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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
4
Prof George Edward Woodbury extols self education through library access citing Sir Walter Scott. He notes Scott’s lifelong reading shaped his intellect, showing early study and curiosity can mirror later generations. The piece argues turning a boy loose in a library offers the best path to education.
Local ads praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with testimonials from Mr J T Barber of Irwinville Ga and others. Also advertised are Dr King’s New Life Pills ManZan and various medicines with drugstore cites and humorous snippets from periodicals.
A garbled OCR collage mixes patent medicines like Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup with stray quotes and a Toledo notary claim. It references Hall’s Catarrh Cure and classic testimonials, concluding with a Toledo firm’s sworn statement and patent medicine promotion.
An OCR fragment advertises Ry dale’s Stomach Tablets for dyspepsia and indigestion with a 25 cent trial box. It promotes Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar for croup colds whooping cough and bronchial affections, listing E T Whitehead & Co Scotland Neck and Leggett’s Hobgood as sellers and including a joke about a burglar.
Effective April 16 1905 the direct line covers routes from Ly Tampa to Jacksonville Cavannal Columbia Hamlet Atlanta Charlotte Monroe Wadesboro Raleigh Weldon Portsmouth Norina Raleigh Wilmington Monroe Charlotte Avanta Columpia Savannah Jacksonville Tampa with departure times around 6 8 10 p m and morning starts, listing multiple stopovers and connecting points. The schedule shows arrivals and departures among Hampton areas and coastal towns in a period timetable style.
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