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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
3
The county commissioners in session approved the levy for taxes. The property levy stands at 6.63 cents, special tax 0.4 cents, total 7.1 cents. The poll tax is 0.15 cents less than last year, and the overall levy is reduced to ease burden on taxpayers.
Two large gatherings held recently in Roanoke Rapids. The Methodist meeting drew about 100 attendees with most professing religion joining the church. The Baptist meeting closed with 25 baptized and about 25 taking letters to form a new Baptist church near the silk mills. The new church building is prepared and ready for immediate work.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a remedy for smarting and nervous feet, corns, bunions, sweating and tiredness. It claims instant relief, easier shoe fit, and invites purchases from druggists or by mail for stamps, with a free trial package.
The issue reports Vine Hill Female Academy commencement exercises at the Opera House with concerts to follow and notes Wake Forest graduates Albion Dunn L. T. Vaughan and W. L. Vaughan among the graduates. It also catalogs local visits, arrivals, and departures, including prominent residents, students, and teachers, plus obituaries and community events across Scotland Neck and nearby towns.
Miss Alice Applewhite wed Mr. Ernest Lewis in the Baptist church at Dawsons on Wednesday night May 28. Rev. G G O'Neill officiated. Maid of honor was Miss Aline Quincy and best man was Mr. James Wiggins. Attendants included Miss Maggie Quincey with Ernest Stallings and Miss Edna Lewis with Joshua Roberson.
Mr L R Cherry died at his home last Saturday morning May 30 1902 after a period of poor health. He was the son of the late Wiley Cherry aged fifty and long known on area farms near Scotland Neck before moving to town last winter. A large company followed the family to the graveside where Rev M L Kesler led the service. He was an industrious honest man and a loving husband and father. His sister and brother survive with his wife and children as neighbors extend sympathy.
A 19th century advertisement promises a $100 reward to anyone for a catarri cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo proprietors, endorsements by West Truax and Walding Kianan Mar vin, internal bloodstream action, price 75 cents per bottle, and nationwide druggist availability.
An old advertisement frame warns that sacred cows are less problematic than a body polluted by constipation. It urges cleansing the system with Dr. King s New Life Pills to promote lively liver function, active bowels, and good digestion, claiming benefits and a price of 25.
Miss Lena Smith presides at Cottage Home School exercises in the opera house with a large audience and prizes for penmanship. Kitchin presents a gold pen to Nannie Shields. The Littleton Female College commencement features elaborate programs, a prom welcome, and a final concert, with Rev Beaman and Gen Julian Carr delivering sermons and speeches.
An advertisement declares Dr Worthingtons Remedy can cure headache neuralgia cramps diarrhea and various pains. It claims swift relief and urges immediate purchase at seven dollars worth more than twenty five cents, offered by E T Whitehead Co.
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