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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
4
A long reader letter recounts kidney pain and backache eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Pittman of Turboro North Carolina credits the remedy with restoring kidney function and relief from distress. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York are sole agents for the United States.
A fragmentary verse recalls how family nicknames shape identity. Russell Whitcomb wonders at the names his kin use for him and how he can never guess which label will rise to the surface.
A discussion on rising living costs noting that while actual necessities have not risen sharply since 1870, changing tastes and habits drive higher expenses. Hygiene, plumbing, transport, communications, refrigeration, and fashion increase outlays. a householder uses more modern services and goods, warranting further scrutiny of whether living costs truly are higher.
An advertisement touts Rheumacide as a complete cure for rheumatism by expelling uric acid and cleansing the system. It condemns liniments and oils as ineffective and claims the product, sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co, cures from within and is available in tablet and liquid forms at multiple prices.
East Raymond Maine minister Rev F Starbird extols Backlen Arnica Salve as the best healer for an army wound and obstinate sores. He notes success in his veterinary work and mentions a 25 cent price at E J Whitehead Co’s drug store. A lighthearted exchange follows about visiting soon.
E T White, 1204 N Virginia St Evansville Indiana writes that after years of kidney and bladder trouble causing pain weight loss and near death he found relief from Foley's Kidney Care. He states the first bottle helped and the second fully cured him.
Marion Butler, former senator, is accused of lobbying Congress for a submarine boat company. He allegedly worked for the Electric Boat Company to sway Washington legislation. A congressional select committee investigates potential misconduct and past Indian claims influence. Butler is said to have profited from lobbying since leaving the Senate.
An old Louisville Courier Journal ad promotes Dr King s New Life Pills claiming health benefits for headache likousness constipation and malaria with a cheerful refund if it disappoints readers. The copy ends with a quip about lovers and marriage in a romance fragment.
An advertisement asserts no illness linked to Foley’s Honey and Tar, claiming it stops coughs and breaks colds. warns to refuse imitators and to seek the genuine product in a yellow package. The Detroit News quotes Congressman Dalzell remarking the Republican party invented prosperity but warns the patent may expire.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired swollen feet with claims of over 30,000 testimonials. It urges consumers to try a trial package free by mail from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
Mr Norman Coulter a noted architect in the Delbest Building San Francisco fully endorses Electric Bitters saying it benefits everybody and quickly corrects stomach liver and kidney disorders while building up the system. He notes it as the best spring medicine and a superior blood purifier sold for 50 cents at E T Whitehead Co’s drug counter.
The Pharmaceutical Era contends the drug habit stems from physician prescriptions, with morphine widely misused by affluent women in society and by novice doctors seeking quick fame. Experts warn that prescriptions filled and refilled foster addiction, and prevention must target the prescribing point.
James Oliver, longtime designer and head of the Oliver plow works, died at his South Bend home after months of ill health. Born in Scotland in 1823, he came to America with his family, built a career from ditch digging to leading a foundry, and leaves two children Joseph D. Oliver and Mrs. George Ford.
Northwestern Christaan Advocate recounts Lincoln’s guidance to boys. He urged living with temperance and virtue, loving others and God, and avoiding deceit. Lincoln warned against alcohol, saying it harms minds and seasick men ashore.
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa says she would not be alive without Dr King's New Discovery for lung trouble. The remedy loosens coughs quickly and cures lung disease even after hopeless diagnosis. Sold at E T Whitehead & Co drug store with guarantee 50 cents and 1 dollar. Trial bottle free.
A paragraph circulating in newspapers asserts 465000 of 600000 city school children are physically defective with widespread malnutrition, eyesight, enlarged glands and breathing issues. The piece questions future generations, urges personal home health, and promotes Foley Honey and Tar and Pineules sold by E T Whitehead & Co.
Kipling the boy once crept onto a yard arm aboard a sea voyage with his father Lockwood Kipling. An officer warned Mr. Kipling that the boy would drown if he let go, to which the father calmly replied the lad would not release his grip. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup marketed as a gentle child friendly remedy is advertised for coughs and bronchial trouble. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co.
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