02 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
1
A public testimonial from J M Depp of Paris Texas praises Kilmer Swamp Root for healing kidney and bladder troubles after a year of illness. The letter, notarized and published by Dr Kilmer Co, offers a sample bottle and a booklet about bladder health.
The article surveys the debated date of Christ's birth, noting Dec 2 as a traditional celebration but arguing the actual birth occurred earlier. It traces the counting of years from Dionysius Exiguus, Charlemagne, and Herod's era, and highlights Kepler's astronomical clues and later confirmations by other scholars.
Postmaster General Hitchcock announced that the parcels post will begin January 1 across the United States. Merchandise parcels up to 11 pounds and six feet in length can be mailed to any address with delivery to homes in rural and urban areas. Zone rates start at five cents per pound for local shipments, with a maximum 12 cent rate per pound for long to cross country routes, and optional 10 cent insurance with up to $50 indemnity. Parcel post stamps in 12 denominations and maps with guides will be sold at cost.
A domestic servant in Market Drayton barely escaped injury when lightning struck a clock near her bed, igniting a chair and smouldering the bed clothes after she had left the window open during a recent thunderstorm.
Morai says the advertiser who toots a little trumpet builds business, while the quick jab ad fails. The piece urges consistent weekly ads to attract readers and customers, comparing steady promotion to building on a rock as in scripture. Fourth Estate
T E Ausbon notes that B J Norcom died about seven am on November 8 aged around fifty two. A former Confederate soldier, he fought from Plymouth in 1861 and endured a storm battered home after Plymouth fell to Coke. He married Ernie Rusbon circa 1867, then later Mrs Della Watson. she preceded him.
A ironic home remedy list urges keeping windows shut and sunshine out, endorses eating without chewing, avoiding baths, and ignoring nutrition. The piece mocks unsafe habits while touting Dean's Regulats as a remedy for constipation, priced at 25 cents a box.
Professor Dewar at the Royal Institute shows a frozen soap bubble resting on liquid air. A minature snowstorm forms above the vessel as evaporation chills the air, turning the bubble dark and iridescent before it shatters into two pieces that float and drift for an hour collecting light snow-like precipitate.
A vivid account describes Robert Louis Stevenson buried at the summit of a forested peak in Samoa near Vailima. After his death in 1894, sixty bearers carried his body to the top, a path cut by forty workers, and a grave prepared by another party. On each side lies a bronze plate. one reads The Tomb of Tusitula, the other his requiem: Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me sleep.
The parrot fish include water and land varieties with parrot like beaks to crack coral shells for polyps. Some species are herbivorous and one Mediterranean species has a long history, named Icarus by ancient Greeks and Romans. Records mention individuals up to sixteen inches captured alive.
Doncaster along with Chester Epsom and Lincoln claims the British turf cradle. In 1600 Hugh Wyrrall set a post on Doncaster Moor to be burnt and ordered the horse race to be weeded out. Later moves aimed to curb violence and eventually racing was brought under local control to become a profit source.
The Franks, a warlike German tribe from the northwest region of I'russia, entered notice around 240 A. D. and helped conquer Gaul shaping Frankenrick, Frank's kingdom. A Washington Star fragment notes Bligsins champions a boy’s future presidency by training him to stand bareheaded in bad weather.
Excerpt shows dialogue with Mrs Gnaggs and Mr Gnaggs debating money and folly. A Philadelphia Record line notes a fool and his money are soon parted. An Isarke line censures God for human imperfections. The final question asks about taking The Commonealth.
The law outlines six rules for newspaper subscriptions. It covers presumed continuance of service if no notice is given, publisher rights to bill after discontinuance requests, subscriber responsibility for unclaimed papers, liability when moving without informing, prima facie fraud for uncalled removal, and the default status of any reader as a subscriber if they use the paper.
Two features of modern education compulsory school attendance and medical inspection of all school children are now in Raleigh. A physician is employed for medical inspection and attendance is required from ages 8 to 14. Enrollment has risen to 3,200 this session from 2,500 last year with many children previously at risk of ignorance. Indus and commercial subjects are taught and cooking classes, once unpopular, are now the most popular.
A calf at T. G. Ware’s farm in Little Akaroa, Australia, was born with five legs, the extra limb attached near the breastbone and functioning. It is thriving and healthy. A Plat Point Station lamb reportedly had three ears and eight legs but did not survive.
An Atlantic Coast Line advertisement highlights trips to Panama, Jamaica and Cuba. A personal tour from Key West on January 7 promises a voyage on the new steamship Evangeline accommodating 70 passengers, with Florida sightseeing including the Over-Sea Railroad. F M Jolly, Traffic Agent, Wilmington, will conduct the party.
Advert shows Dodson's Liver-Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel with claims it strengthens and livens the liver, can be given to children, and requires no dietary changes. It promotes Be. T. Whitehead Co's. as seller and offers a money-back if unsatisfied. Also mentions Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for emergencies with two sizes 25 and 50 cents.
The Cortright Metal Roofing Co. of Philadelphia reports that 1912 will bring an immense volume of work for Cortright Metal Shingles. The Commonwealth notes the prosperous firm’s advertising success and invites roofing enthusiasts to request literature and further particulars.
A promotional fragment discusses nervous symptoms in women and links them to female organs. It cites Dr. Pierce and his Favorite Prescription as a cure, claiming 90 percent relief after long practice. The ad urges use of Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver ills and highlights personal testimonials.
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