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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
4
A compact homely editorial urges residents to back local business and read the home paper, not the big dailies, while avoiding town gossip and croakers. It includes brief notes on Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil, Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup claims, DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, and Kennedy's Cough Syrup. Also mentions Merstham kinship tale and Zululand treasure discovery.
In recent digs at Egypt a complete unit of wooden soldiers about 16 inches tall was uncovered. The find adds to the treasure of ancient artifacts and highlights the scale of past expeditions.
A letter extols Dr. King's New Discovery as a life saving cough and throat remedy. It claims forty years of leadership in throat and lung care, pneumonia prevention, and weak lung healing. Sold at E B T Whitehead Co drug stores for 1.00 with a trial bottle free. Also an ad praises Electric Bitters for digestion, liver issues, back and kidney strength, claiming vitality and blood purification with a 50 cent price.
An American business manager in London clashes with the English tea custom. He bans afternoon tea to cut gas use, faces mass clerical protests, and reverses after directors side with the tea drinkers. The tale embodies tradition vs. efficiency in a bustling office culture.
An ad-like fragment touts Mother Gray of New York as a nurse who discovered an aromatic herb named Australian-Lear, said to regulate female weaknesses, backache, kidney and urinary troubles. It claims a 50 cent price, free sample and mail order from The Mother Gray Company in Le Roy, N Y.
A fragment describes lace dyeing methods to match gown shades using oil paint in gasoline and black lace refreshing via boiled glove dye. It then discusses digestion and Kodol for Dyspepsia, followed by a death notice for Mrs Holdich aged 101 in Somersham England born January 11 1808.
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana recounts several years of severe lung hemorrhages before Poley’s Honey and Tar treatment. He says prior doctors failed but the remedy stopped coughs and healed lung damage, preventing worse outcomes from colds. E T Whitehead Co.
In a New York World interview, Edison credits his mother with profound influence shaping his character and career. She defended and corrected him during school troubles, fueling his resolve to become worthy of her faith. The piece also notes a snippet about kidney health remedies and a lighthearted aside on blond marriages from Stray Stories.
The Philadelphia Press notes a humorous exchange about health coffee from Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin claiming a real coffee substitute made from toasted grains nuts and malt. It promises rapid preparation with no long boiling time and is sold by Howard Grocery Co.
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga says a bad instep sore healed after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A 25 cent box cured with guarantee at E T Whitehead Co drug store. Tit Bits quip follows with a burial or cremation joke.
An assortment of consumer pitches and short anecdotes. Advertisements promote L. M. Paint mixtures, linseed oil, and home use. remedies like Burdock Blood Bitters, Pinesalve, Bees Laxative Syrup, Allen’s Foot-Ease, Dr Shoop’s Restorative, and E. T. Whitehead Co. promotions. Quips about fashion and politics appear alongside product notes and sample offers.
A testimonial from B. F. Ayseue of Ingleside, North Carolina, claims 15 years of chronic indigestion were relieved by Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad notes a $0.25 price and sale at E. T. Whitehead Company’s drug store under a guarantee.
A humorous tale contrasts a potter who keeps one foot in constant motion with the other foot resting. The potter explains fatigue comes from the standing foot not the moving one. The piece extols effort, noting those with time often avoid helping and encourages active people to do a little more.
A promotional note urges readers to protect their wife and children with Union Central life insurance, claiming lower premiums and superior dividends. It offers policies priced from 6 to 20 cents per day by age and provides contact for E. E. Hituiarp of Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
In a provoked tale retold by Judge Liberty, a dispute over a comic snake bite ends in fatal violence when the snake injures Tough Tompkins, who drinks two quarts of a remedy and then shoots Bill. The wry remark notes Bill was not bitten.
Mrs B C Hamlet reports intense womb trouble relief after using Dr Hardy Manning's Ladies Relief, claiming a permanent cure. The notice promotes the remedy via local seller Geo N Mumphord in Tillery NC. Also cites Valparaiso 1907 vital stats with 6389 births 5989 deaths 1632 marriages and a death rate 33.3 per 1000.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble and that it has cured consumption in its early stages. He adds that no one using Foley's Honey and Tar remains unsatisfied. E. T. Whitehead Co.
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