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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
4
A fragmented 19th century sermon excerpt discusses conscience as a divine gift and moral awakening. It includes reflections by Rev M Clark, Rev W Smith, and Rev Walter Parkes on conscience, love, and Christ’s sensitivity, urging moral self-scrutiny and spiritual renewal.
A condensed discussion compares breach of promise laws across Europe, noting France and Italy demand proof of monetary loss or written consent, while Germany uses a public betrothal ceremony to assess compensation. It highlights English litigation as a rare, sensational path and recalls notable cases, including Miss Mishall’s suit and a theater proprietor’s odd defense related to a calf’s tail anecdote.
Advertisement urges readers to cleanse impure blood for better health. Claims Burdock Blood Bitters improves appetite, digestion, and energy. Encourages simple diet and exercise as part of a healthier life.
The fragment references Tweed and public reaction to cartoons affecting politicians. It includes a dialogue about smoking, a teaser about DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills, and a medical ad for Dean's Ointment claiming to cure itching and eczema.
An excerpted report describes the Thely curious coloration of Culbertaeniurnus in Selangor caves feeding on bats, noting pale hues matching cave walls and the snake’s cave-dwelling behavior. It also touches on Messrs. Annandale and Robinson’s cave finds and the animal’s vision. The piece shifts to a Cosmopolitan essay on circus discipline, hierarchy, and child training, then ends with an advertisement for Kidney and Bladder Pills.
An Army officer recounts a Western fort encounter in which an Indian negotiates a trade for his wife, offering up to twenty ponies and a squaw and papoose before the officer resists. The Lieutenant cautions over a binding bargain, and the husband ends up appeasing the camp with money and tobacco.
Roy Pittman of Falls Road Rocky Mount North Carolina testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney pain lameness and nighttime misery. He reports prompt relief after using the product and recommends it for urinary and kidney troubles sold by all dealers price five0 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for the United States Remember the name DOAN'S and take no other.
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for general health and a digestion aid called Kodol. It claims cleansing of the system and relief from indigestion and nervousand upset stomachs. Sold locally by T. T. Whitehead Company with references to related endorsements and a humorous aside from a New York Sun fragment.
A Sunday School scene asks what the saying means while a New Jersey child’s mosquito control job is noted. The ad promotes Kodol digestion aid asserting it digests all foods, acts like a stomach, and can restore order. Sold by E. T. Whitehead Company with a guarantee.
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