02 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
1
A period advertisement discusses kidney trouble affecting both women and men, claiming the condition harms mind and vitality. It promotes Swamp Root as a remedy and urges writing to Dr. Kilmer at Binghamton New York for information and treatment.
The editor muses on leap year’s mood shift for single men and women, urging the leap year girl to appear. He contrasts past and future, celebrating change as life’s driving force and urging readers to greet 1908 with renewed optimism and resolve.
A study on New Year’s Eve reflects on personal growth and the discipline of daily resolutions. The author cites Emerson on compensation, urges writing goals, rehearsing them each morning, and living with intention to shape the coming year.
An 19th century advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the best pills for constipation and sick headache. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co. The copy promotes Liver pills wake up lazy livers and cleanse the system, with claims of curing biliousness and headaches.
Poem extols a simple smile as a cure for sorrow and gloom. Beloved lines describe how a merry smile brightens days, lightens burdens, and lifts lonely souls. The verse credits E A Brininstool as author and celebrates kindness through words and mood.
The hymn Blest Be the Tie That Binds was written by Rev John Fawcett in the late 1700s. Facing a London call and leaving a small Lockshire parish, he and his family cried at farewell before deciding to stay, prompting him to write the hymn to mark the moment.
An American Farmer opinion warns that fools destroy trees and only centuries grow new ones. It cites the temple of Diana at Ephesus as an example and laments the impact of sawmills on ancient forests. It urges national action to protect remaining woodlands and defend forests from frauds.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy to end a dangerous deadlock of liver and bowel functions. The product from E. T. Whitehead Co. Drug Store is offered with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent price.
A 1907 reflection recalls Brooklyn Indiana’s early days with Parson Manwaring a preacher and distiller. It contrasts 1807 whiskey culture with 1907 reform, notes a shift toward abstinence, and cites wide peacetime temperance gains across states, including dry counties and rising prohibition sentiments led by reform groups.
A dense survey of legal doctrine covers agency liability for agents actions, implications of possession and theft, implied powers in family and marital contexts, and rules on reading contracts. It cites cases and principles from courts on deceit, deed interpretation, and compelled conveyances, with references to trustees and school districts.
An odd product tale describes kidney pills and tonics sold by Vielen Milbork Co in Buffalo New York. The ad touts remedies for diabetes kidney and urinary disorders, claiming they restore color and cure ailments with a sedated coat of vague ingredients.
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