25c and 50c sold at The Rexall Store.
North Carolina farmers are urged to reduce cotton production to raise prices. An address by state agriculture officials and farmer groups calls a February 17, 1912, county gathering to enroll volunteers pledging at least one acre of food crops per cotton acre. Plans include county canvasses and use of mail carriers to spread the message.
The notice urges parents to use Hyomel during a croup attack by inhaling vapors from boiling water and to call a physician. It claims the remedy has saved many children and lists E T Wire Company and druggists as sellers. It promotes croup catarrh asthma and bronchitis guarantees.
A fragmentary report notes a life preserver and a consul involved in a curious tale of early printing. It mentions a 1500s edition of Vergilius by Aldus in Venice, a dedication to Italian states and a preserved copy in a Baltic city library. The piece hints at a hidden connection between a printer, a consul, and ancient texts.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver-Tone as a safe, pleasant tasting vegetable tonic to “liven up the liver” and cleanse the body without calomel’s after effects. It promises a money back guarantee if customers do not find it a perfect substitute. E. T. Whitehead Company drug store endorses the product.
The passage hints at a struggle with longing and the belief that experience and theory may yield certainty of recovery. It presents a poetic, fragmented view of hope tested by inquiry and emotion.
A. Stid of Meson Michigan describes a terrible exposure to a storm that caused a cold and chest pains making breathing hard. He credits two bottles of a discovery medicine with saving him from pneumonia and curing the illness. The ad promises quick, safe relief for coughs and colds with a guaranteed offer.
A study notes that reflections from fields in Swit show ultraviolet rays are largely reflected. The finding aids examination of light behavior and may influence the understanding of hue in Hert mpon and related research.
An odd catalog of medical salves and dentifrice promotes arnica salve for sore insteps and various ailments. The ad claims healing for old sores, boils, burns, cuts, bruises, and piles, touting a 25 cent price at FT Whitehead Co. Also advertised are soup aid and hygiene products with quirky lines about mothers and care.
Fragments claim a pleasant herbal remedy by mail from a company in Le Rey offering a system regulator for back, bladder, or kidney pains. Reads like an old advertisement with scattered postal and address cues and mentions a library in Paris.
An old advertisement warns of kidney trouble and dropsy with vague notions of an earthquake omen. It touts a remedy promoted by Ramith Rookwood of Michigan and claims benefit for kidney and bladder issues. The pitch ends by urging readers to buy for 50 cents from EB. T. Whitehead Co.
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