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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
The Commonwealth column reflects on local life in Scotland Neck North Carolina in June 1915. It criticizes lax vagrant law enforcement comments on cotton farming and notes a clash over women notaries with suffrage context. It includes hostile racial stereotypes about Black residents and suggests rough remedies for county road repairs.
The State Board of Health will run six week anti typhoid campaigns starting June 15 in a few counties that pledge strong cooperation. Free dispensaries will operate in six regions with weekly visits, three immunization injections one week apart. Costs are shared, with the state bearing most, while benefits include reduced typhoid cases and deaths for years. Interested counties may write the State Board of Health for details.
Miss Eleanor Smith and Miss Cornelia Josey announce six week summer coaching at the graded school starting the first Monday in July. The term costs 5 dollars per student. For more information see Miss Smith or Miss Josey.
An 1913 report by the United States Geographical Survey titled Surface Water Supply of St. Lawrence River Basin lists river measurements from streams feeding the system via Lake Champlain and the Richelieu. It notes issues over Niagara power diversion and Chicago’s Lake Michigan drainage, stressing the need for accurate tributary data to resolve international questions.
A patriotic overview praises the telegraph and telephone as modern universal public servants born in America. It highlights U S dominance in telephone ownership, investment, and usage with figures for global reach and mileage, emphasizing invention and organization as American strengths.
Annual volumes cover measurements on principal St. Lawrence basin streams. Work conducted in Minnesota, New York and Vermont in cooperation with state authorities. A copy of the report may be obtained by application to the Director, U S Geological Survey, Washington D C.
For thirty five years the L. and M. Lemmi-Mixed Real Paints have served the United States and South America under various climates proving durability and value. See ad on the other page showing how property owners can make their own paint and save sixty cents a gallon. Longman and Martinez, Paint Makers, New York.
From this date the store of N B Ausbon has changed ownership to E R Ausbon at Palmyra Halifax County North Carolina Any business transactions after this notice should be with FE R Ausbon May 6 1915.
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