Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys
A health note explains kidneys as blood purifiers that remove impurities. Overwork or illness impairs function, leading to pains and rheumatism from excess uric acid in the blood due to neglect.
25 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
1
A health note explains kidneys as blood purifiers that remove impurities. Overwork or illness impairs function, leading to pains and rheumatism from excess uric acid in the blood due to neglect.
A Charlotte report notes Mrs. Hopckinson of England plans a roller cotton gin to replace saw gins, promising better staple and potential two-cent gain per pound. Judge Parker's Hendersonville address draws mixed replies from the New York World and Norfolk Landmark, which defends him and reiterates support from 1904.
President C C Moore of the Southern Cotton Association warns Alabama farmers that selling too much cotton last year cost them higher profits. He recalls urging holding cotton to fetch better prices, noting storm damage lowered prices to seven to nine cents while current prospects suggest around thirteen cents if held. He advises retaining a reasonable midyear supply as prices typically rise in midsummer across markets.
Raleigh News and Observer editor Josephs Daniels polled state editors on the mission of a newspaper. The symposium shows editors united in upholding civic standards and uplifting the people. They strive for honesty, public service, and diligent news gathering for the state's good.
The piece argues a Chicago principal favors early work alongside schooling to form work habits, urging daily labor for children and calling idleness worse than toil. It notes Dean Russell's view that most will not reach top positions and that high offices require real work rather than idealistic nonworking paths.
A plain woman may possess admired qualities like neatness smooth skin and graceful step. Electric Bitters restore weak women strengthen nerves brighten eyes and improve complexion. Guaranteed at E T Whitehead Co Druggists 50c Peconn Company.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief. It claims soothing gums reducing pain curing wind colic and diarrhoea with immediate relief for suffering infants. Bottle price twenty five cents and guaranteed under the Food and Drug Act June 30 1906 Serial Number 1097.
The article surveys major gaps in electrical science, urging progress on insulating materials, trolley wheel safety, lightweight storage batteries, wireless power and communications, self-contained electric cars, efficient arc lights, and insulating high voltage lines. It notes Edison’s lamp milestone and calls for better insulators, lighter batteries, and economical, heat-free lighting.
The article extols cottons global impact from fiber to oil and animal feed, noting cotton seed products support European markets and farming, while criticizing Southern methods. It highlights 40 percent of cotton produced by Black citizens, earning over $300 million annually, and argues the South grows despite critics and uneven handling.
An angry neighbor scolds a dog owner over a pup trampling flower beds. The other man threatens to defend his home, while the first vows to discipline a troublesome youngest boy. An old ad copy touts Pineules for kidney relief from E. T. Whitehead & Co.
A poem by B. F. Cobb from Kansas City argues against hunting and animal slaughter as a pastime, declaring slaughter not in his line and praising God’s creatures. The excerpt transitions to a toast about Dr Osler and a New York merchant recounting his wife’s dyspepsia, noting Osler’s satire on soup and diet and its impact on digestion and nervous disorders.
A rough engineer recalls nearly hitting a three year old girl on the tracks. He slows the train, shuts his eyes, then sees a Newfoundland dog carrying the girl to her home. The man cries, moved by the near tragedy and his own child at home.
Druggists offer Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used in New York's Children's Home to cure feverishness teething disorders and worm issues. Claims 30,650 cures with no failure and a 25 cent price. Sample free via Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
The article argues travel should be treated as a serious educational method alongside book study. It warns against narrow schooling and urges exposure to nature, different places, and broad experiences to enrich conversation, character, and knowledge. It highlights the value of mixing study with exploration to avoid one-sided education.
The clipping extols Ayer's Hair Vigor as a scalp medicine that quickly eliminates dandruff and germs, promising healthy scalp and hair and noting it has been sold for over sixty years. It then meanders through faded, lengthy descriptions of CHERRY PECTORAL and poetic imagery about deserts, gardens, and mountains, ending with a florid boast about health and cheer.
A muddled schoolroom vignette centers on a boy declared ill by a doctor in a rushed, humorous scene. The home scene includes misheard lines as the doctor teases the mother while the boy is led away. The piece balances wit with a cautionary note about attention to illness.
A distorted OCR fragment discusses a memorable person and a drug store in a small town. It references Headache pain in the context of a druggist, suggesting a local ad or notice mentioning therapies and a store name but with unclear continuity. The readable portions point to a personal reminiscence or advertisement fragment rather than a full article.
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