25 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases and unclear references making it impossible to identify a coherent event, person, or organization to summarize with confidence. No verifiable entities or context are present for a meaningful headline or summary.
A narrator recalls a brutal gripping illness in crimped April weather at a famous couple’s Lake Hopatcong home. The memory blends sickness, a quiet study, and a late night walk with reflections on German courtesy and social finesse observed through neighbors and visiting strangers.
The article describes a small private powdering closet used by ladies to apply white hair powder. A cabinet and curtain divided a chamber with a powder stand and stool. The maid stood behind the curtain and flung powder toward the head, while eyes were shielded from glare with a screen.
A prison mother from Salt Lake City whose poem pleading for clemency moved President Taft led to a writ of pardon. The poem described heartbreak and repentance as she sought mercy for her child and herself after being convicted in white slave traffic.
A collection of Marshall statements railing against government excess and privileged wealth. The quotes attack taxation, trusts, honest policies, and wage earners, concluding that wisdom lies in justice rather than wealth.
Anderson County farmers issue a night appeal for labor and funds to eradicate army worms threatening hundreds of thousands of dollars in crop damage. Entomologists warn the pest could spread to neighboring counties if not quickly stamped out.
F. R. Rose, writing in the Charlotte Observer, notes The Sun’s praise of Gov Woodrow Wilson, saying his Baltimore nomination was fair and honorable. The piece asserts Wilson’s victory came from a majority of Democrats and was earned without any taint of bargaining or corruption.
An article promotes Dr King’s New Cure for coughs colds and throat and lung diseases. It claims mail carriers will deliver a wonderful discovery benefiting health. Mrs Davis from Stickney Corner Me testifies after other remedies failed. Trial bottle offered at $1.00 through E T Whitehead Co. The Progress may publish updates.
York correspondent reports Victor Herbert sets a brisk pace in a six story climb to reach his music room. A heavy friend struggles to keep up pausing on each landing, as celebrity business chatter unfolds before his arrival just before noon.
A goose menaces an old man with crutches near Kerneistorehead Cottages as the narrator approaches. The bird blocks the old man and appears aggressive, pecking at the narrator and following the goose’s owner for the day.
A traveler describes stopping in native Africa to rest a special train and meeting locals on donkeys near wells. He recalls talking with a boy headed for Mecca who trusted God to provide and encountering three women returning from Mecca, including an eldest daughter now twenty five who left at twelve.
The piece satirically weighs the cost of donuts and finance, noting a joke about the hole being financed and equity as the value. It suggests an enterprise of great scale was bought amid uncertainty, with the doughnut’s appeal tied to price and practicality.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a father responding to his son’s wish to marry chorus girl Tottie Twinkletoss. The exchange implies family approval and engagement. The text ends with an unclear line about taking The Commoneaith.
A worried mother wakes to her baby's heavy breathing and, unsure what to do, considers consulting a medical adviser. The pamphlet promotes a "Peverite Prescription" claimed to help women's health and strength, with anecdotal notes from Baltimore.
An unclear passage discusses Holland and a southern portion, referencing a stake and a newly formed nation. It mentions a Mill Le inserted into the chamber and promoters seeking action to “eat the country,” with possible further deals if rejected.
Suing out a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Carter in Warsaw, H. E. Shaw of Kinston freed nine children held by Mrs. Henrietta Kornegay at the Oakdale Refuge Home near Mount Olive. The fraud involved collecting fees from parents and claiming funds for an orphan’s home, with possible peonage overtones and marked by Kornegay emissaries visiting Kinston.
Fragmented OCR text cites Attorney General Webb and a debate on jury duty for women in California. It references Ettie Bennett of Sacramento and a claim of customary law requiring twelve free and lawful men. The passage hints at opposition to extending juror duty to women and notes a political-legal struggle without clear outcomes.
A man claimed to be Senator John Sharpe Williams and sought entry at the Democratic Convention’s armory door. After being confronted by police, he was identified by Woodrow Wilson’s manager and admitted. An accompanying sales pitch for Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed in the text.
The article traces boxing from ancient Greece and medieval gaps to late seventeenth century references. It notes the Amateur Athletic Association forming in 1543 and Greensberry rules, with Broughton credited as founding modern practice bouts and a harsh early image inspired by Virgil.
Fragmented OCR describes geopolitical shifts in 1814 involving European status and Maltese privileges, mentioning Africans, troops out of Europe, and acts altering pay and entitlement. It also includes an advertisement fragment for Doan's Ointment and a Coke remedy claim, with stray drug-store pricing.
The United States faces a bed shortage with one hospital bed per ten consumptives and 250000 to 300000 too poor for care. The National Association reports nearly 4000 extra beds added across 29 states last year, totaling over 30000 in five years, with four states Mississippi Nevada Utah and Wyoming lacking any beds for consumptives. New York World. A stomach ailment remark cites a generic cure remark for dysentery.
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