27 Nov 1913
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
1
An unreliable ad fragment touts Kilmer's patent remedy for severe pains and prostate concerns. It hints at a sample booklet and recommends buying bottles, with a dubious claim of relief before March 1912.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a textile office at N. South Street in a North Carolina county, references cotton seed products, dairy, and land analysis practices. The readable portion is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome.
A poetic meditation calls back wanderers to the fold with a steadfast plea for home. The speaker urges those who roam to lay aside arms and journeys for a single day and return to the hearth and homeland.
A fragment discusses the value of keeping secrets and judging confidences. It warns against inquisitive people who pry into private affairs and notes that trust should be reserved for long trusted friends. It cites proverbs from Yurace and Spain on discretion and loyalty.
Senators Simmons and Overman have recommended Francis D. Winston and W. C. Hammer as district attorneys and W. T. Dorton and Charles A. Webb as marshals for North Carolina once vacancies are declared. Winston is of Windsor and Hammer of Asheboro. Dorton is of Goldsboro and Webb of Asheville.
A period overview notes the Scotch pine as a principal tree in Prussia forests and compares its wood to U S timber. It lists peak forest fire seasons in the west and east, mentions the forthcoming forestry congress in Washington November 18 to 20, and notes regulations on tapping trees for gum and turpentine in Colombia and Florida.
Senator Simmons announced he would not allow John T. Oliver to be named postmaster. He cited editorials in Oliver’s Reidsville Review reflecting on his democracy and integrity, saying they disqualified him from Senate confirmation.
A collection of satirical quips about politics, currency, Roosevelts travels, Sulzer’s assassination, Puerto Rico legislature, Parkhurst, Murphy and New York politics, Mexico, the Philippines, and U S figures. The tone skewers campaign finance, public policy, and international affairs with sharp irony.
Poem by Sam W. Foss praising humble solidarity. The speaker seeks a life beside the road to share in the joys and sorrows of passersby, avoiding cynicism while embracing all kinds of people as part of a single human plan.
The Progressive Farmer advocates reforms for cotton farmers including eliminating weather exposure, ending sole selling, forming cooperatives, expert impartial grading, and securing better prices for all grades. It urges reporting town prices, challenging buyer trusts, and spreading payments across two to three installments.
The article surveys beliefs across cultures that food intake shapes behavior. Dyak warriors avoid venison to stay bold, while thunderstorm eating is cursed in rural Germany. Ban tu women fear fowl and eggs, and various groups forbid animal flesh for symbolic traits.
A passage argues that silent reading and lack of conversation harm pronunciation by limiting exposure to vocabulary. It cites Richard Grant White on language falling into disuse and notes how private reading fosters unique pronunciations and diversity, undermining uniform speech.
In a memoir excerpt Henry Arthur Broome recalls meeting journalist George Augustus Sala after a kind stranger bought him cherries near the London Telegraph offices in 1871. An adjacent clip from the Chicaze Record Herald laments a mother’s frustration over unreliable child care.
A Chicago Post poem notes how men chase luxury items from a touring car to stocks and yachts, yet cannot take wealth beyond death. The verse mocks material greed and urges brains to invent a pocket for the shroud.
Nash County advances toward a full time health department with a joint board decision. A competent physician will be employed to devote full time to disease prevention, with an expected appointment at the next Health Board meeting. Twelve North Carolina counties now have full time health officers including Nash and Rowan.
The attacks on Dr. Hardy of the School for the Feeble-Minded were unfair and unworthy. He has served the State well in arousing public sentiment toward providing the children of the twilight a chance to grow and is the fittest man to lead the institution at Kinston.
Advertises Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for children to relieve feverishness headaches teething disorders and digestive issues. Claims 24 hour cold relief and bone regulation with worms destroyed. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents with a free sample in LeRoy New York under A S Olmsted.
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