16 May 1907
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
1
An aged newspaper ad extols a cure for kidney trouble affecting both women and men. It claims widespread prevalence and lost vigor, touting Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer of New York as the remedy sold in various bottle sizes with testimonials and a mail order offer.
In Cumberland Superior court Judge Webb settled Pope against Pope a father and son case out of court urging out of court settlements. A second strawberry crop may ease Eastern Carolina losses as vines recover after frost with potential good prices.
Virginia Lieutenant Governor J Taylor Ellyson in Washington urged that the South name a presidential candidate. He touted Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia as the man who could rally the North and heal sectional rifts, noting shifting attitudes since the Civil War and growing cross‑regional admiration for Lee and Lincoln.
A level headed farmer advised that building home supplies is the best way to secure fair cotton prices. He argued independence from selling cotton when prices are low, suggesting that maintaining ample home supplies enables farmers to wait for higher market prices. Since 1887, The Commonwealth has urged farmers to raise home provisions to improve pricing leverage.
A note indicates an investment in the White Valley Building with business hours from 9 to 1 and 276.5 o'clock appearing in the fragment.
A columnist reflects on a remark that half of people are walking corpses, arguing success is not only wealth. They caution readers to distinguish material gain from real value, citing famous thinkers who prioritized ideas over money and noting many lack of possessions can still reflect true achievement.
The Wilmington Messenger argues that aiding a prohibited act makes one a principal. It cites a judge fining a man for buying whiskey from a blind tiger and warns patrons risk indictment as enforcement sharpens. The piece questions the laxity that sustains illicit liquor traffic.
A devotional poem asserts the Lord Jesus never forgets His own and comforts believers amid sorrow. A Baltimore to Raleigh Evening Times special reports that Black voters helped elect the Democratic ticket in Brownsville fallout, signaling possible shifts for Taft Republicans. local polling hints at broader national impact. The column notes Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a favorable remedy and remarks on the Austrian Oil Trust collapse with a jab at European imitators.
Memorial day observances in Scotland Neck honor Confederate veterans under Buck Kitchin Camp and United Daughters of the Confederacy. The day began with a procession to the cemetery, prayers at the grave site, and a school auditorium program featuring music, a duet, and an address by Captain John W. Lamb of Richmond VA detailing secession debates and the Confederate cause.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a sixty year remedy for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. It promises immediate relief and notes sales by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle with guaranteed compliance under the Food and Drug Act dated June 30 1906 Serial Number 1097.
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