22 Feb 1906
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
1
A moral meditation on keeping promises and the harm of unreliability, urging scrupulous honesty. It discusses a coal strike threat and its impact on Scotland Neck industries, plus a reflection on editorial duties and the press as guardians of public welfare.
An advertisement proclaims DeWitt’s Little Early Risers cleanse and strengthen the stomach liver and bowels and relieve headaches constipation biliousness jaundice torpid liver and sallow complexion. It urges readers to try the pills from E. T. Whitehead & Co.
An old claim about cough syrups binding the bowels is challenged by a new idea in Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. The remedy supposedly acts on throat and lung membranes and loosens bowels to expel a cold, clear the throat, and relieve coughs including whooping cough. Sold by E.T.
An aged advertisement promotes Ring's Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion and stomach disorders. The copy cites T. Whitehead & Co. of Scotland Neck and Leggett's Drug Store in Hobgood as distributors.
The Chicago Record Herald notes the rise of handmade underwear as preferred to elaborate machine made pieces. It argues plain fine garments sewn by hand suit fashionable women, while warning embroidery can strain eyesight if done long hours.
A colored laundress shares instructions for washing bedquilts on dry sunny days. Use Gold Dust powder, hot rain water, and either a washing machine or tub, with ten minutes of vigorous agitation, wringing, three rinses, and a final binding. Edges basted with clothespins. line drying. Wealthy city men favor light quilts for seasonal use.
An article discusses Dr. H. J. Hall in Good Housekeeping arguing that persistent muscular activity can relieve brain and nervous tension. It cautions that nervous fatigue is often psychic rather than physical and that quiet rest may fail to help due to lingering irritation in the brain and body. It notes practical kitchen recipes and a brief medical aside on fatigue and stress.
Peruna touted by Rear-Admiral Philip Hichborn and other naval officers as an invigorating tonic. Excerpts claim protection against catarrh from barracks to field, with multiple testimonials praising relief after exposure and prolonged use.
The article promotes Peruna as a remedy to quickly form relief after a cold and to prevent catarrh whether acute or chronic. It warns against delaying treatment and emphasizes taking Peruna promptly to protect the respiratory organs from further trouble.
An advertisement touts Rheumacide as the only remedy that reaches the joints and cures rheumatism. A testimonial from Wm Hughes of Ath claims twenty years of illness cured after four bottles, noting weight gain and general health improvement. Also mentions indigestion remedy Rod and Kodol Digests what you eat with testimonials.
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