16 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
1
Fragmentary ad style text claims a product named Kiimers cures kidney and urinary issues. It suggests relief from frequent urination and water retention, touting a “great kidney remedy” from a company associated with Swamp-Roeot and a Bing paper.
Louis T. Moore reports on the 38th NC Press Association convention held at Wrightsville Beach, with Wilmington hosting. events include hotel hospitality at the Tarrymore, editor talks, a mayoral welcome, a Thursday banquet, Friday river cruise, a Lumina Park souvenir dance, and continued hospitality from Wilmington for future visits.
A physician links food color to taste, claiming chocolate hues indicate refinement while yellow colors signal coarser appetites. Experiments with animals and reports from caterers support the notion, though critics doubt its validity. The piece also digresses into aphorisms and an advertisement for Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
A Lexington Dispatch letter reflects on crime and fraud in estate taxation. Two men debate perceptions of honesty, perjury, and moral judgment when honesty conflicts with tax and estate practices.
A Colorado editor praises Robert E Lee as perhaps the greatest American general and an ideal character. The piece recalls his Traveller portrait and wartime service, including prisoner stints and a Medal of Honor. It also touches on Air flight progress and touts Dr Kings New Discoverer as a cure for bronchial illness.
Country Life recounts buzzard nesting habits and a noted incident where a hen laid two eggs in separate nests. The bird typically reuses nests every third season, rarely returning in consecutive years, and occasionally two nests form a single dingle. An observer helped by moving one egg to the other nest, prompting a passerby collector to seize both eggs.
Farmers Union demands compliance with a law requiring basic agricultural principles be taught in public schools. A Raleigh meeting with the Board of Education outlined plans to secure results, to be submitted at the State Convention in Raleigh on July 26. In Robeson County, farmers press for competent agriculture teachers, aided by the Agricultural College summer school.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York says the King of laxatives Dr King’s New Life Pills kept at home for a year have blessed his family. They promise ease for stomach liver and kidney troubles and cost 25 cents at E T Whitehead Co.
An advertising brief from Rev J H Situ Jr promises interior work including house painting and furniture finishing. Contact Box 172 Scotland Neck, North Carolina for estimates and service.
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