Farmers urged to sow wheat and farm vitality
The Commonwealth urges farmers to plant wheat now while rains improve land, noting cheaper flour from home grain and the value of local grinding. It highlights cotton seed uses for oil and paper pulp, praises Galveston’s rebound after disaster, and calls for post election focus on individual prosperity over national politics. It ends with a medicinal ad for Roberts' TasteLess CHILL Toxic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Tarborc Lime
North Carolina
McKinley
Bryan
The Power of Trifles in History and Life
A long reflective essay argues that tiny causes shape great events across history and nature. From Napoleon to Cleopatra, the text cites countless vignettes where small acts, accidents, or details altered destinies, urging readers to value trifles and their potential to influence nations and lives.
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England
Isle
Cesar
Napoleon
Acre
Sallust
Gibraltar
Rome
Lord Chesterfield
Cleopatra
Pascal
Alcibiades
Syracuse
Europe
Alexander the Great
Persia
Cydnus
Cilicia
M. Livius Drusus
Q. Servilius Crpio
France
Louis VII
Eleanor
Count of Anjou
Henry II of
Poitou
Guienne
Catherine de Medici
Hannibal
The Old Man's Son and the Path to Recognition
The piece argues that sons of wealthy founders gain attention but lack true merit. It cites Vanderbilt as an example, noting that quick political peeks do not equal real achievement. True distinction comes only after proven effort and personal accomplishment, not inherited status.
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Evenue
Vanderbilt
Aew
Yellow Journal
Bas
Congress
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year staple for teething children. It claims to soothe, soften gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and stop diarrhea with immediate fever relief, sold by doctors worldwide.
A Christmas Gift for Youths Companion Subscriptions
A Christmas gift idea for 1900 offers a year long subscription to The Youths Companion with weekly delight, plus a Puritan Girl calendar for 1901 in color printings. Free remaining issues of 1900 are included once the new subscription is received, with a printing certificate and sample copies available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Boston
Masa
An Old Slip Doctor Reflections on Postman’s Burden
A humorously framed exchange where Dr. Johnson notes the postman must walk a long distance to deliver a single newspaper. He wonders why the paper cannot be sent by post, highlighting the impracticality of the distant delivery in a summer road scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talleyrand
Robert Hall
Horne Tooke
London
Gloucester
How to Waste Coffee Cups
A fragment explains rinsing cups in cold water before washing to prevent stains. It notes that hot soap suds can act as a mordant, fixing tea or coffee stains on china. The advice centers on preprocessing to keep cups bright and stain free.
Deafness cure fund donation to Nicholson Institute
A wealthy donor in New York gives 1000 dollars to the Nicholson Institute at 780 Eighth Avenue to aid deaf people unable to obtain Dr Nichols on Ear Drams. The gift supports access to the ear cure.
The Aged Minister and City Parish Demands
Ian Maclaren argues in Ladies Home Journal that a city minister over 59 faces grave challenges. The intricate parish duties, urban bustle, high mental effort, and heavy responsibility strain even seasoned leaders, suggesting age impacts efficiency in urban church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Maclaren
Ladies Home Journal
The Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist
An advertising feature proclaims Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary troubles. It warns of Bright's Disease and kidney-related deaths, claims thousands cured after other efforts failed, and offers sample bottles and a book by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Woman's Troubles Cured by Johnston's Sarsaparilla Quart Bottles
Advertises Johnston's Sarsaparilla quart bottles sold by E.T. Whitehead & Co in Scotland Neck North Carolina. Claims cure for various ailments with emphasis on women’s troubles and limited diseases treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Michigan Drug CO
Detroit
Mick
E.T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck, N.C
Train Schedules and Connections Around Wilmington
Rail timetable listings show Wilmington and Weldon trains serving Fayetteville Sanford and Bennettsville with through connections at Fayetteville Maxton Red Springs Sanford and Raleigh. Sea nd line service runs to Weldon Greenville Kinston Halifax and Washington with branch services to Tarboro Plymouth Goldsboro Rocky Mount Nashville Clinton and more, daily except Sunday.
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Ypcomnway
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Sanford
Pennettsville
Bennettsville
Maxton
Springs
Hope A
Hope Mills
Dennettsville
Carolina
Washington
Kington
Tarboro
N.C
Plymouth
Midland N
Tne
Cinton
Richmond
H. M. Emerson
S Pass
JR. Bexnly
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Tere
C.G. Anderson
Dr. Ayer
Lowell
Mass
C. Livermon
Wiletter
Staten Building
P.m
Scotland Neck
J. P. Wimberley
Lawrence
Scotland Neck, N. C
R. Johnson
Wrapsor
N. C
LV. J. Ward
Entreto
Harrison
Scotlano Neck
Dward L. Travis
Halifax, N. C
Nervita Medical CO
Eton Jackson
Malaria
Macnair
Waitecap & Co
Poe Grove
South
Galveston
Roberts
Triples
William Mathews
Saturday Evening Post
Edward Young
Cae Yist
Artemidorus
Senate
Octavius Casar
Brutus
Pope Julius II
St. Felix
Chevalier Bayard
Ferrara
Clive
India
Wallenstein
Luther
Pampeluna
Order of Jesus
Shakespeare
Desidemona
Romeo and Juliet
Walser
Lillibullero
James II
Cromwell
Frederick the Great
Elizabeth
Russia
Corsica
Genoa
Napoleon III
III
Wolfe
Abraham
Quebec
St. Lawrence
Bougainville
Verger
Anse du Foulon
Plains of Abraham
St. Charles River
Canada
Mississippi Valley
W. H. Lewis
Lawrenceville
Castoria
Sinays
Wilmington & Weldon R. R
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
South Carolina
Allebore
Mainolia Wilmington
Weldon
Merky Mt. Wel
Selma
Ar. Bier M.A. M
Beaia
Ates A
Juratn Jing
A.M
Len Selma
Arrivy Wilson
Wrington
Rem. Ao
Wilson
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