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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
4
An African American pastor jokes about a new collection box during a sermon to boost church funds. He describes a red plush cushion for coins a bell for a nickel and a button that snaps off like a pistol while inviting the congregation to contribute.
G B Burhans testifies four years after using Fole Kidney Cure that kidney and bladder symptoms disappeared within months and have not returned. An attached note from E T Whitehead Co mentions a Georgia minister's farewell sermon about salary and freedom of salvation. The Atlanta Constitution is cited.
Advertisement claims a safe pleasant herb remedy for back pains urinary bladder and kidney trouble called Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. Promoted as a regulator for women with a sample offered free and priced at 50 cents. Address The Mother Gray Co. Tee Roy N.
In a quirky slice of turn‑of‑the‑century life, a man named Pat ignores a conductor’s no smoking rule, while adverts tout Dr Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets and Health Coffee substitutes. Letters boast Kodol for Dyspepsia with a Georgia official praising miraculous digestibility and weight gain.
A long extract from the Hegue Dispatch to New York American reports Drs Heymans and Wiersma on inherited character traits. Father’s traits predominate in children, especially sons, with logic, science talent, and temperament often tracing to paternal lines. The piece cites twenty years of work across 3000 physicians and includes varied examples about mothers, crime, sport, and general dispositions, ending with poems and humorous bits on living in a bungalow era.
The New York Tribune notes the plan to surmount graves with glass headstones containing photographs of the deceased risks creating new terror in death and increasing melancholy in graveyards.
Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield Pennsylvania says years of kidney and bladder trouble were cured by Foley's Kidney Cure after spending much on doctors. He urges others to use the remedy and cautions against substitutes, as conveyed by E. T. Whitehead Co.
Dr King s New Life Pills praised by A A Felton of Harrisville New York as relief for constipation biliousness and malaria The endorsement claims the pills are exactly right and cause no discomfort and notes E T Whitehead Co s drug store as supplier.
A collage of brief quips and anecdotes from periodicals and advertisements. Highlights include a youth chase by Madeira innchildren, betting and racing notes, and several product pitches such as De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills and a collection tale from the Philadelphia Record. Mentions of the Gould fortune, receivers, and a quip about Coakley and betting.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill, NC, extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve the world affords. He recalls it curing a felon on his thumb and claims it always heals sores burns and wounds it is applied to. Available for 25 cents at FE T Whitehead Co.’s drug store.
Rev Dr Robert MacDonald promotes the Emmanuel Movement as a church based approach to nervous and functional disorders, arguing it differs from Christian Science by treating functional nervous issues and working with physicians. The piece cites his Boston origin, Brooklyn adoption, and calls for a practical church role to help modern anxieties. It also includes an advertisement for Kodol digestion product and a Charleston editorial aside.
M Harden of Sir Carolina praises Electric ters as unmatched for stomach liver and kidney troubles. He testifies it also aids weakness back chills and malaria like conditions. Sold under guarantee at T Whitehead Co.
An elderly woman asks if the car goes to Twenty fourth street. The conductor, once a drug clerk, offers a workable alternative, saying he can let her off twice at Twelfth street.
Foley's Honey and Tar mediates relief for asthma in severe stages. The ad claims temporary aid though mentions no cure. T Whitehead Co.
An advertisement touts Union Central life insurance as superior with lower premiums and higher dividends. It claims daily costs from 6 to 20 cents depending on age and offers contact through E. E. Hinuiarp of Scotland Neck, North Carolina for policy information.
The item notes a late night scene with Mr and Mrs Knicker, mentioning a sick friend and a sick wife. It references Harper's Bazaar advertising a pile remedy Man Zan Pile Remedy sold for 50 cents. The Birmingham Age-Herald hints favorite sons will soon be familiar with the bridge of sighs.
Mrs. B. C. Hamlet of Tarrapin North Carolina reports intense womb trouble relief after using Dr. Hardy Manning's Ladies' Relief. She states it permanently cured her and urges others to seek this remedy sold by O. N. Mumphord in Tiller.
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