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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
1
The piece recounts childhood barefoot summers and defends enforcement of the law, urging readers to credit sources properly. It critiques editorial practices and stresses honesty in reprinting news, arguing that proper attribution builds trust and avoids misleading readers.
The article explains Cuban diarrhoea as severe as a mild cholera attack and notes ordinary remedies are weak. It cites a Houston testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming one bottle cured a soldier’s Cuban diarrhoea after doctors failed. Sold by all druggists.
An old advertisement touts Rydale's Cough Elixir as a preventive remedy for throat and lung diseases. It claims the elixir stops lingering coughs, kills germs that cause consumption, and helps rebuild damaged tissue, urging use before deep illness develops.
A Savannah preacher laments the decline of saying grace before meals across South Georgia families. He recalls past night prayers and a reverent table blessing, asks why modern life erodes home sanctity, and warns the loss removes a sacred, grateful atmosphere from daily meals.
A brief vignette in dialect describes a rainy day scene with a sheriff on a fence and a mule hurt by lightning, as an old man reflects that things always happen when it rains. The dialogue centers on weather and rural life.
Mr. J. T. Barber of Irwinville Georgia keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for instant use. He praises it as one of the best medicines and keeps it in his room due to sudden attacks of colic and diarrhoea. Sold by all druggists.
A Cleveland Leader cartoon caption and Hope Texas testimonial tout Arnica Salve for cuts burns ulcers and sore eyes with a 25 cent retail claim from E I Whitehead Co. The item also mentions ex Senator Marion Butler and light humor jokes about beauty and travel in local chatter with multiple city and company references.
The piece urges sowing cowpeas this month as the best time to enrich stubble land after wheat. It argues cowpeas will fertilize soil for future wheat and provide fall forage for swine, predicting rising acreage and renewed field productivity across the South. It contrasts cowpeas with outdated cough syrups and advertises Bee’s Laxative products sold locally.
Nothing risked nothing gained. The ad promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied and touts Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment as best for rheumatism sprains and swellings for family and stock. It describes a full 1 2 pint bottle priced at 25 cents and includes a brief quote about flowers and music from the Detroit Tribune.
A testimonial from C F Collier of Cherokee Indiana praises Electric Bitters as a cure for severe kidney disease with backache and depression. The ad promotes the tonic as a remedy for weak kidneys liver or stomach, priced 50 cents, available from E T Whitehead & Co. Also includes a Hall's Catarrh Cure endorsement and miscellaneous prose from various 19th century sources.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a foot powder that cures swollen sore hot and calloused feet as well as corns and bunions it lists pricing at 25 cents and notes availability in druggists and shoe stores.
Fifty members of Congress from multiple states endorse Peruna in letters to the inventor. Quotes from Linney, Ogden, Sarith, Meekison, Dungell, Thompson, Thurston, Worthington and others praise Peruna as a tonic and cure for catarrh with varied testimonials from North Carolina to Nevada and Florida to Ohio.
The New Yorker quote features a husband asking about wrinkles from anger and a wife replying that if true it serves to show what sort of husband she has, highlighting humor about marriage.
An 19th century ad touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and diarrhea in children. It claims sixty years of use, immediate relief, and notes 25 cents a bottle. The Chicago Record-Herald closes with a quip about ready money.
A small ad proclaims Kydale's Stomach Table can cure all forms of stomach trouble. It defines dyspepsia and indigestion and urges buyers to try a box priced at 25 cents to be convinced.
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