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10 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear names places or events to summarize into a factual card. The readable bits do not establish a coherent incident, date, or outcome for a dated newspaper record.
Governor Kitchin replies to a California temperance leader’s charges about North Carolina’s prohibition. He cites enforcement, tax, and crime trends, arguing law compliance is solid, liquor sales persist, taxes hold, business grows, officials act without corruption, and social hypocrisy remains unchanged.
Newell Dwight Hillis argues that modern scholarship treats Jesus as a verifiable historical person on par with Lincoln, Washington and Socrates. He cites manuscript tradition, ancient inscriptions, and the breadth of evidence from Rome to Sinai to support the claim that Christianity rests on authentic history.
A mix of quoted opinions on state Prohibition in the postwar era accompanies a burst of brief advertisements and jokes. Topics range from liquor laws and public mood to tonics, health remedies, and light humor in periodical snippets. Names appear in passing with no single dominant event.
Senator Simmons has long pressed for higher pay for R F D carriers, proposing raising a 24 mile route man to 1200 dollars. He argues rural carriers deserve compensation on par with urban counterparts given equipment costs and arduous duties. He hopes to pass the bill this session amid carrier cost concerns.
A cartoonlike monologue by a Dutchman mocks domestic duties while a North Carolina case notes Governor Kitchin granting a stay of execution for Walter Morrison of Robeson County. The piece blames a New York firm for contract failures delaying the electric chair setup in Raleigh, criticizing the company as outrageous.
Sore lungs and throat distress are described and Foley's Honey and Tar is touted as a remedy to quickly cure soreness and cough. The ad notes E. T. Whitehead Company sells the product.
The piece contrasts fear of ghosts with germs and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a body fortifier. It argues germs thrive when vital force is low and claims the medicine cleanses the system, enriches the blood, and aids digestion without habit-forming drugs.
A collage of early 20th century snippets includes humor about wives and noses, quips on Kodol digestive aid, a servant mentioning no coal in a house, a Boston Transcript note on treating croup, and a Count and Countess exchange about frugality. The items read like brief newspaper filler and ad blurbs.
A Green Bay Wisconsin parent reports Foley's Honey and Tar keeps two children from six to eight years clear of frequent colds and croup. The testimonial notes it is the only medicine children will take without a fight, reflecting widespread user experience with the product sold by E T Whitehead Co.
Claimant promises a internal remedy for rheumatism by expelling uric acid and cleansing system organs. Advertising text asserts liniments offer no cure and promotes Rheumacide tablets and liquids sold by certain companies with mail order trials and booklet offers.
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