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Scotland Neck The Commonwealth

Location

Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1912

Page

4

Doans Kidney Pills End Misery From Kidney Troubles

A local testimonial claims Doan's Kidney Pills eased backaches headaches dizziness and low mood caused by kidney trouble. The speaker from Weldon New York reports relief after use and notes the product is sold by all dealers 50 cents from the Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Dean's.

Dean Weldon Doan eenily-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United

Local Readers Urged to Send In News and Jokes

A call invites readers to submit brief items and jokes for publication. It encourages sharing true stories and recent incidents and emphasizes reader participation in the newspaper.

Calomel Danger Warns and Dodson’s Lives Tone Endorsed

A public notice warns against calomel use and promotes Dodson’s Lives Tone a vegetable liquid claimed to replace calomel and strengthen the liver. The ad claims it can be given to children and offers a money back guarantee via E. T. Whitehead Company.

Dodson E. T. Whitehead Company

Casties in Spain Face Growing Dangers

In Spain a sizable number of casties are reported to be in danger amid unfolding troubles and uncertain conditions affecting their safety and well being.

Spain

Household Tips From A Historic Page

Practical notes on bread crumb cakes using stale bread and buttermilk and light butter use. Techniques for removing grease from fabrics, preserving framed gilt, keeping wheels white with ammonia and vinegar, and making a mold repellent sachet with cloves nutmeg and caraway seeds. Also instructions for nesting oysters, wallpaper removal with warm borax water.

Culinary tips for marinated meat and frying

A second approach explains preparing cold sliced meat and serving with a caper sauce or lemon oil marinade. Meat is marinated for an hour then rolled in crumbs, fried lightly, and served after draining fat. Salt and pepper before marinating.

Steamed Rice Pudding Recipe Steps

Instructions for making steamed rice pudding. Boil three cups of milk and cook one half cup rice in one cup boiling water five minutes. Add hot milk and simmer until tender. Mix in salt and egg, sugar, then combine with hot rice. Pour into serving dish, top with sugar and butter, then chill and cut into small pieces. Allow about one and a quarter hours to set.

Potatoes with Pepper Cheese Bake for Large Family

O'Brien Potatoes instructs peeling and dicing nine cold boiled potatoes and salting well. Chop one green pepper and par boil three minutes. Make a milk sauce thickened with flour, stir in pepper, pour over potatoes, top with grated cheese, and bake twenty minutes for a large family.

O'Brien

Man Breaks Ribs After Frightful Cough in Neenah

A Neenah man suffered two broken ribs after a severe coughing spell. The report advertises Dr. King's Discovery as a remedy for stubborn coughs and lung ailments, claiming its relief and offering trial sizes from I T Whitehead Company.

Neenah

Banana Skin Law Mentioned In Brazil During Inquest

In a Southwark inquest a juror recalled a Brazilian practice where any person seen discarding banana or orange skins on the roadway was promptly arrested and fined or imprisoned. The remark highlighted a strict public nuisance rule reportedly enforced by police in Brazil.

Brazil Southwark London Daily Graphic

Relief for Women Promotes a Herbal Remedy

An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a women’s health remedy for back pain urinary and bladder kidney issues. It claims to regulate the system and offers a 5 cent sample by mail from the Mother Gray Company LeRoy New York.

Mother Gray Mother Gray Company LeRoy, N. Y

Calf with five legs born on Australian farm

A calf at T. G. Ware’s Little Akaroa farm has five legs with an extra limb in a breastbone socket and is thriving. A Plat Point Station lamb reportedly born with three ears and eight legs did not survive.

T. G. Ware Little Akaroa Australia Plat Point Station

Hunt for Rich Girl Ends With Electric Bitters Promise

An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for women’s health claiming strong nerves bright brains and restful sleep. It links a rosy complexion and energy to pure blood and states the product prevents indigestion backache headaches fainting and dizziness. Available for 50 cents at E. T. Whitehead Company.

