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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
3
Edwards and Co offers bargains this week on men’s low cut shoes ladies and children’s oxfords and sandals. New lawns and Andora silks arrive at low prices, with customers kept in mind by the store’s bargain purchases.
Notice ad promoting a sensational volume The Volcano's Deadly Work from Pompeii to St Pierre by Pros tes Morris L L D. Claims dramatic disaster account of Martinique and Pompeii, 500 pages with photos, priced 1.20, plus an outfit offer and immediate work scam from 222 South 4th Street Philadelphia.
A fragment discusses using Scott's Emulsion to regain appetite and improve digestion. It suggests the product can kickstart digestion, enabling the patient to absorb and use ordinary food, aiding weight gain through a certain amount of flesh necessary for health.
Undersigned guarantee 250 bottles of Seth Arnold’s Balsam with satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Crop notes report good cotton stands and corn growth. tobacco too early to judge. Rev J W Williams arrives in New York to assist revival services in Lambert's Point. Death of Mr K H Holland in Lambert's Point prompts funeral at Bell burying ground. obituaries cite family ties and local movement. A fatal inquest near Weldon finds a husband crimally negligent in the death of his wife after an argument over chickens.
A stream of local figures including Capt. T. W. Tillery, Sheriff J. A. Houst, Mrs. F. W. Gregory, and Rev. Sam Jones filled the town Friday and weekend. People traveled to Norfolk and Wake Forest events, visited family, or heard Sam Jones, with others returning from Wake Forest Female University and Baltimore ophthalmology study.
The Coucnenovr family thanks the public for watch care and sympathy after the death of their young daughter. Mr and Mrs Jno Coucnenovr express gratitude for expressions of sympathy and thoughtful deeds.
Community records three weddings this month. Erin Shields wed W N Herring with Justice W G Hedgepeth officiating in Hobgood on May 23. In Scotland Neck Cornelia Blythe tied to R K Moore on May 25 with Rev M L Kesier presiding. Gertrude Francis married C F Robbins in Scotland Neck on May 2 with Rev M L Kesier officiating.
An eight page Atlan ta Semi-Weekly Journal advertises a subscription deal for The Commonwealth and the paper plus The Southern Cultivator as a premium. It urges arrears payoff or new subscriptions and promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for skin ailments and wounds with local retailer E. T. White.
A Victorian ad claims Dr King's New Discovery cures consumption by cutting phlegm and mucus, enriching blood with oxygen, and healing inflamed throats and lungs. It touts hard colds and stubborn coughs as responsive, offers guaranteed bottles at 50 cents and $1, with free trial bottles at E. T. Whitehead & Co.
Rev Sim Jones lectured in Farrell's Opera House to about 200 listeners on a Med ley of Philosophy Facts and Fun. He attacked liquor with sharp wit and strong moral appeals praising mothers and urging virtue, leaving Scotland Neck impressed and eager for another visit.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle tonic for thin folks seeking stronger digestion. It claims to tone the digestive organs, purge poisons, improve appetite, and refresh the blood, sold by E. T. Whithead & Co.
Little Sadie Coughenour seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Coughenour died Monday at 3 AM from meningitis after brief illness. Burial was at Episcopal cemetery today at 3 PM with Rev G W Phelps officiating. Public offers sympathy to the bereaved family.
The Cottage Home School will hold its commencement Thursday night May 29 in the opera house with Miss Lena Smith, its principal, expected to sustain its reputation. Vine Hill Female Academy plans commencements on June 3 and 4 in the opera house as pupils show excellent training. Vine Hill Male Academy closes Thursday night June during which Rev. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell of Wilmington N C delivers an address on Oratore and Oratory. all are invited.
An old blind man named Robert Knight and his wife died in a late night blaze in Halifex last Thursday. The couple’s home burned to ashes with neighbors noting no robbery occurred after investigators found Knight’s money untouched. News notes subscription history and a testimonial praising Electric Bitters by Champ Clark.
A newspaper promotion offers The Commonwealth weekly and The Charlotte Observer biweekly for 1 year at 1 3/4 dollars. The Observer is larger, priced at 75 cents extra for four times the reading matter with the Commonwealth. The Observer provides leading world news, and the offer aims to attract readers.
Consumer alert warns buyers to request genuine Cascarets in tablets stamped C C C. Do not buy in bulk as substitutes are cheats and frauds.
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