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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
1
A grateful testimonial from John Bailey of Portland Indiana praises Kilmer's Swamp Root. He reports symptom relief after a thorough trial and notes photographing a booklet about the remedy. The piece reads like a printed endorsement with claims of bladder and kidney benefits.
An OCR fragment mentions Analytical Textile and lemist with an office on N. 9th St. It references seed acts, water, dairy product lines, and a price note about adding one dollar. The readable text is unclear and incomplete.
A quirky column of short wits and jabs on topics from diplomacy and tariffs to marriages and fashion. It riffs on sugar lobby spending, canal dreams, and the folly of slick critics, ending with light notes on graduations and reform.
Springfield resident Stanislaus Czynszky owns a hair lip cat that whistles like a schoolboy yet cannot mew. He believes no animal is normal if it whistles and refuses to part with the cat, which draws more attention than other family members and is seen as a musical prodigy. Neighbors speculate the cat might be useful to a catgut violin maker.
Walla Walla dispatch notes Henry Vincent of Eureka grows the largest single block of wheat in the United States with 32,000 acres split between spring and fall crops. The operation runs on autos, steam gear, and a staff of 250 year round plus a tripled harvest team during three months.
Secretary Elias Carr returns from inspecting the McRae colonies near Wilmington where the Italian colony at St Helena and the Hollanders near Castle Hayne display rapid development. The firm provides housing and loans, replaces dissatisfied settlers, and uses oil driven plows to clear land. The Italian group, seven years old, features neat homes gardens a church and a dancing pavilion with a native priest directing daily farming life. The Hollanders prioritize farming over religious instruction as a bishop visits.
The Medical Society of the State of North Carolina holds its annual session in Morehead City starting Tuesday June 17 with a large and valuable program. The State Health Officers Association meets there Monday June 16 and all physicians and county and city health officers are expected to attend.
Farmers Co Operative Demonstration Work urges planting every cultivated acre to cowpeas for food and stock feed. Cowpeas yield 1-3 tons per acre with hay worth 5 to 20 dollars per acre and roots and stubble serving as fertilizer. roots reach deep soil, improve humus, moisture retention, and nitrogen fixation. Soybeans share similar benefits. Hopson of Raleigh notes they fit crop rotations and boost stock food value.
The Whittier Collegiate and Agricultural Institute, led by president James Latimore Nimrod, aims to teach farming dairy cattle and domestic sciences to Western North Carolina youth. A 200 acre Whittier tract will host a 16 room dormitory, with a four story addition for classrooms and 36 beds. Building day July 4 will mark the cornerstone laid by Bishop James Atkins of Waynesville.
An advertisement for Dr Hobsons Eczema Ointment promises relief from eczema and related skin conditions after twenty five years of failure with other treatments. It cites a Bath Illinois user testimonial and states the formula is physician designed and longstanding. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Co.
Chicago born Jacob W. Bolton, a blind physician at Dunning tuberculosis hospital, is described as a remarkable prodigy. He graduated from Illinois State hospital for the blind at fourteen, traveled selling typewriters, then completed medical training as the first blind student to finish four years and pass state exams. Bolton diagnoses by touch, reads skin temperature, and can count pulse without a watch. He has examined thousands of patients and reads by raised type books in bed, a testament to his perseverance and skill.
The Raleigh Times reports the North Carolina delegation in the House fared well in committee assignments with three chairmanships. Pou will chair the Committee of Claims, Goodwin heads Reform in the Civil Service, and Doug hton chairs Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture. Other NC members receive panel posts on various committees.
Six advice points guide meadow care from P A Bryant. Test seed germination before sowing and use clean seed examined for noxious varieties. Do not sow on dry cloddy soil or cover seeds beyond half an inch. Eradicate broomweed and yellow duck to prevent seeding. Top dress with manure in fall or spring to feed the meadow and avoid buying hay.
A cited World editorial questions the impact of drinking mint juleps, contrasting a small yearly amount with seventy per year. The piece notes not caring changes nothing, but those who drink may notice a big difference in mood, citing a Boston Transcript excerpt and a brief ad for Dean's Regulats remedies for bilious attacks priced at 25 cents.
Newton Enterprise reports on a proposed oath bound primary law that would force voters to swear allegiance to a party and vote for its candidates in every primary. Woodrow Wilson is invoked as a hypothetical voice against the radical plan, which drew widespread opposition from Watts supporters and many legislators and newspapers across parties.
A Twin-City Sentinel editorial warns that today’s sweet faced children may become tomorrow’s criminals and urges society to train youth with kindness, usefulness, and wisdom. It argues poverty, drink, and drugs drive decline and calls on educators and officials to aid the vulnerable now.
Advertisement notes that older men and women need a harmless laxative and claims Dr King's New Life Pills meet this need. The product acts promptly and easily, priced at 25 cents and recommended by E. T. Whitehead Company.
The Astor estate of Col John Jacob Astor after his Titanic death is valued at 86 966 611 dollars with Vincent Astor receiving 68 961 499 dollars Mrs Madeline Force Astor 7 678 896 dollars Muriel Astor 4 846 758 dollars and John Jacob Astor 2 922 672 dollars The appraisal notes the large size of the estate and a shared cost arrangement between the estate and New York state The report highlights two points of interest beyond the heir allocations.
Albert Phillips, noted actor, recalls a summer cruise aboard a yacht when he met an old salt he hadn’t seen since prior trips. The exchange touches on aging and wit as the elder remarks on age and hearing in a brief, humorous boatside vignette.
A fragment from a personal exchange shows a young man confessing memory lapses about a marriage proposal and seeking clarity as Will responds with surprise and affection. The garbled text resembles a diary or letter excerpt from a Michigan Garloyle page.
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to relieve foot ache from tight shoes. It claims instant relief and urges readers not to accept substitutes. A free sample address is given to Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
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