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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
7
Readable fragments note actors and social scene in New York. The text contrasts old Chesterfield types with modern fashion and flirtatious behavior. It mentions women with smoky cigarettes and long skirts and an anecdote about a man kissing a woman’s forehead.
Quick relief claims for Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap with a free trial offer from Dept. 3-M Resinol Baltimore Md. Ad invites readers to prove effectiveness at their expense and notes doctors prescribed for 19 years. Also includes a short film dialogue excerpt noting movie theater prices.
The page promotes RUB-MY-TISM for rheumatism and various aches, Brom Quin ine cough cures, and Grove’s Tasteless Ch iq Quinine as tonics. It features testimonials, prices, and instruction on use for adults and children, with multiple medical claims and patent medicine branding.
Long Raleigh report covers fire insurance commission actions and Bruton testimony on rates and agent reform. Other items: road funding for Forsyth Davie Iredell counties. Morehead City health issues. Sid Finger death penalty. state medical examiners chosen. bank verdict in Norfolk case. National Service Bureau probe. tick eradication boosts cattle value. NC Guards cruise on Rhode Island. summer camps and legume inoculation plans. arsenic penalties for candy shipments. corn club commissions for Panama Exposition. Governor Craig to Asheville and western projects. future animal husbandry at Swannanoa farm.
Mecklenburg and Gaston counties approve a two county funded bridge proposal over the Catawba at Mount Holly. Costs will be shared and the plan concludes several years of local campaign activity. Druggists push for diploma and state board exams before license. North Carolina Retail Merchants pick Asheville as next meeting site with officers elected.
A feature on the barrier foreigners face entering Indian homes and shrines, noting how even Europeans who adapt may still remain outsiders. Miss Margaret Noble and Brahmo hosts are cited as exceptions, while the native home remains a mystery to visitors.
North Carolina notes report new depot office work in Asheville for Southern Express Company, Lincolnton Fourth of July plans, a $35 000 model concrete prison contract near the county farm, and thriving wheat crops in Wilkes. Governor Craig proposes leasing state convict labor for road building, while the Paul Burgeois Wild Animal Feature Company prepares a large Asheville lease for film production. Distillery destruction totals 389 illicit operations valued at 1799.06. Concord sees record construction. Biltmore Rod and Gun Club buys Strawberry Hill property west of Asheville for club use. Blowing Rock anticipates a record season as Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Moore revive Blowing Rock Hotel. Stanly Superior Court convenes over a $400 000 Kennefick Hoffman case against Norfolk Southern Railway. Albemarle Enterprise changes editors as William De Little resigns. J D Bivins takes over ownership stake.
Berlin city statistics show married men live longer on average than bachelors while wives experience higher mortality due to childbirth. The report highlights life expectancy differences and related mortality patterns in the German capital.
The London County Council requires women doctors in public health to retire if they marry. Miss Adler and Miss Wallas supported allowing married women to serve, arguing experience and effective nursing. Lady St Helier opposed, noting that teachers are allowed to marry and fearing duties at home would suffer.
German artist Menzel, a Berlin wine shop patron, observed a couple at his table. He casually started a portrait but drew a goose when the wife mocked him. The husband demanded he stop, then received the sketch as a jest.
Consumers urged to try Hancock Sulphur Compound for eczema and skin troubles claiming immediate itch relief and permanent cure. Mrs Evelyn Garst of Salem Virginia shares a three year rough cheek problem cured after one bottle. Advert suggests Hancock Sulphur Ointment for complexion and blackheads.
Thousands of fish die along the Truckee River below Derby dam after battering the structure in attempts to pass. Photographs were sent to Washington as sportsmen urge a fish ladder since the dam’s construction. Most victims resemble a large sucker with some salmon from Pyramid Lake. A separate notice reports St Louis unveiling a blue-eyed bronze statue honoring Carl Schurz Emil Pretorius and Carl Daenzer.
A haughty diner asks if the restaurant is first class and the waiter replies with a sharp quip about serving customers, reflecting a clever exchange highlighted by the Los Angeles Times.
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