E. T. Whitehead Company

Beaty Hint Red elbows and healing cures

An odd local ad jumble offers home remedies and religious quotations. It touts removing red elbows with lime and carbolic acid, promotes constipation relief via Chamberlains Tablets, and ends with a best form of prayer quote from Chaucer.

Evening News

Revolutionary Ointment Heals Without Scars

Soothes itching skin and heals cuts or burns without a scar. Claims to cure piles eczema salt rheum and any itching. Presented as a general remedy available from your druggist.

Old Age Joys and Gentle Health Remain with Chamberlain Tablets

The notice extols happiness in old age and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion and bowel regularity. It claims the pills are mild, suitable for middle aged and older people, and available through dealers.

Chamberlain

Eye Water Before or After Question Defies Doctor

A physician recalls a patient with an inflamed eye who asked whether to use the eye drops before or after meals. The doctor notes the unusual and foolish nature of the inquiry after decades in practice.

Liniment Relief for Rheumatism Advertised

It states that at most one in ten rheumatism cases require internal treatment and recommends Chamberlain's Liniment with massaging for relief. Sold by all dealers.

Ail

Teaching Dime Novels Like English Stems Reading

A reader suggests treating dime novels as English study in schools to curb their appeal. The writer notes Ivanhoe was adopted as a school subject and implies a similar approach would stop boys from reading dime novels.

Ivanhoe

Alten's Foot-Ease Shoeware Ad

Antiseptic powder for tight shoes and new shoes. Relieves painful swollen tender feet sweating and bunions. Sold everywhere 25c. Don’t accept substitutes. Sample free Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.

Allen S Olmsted LeRoy, N. Y

Best Kitchen Floor Finish Use Pine With Permanganate Stain

The article discusses selecting hardwood or softwood for kitchen floors, favoring southern pine stained and oiled rather than varnished. It explains permanganate of potash stain as an inexpensive, durable option with sisal oil finishes, including steps for application and color development.

Maude E. Hymers Dewuy Havana

Simple methods to stain white kid leather black

A text explains staining white kid leather black using fron sulphate or copperas solutions or acetate of fron. Mordanting with logwood extract and light alcohol yields deeper tint. Apply with a brush on shaped forms and rub with a soft cloth to soften fibres. Darkest tint prolongs service though not identical to new articles.

Methods for Cleaning Feathers in Historical Home Remedies

Instructions describe cleansing feathers with a time and water bath, then rinsing in clear water. A second method uses hot soap suds for dust removal, followed by hot water rinse. A third method cleans taint with ammonia and dissolved soap in a loose porous case, then rinse and dry in air.

Marmalade Making Guide From Old Times

A historical extract outlines marmalade preparation: one dozen oranges two grapefruits two lemons with rind and pips removed. Add three pints water per pound fruit, stand 24 hours, boil slowly and stand 24 hours. Add 1 1/2 pounds sugar per pound fruit and syrup, roll 30 minutes until transparent and jelly forms. Seal in jelly glasses yielding about forty glasses.

Daisy Luncheon Meat Centered with Egg Mold

Dice cold meat and mix with stock then season. Pack three hard boiled eggs upright in a mold with meat, filling around each until full. Remove mold and slice to reveal a daisy pattern in the center.

Mayonnaise Sandwiches With Piquant Pepper and Lemon

A quick recipe notes making a piquant mayonnaise with red pepper and lemon juice. Spread on lettuce between fresh Bluten bread trimmed of crust, using only a little to prevent dripping from room heat.

Chamberlain's Ointment Promises Fast Sprain Cure

A sprained ankle may as a rule be cured in from three to four days by applying Chamberlain's ointment and observing the directions with each bottle. For sale by all dealers.

Chamberlain

Water Elephant Found in Central Asia Science Breakthrough

A newly discovered water elephant reported in central Asia prompts interest in its habitat and behavior. Researchers note potential implications for local ecosystems and conservation.

Central Asia

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