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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
4
A humorous piece weighs why telephones are left ear friendly and notes that the receiver is hung on the left side. It then argues that human action rests less on logic and more on imitation, habit, and suggestion, asserting leaders should harness suggestion as a tool to move people.
Dr Emil Reich, a Hungarian philosopher, praised American beauty after a New York conversation with an American woman. He contrasted love marriages with dowry practices, stating that Americans marry for love and produce beautiful, healthy children, making America the world’s most beautiful nation.
National Council of Women in Norway reports women may sit on juries and a girl won the Nobel prize. A school trains girls in citizenship and childcare. More women voted for Norway's separation from Sweden than men. London’s Women's Institute speaker Mrs Fitzgibbon claims Canadian women could rule Canada if suffrage comes. Also notes Transvaal gold output in 1905 and a Mesmeric sleep device. Columbus’s clincher quoted about the world being round.
A hurried customer orders a sandwich and milk at a popular city quick lunch. The waiter scribbles a cryptic bill reading one piece pie and one milk. The man complains he did not order pie, and the waiter admits the spelling issue caused the mix up. The blonde cashier smiles and invites a return visit.
A San Francisco Examiner report notes Honolulu hens fail to lay, while shipments of Western and California chickens to the islands continue to meet demand. Climatic conditions blamed. Hawaii’s live and dressed poultry shipments average hundreds of carloads yearly. Nearby items mention New York transit fares and a continental winter resort lesson.
A monument is being designed in Richmond Virginia to memorialize the writer Edgar Allan Poe. The project aims for a dedication to celebrate his legacy in the city.
Missouri congressman outlines a Burlington route mail weighing method. He describes calculating charges by multiplying traded mail weights for each leg between Quincy West Quincy Palmyra and St Joseph, summing incoming and outgoing portions, then dividing by the total 206 miles. The process yields compensation based on distance and weight.
The piece recalls Nero's feasts with three courses and dancers, noting eggs, oysters, turbot and flamingo main dishes, reclining guests, and wine flowing freely. It also mentions Porfirio Diaz’s Mexico modernization, the British Census gag about Uganda, Nervey and Roxley marriage joke, and a Irish marriage quip from Philadelphia papers.
The notice bundle to the Trustees of Scotland Neck Episcopal Church promises liberal quantities of L and M Paint for churches, names E T Whitehead & Co as seller, and cites prices. It includes multiple testimonials and product pitches for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, Beec’s Laxative Cough Syrup, Cade’s Little Liver Pills, Pinesalve, Manzan and Leggett’s drugstore, with local stores listed in Scotland Neck and Hobgood.
Scattered items promote medicines like Electric Bitters for dyspepsia and liver trouble with anecdotal testaments from A. Brown and others. Other notes tout Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar, Rivg’s Tablets for indigestion, Pinesalve for burns, and housekeeping tips on stain removal. Mentions of political quips and a pardon from Forsyth county are included among varied clippings.
An assortment of early patent medicines and tonics advertised to treat constipation indigestion and stomach ailments. Prominent items include Kings New Life Pills DeWitts Witch Hazel and Kodol for Dypepsia, with endorsements and prices and local druggist E T Whitehead & Co. WWI era tone and humor scattered through the ad copy.
A regional adaptation designed for North Carolina climate, soils, and conditions, crafted with Tar Heel readership in mind. The mention compares its awareness to counterparts in Kentucky or Kainebatka, signaling a broad though local relevance.
Promote lung health with Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar the unique cough syrup that avoids constipation while expelling cold from the system. Suitable for coughs colds croup whooping cough and related ailments offered by E T Whitehead Co Scotland Neck and Leggett's Drug Store Hobgood.
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