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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
4
A collage of old medical quackery and humorous snippets. It touts buttermilk as a remedy for melancholia, cites dubious claims about Dean's Regulats and Foley's Kidney Cure, and includes light anecdotes about pills, political talk, and a beard joke from Bohemian.
Of Interest to Many presents claims that Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any kidney or bladder trouble within reach of medicine. advertisement by E. T. Whitehead Co. A light mock dialogue shows Mrs. De Riche showing her home and quips about a Venus de Milo reconstruction, reflecting humorous preoccupations.
Dr King New Life Fills are praised for easing stomach liver and bowel kinks without fuse or friction by N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont. The product is guaranteed satisfactory at E T Whitehead Co drug store. Zoe Towne jokes about selling his place for a mere song while Browne comments on notes and songs.
The Yonkers Statesman notes Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is unaffected by the Natural Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates. The piece endorses it as a safe remedy for children and adults. E T Whitehead Co. reports a customer complaint about dirty nails.
A Reidsville resident touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a powerful remedy for ulcers noting a severe leg wound healed quickly. The ad-like blurb claims it also guarantees relief for piles sores and burns and cites E T Whitehead Co's drug store. A quoted exchange from the Houston Post accompanies the item.
P J Daly of 1217 W Congress St Chicago recommends Electric Bitters as a tonic. He notes his feeble mother gained flesh, beat insomnia, and grew stronger from use. The remedy claims fast relief for stomach liver and kidney issues, sold under guarantee at E T Whitehead Co drug store for 50 cents.
A page excerpts sermons and reflections on faith and moral living from various ministers, urging readers to seek faith through Christianity, cultivate love and duty, and focus effort on everyday life. Included are brief endorsements and a cure claim for hay fever using Foley's Honey and Tar.
Be glad of rain though the sky is black and cloudy. The blue sun will shine again just behind the clouds. The poem urges a tender heart to endure pain as growth, with God watching and brighter days to come.
A columnist urges young workers to avoid chasing “big chances” and frequent job hopping. Stay in one place if possible, grow your skills, and let life accumulate momentum like a cannon ball. Move only for strong reasons, otherwise be grateful for steady growth and lasting success.
A poem from the Boston Globe praising women's rights and duties. It extols soft support beside the sick and dying, comforting the weary on life's battlefield, lifting burdens, and remaining steadfast. It asserts a woman's right to love, be protected, and be cherished by a courageous partner. It frames these as essential true rights of womanhood.
A newspaper man notes that readers forgive routine praise but harshly judge any missed mention. Even extensive goodwill toward a business can be erased by a single unintentional lapse, affecting the subject's prospects and reputation.
A collage of satirical quotes on cultivation towns beauty and flirtatious wit followed by a medical advertisement for Kodol Digestive Aid claiming quick relief from indigestion and noting local sale by E T Whitehad Co. The selections show period humor and consumer product promotion in a single readable snippet.
Mr John White of 58 Highland Ave Houston Maine reports a winter cough lasting years vanished after using Dr King’s New Discovery a 50 cent bottle. He confirms the remedy banishes coughs with few doses and trusts its effectiveness. Sold under guarantee at E T Whitehead Co drug store 502 and $1.00 with trial bottle free.
A flawed text discusses appendicitis and claims most victims are habitually constipated. It mentions a laxative syrup said to cure chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels as a natural action. It warns against substitutes and other products, urging caution.
The piece surveys season fashion trends with covert coats, belts, buckles, and French color lists including greens and yellows. It also recounts Mme Patti preferring intimate home concerts, sharing a chef story from Craig-y-Nos and her staff’s devotion to music.
Queen Mrad of Norway pursues a hobby of collecting ivory pieces including tusks reportedly from elephants shot by her father King Edward and the Duke of Connaught. A Russian czar’s bear tusks appear among teeth and tusks from various animals. Relatives or foes reportedly capture some pieces in the tale of a royal menagerie.
A practical bedspread idea uses an extra pair of net curtains. Place plain sides with a matching insertion strip down the bed center. Hang the trimmed sides and ends over the sides and foot. White linen is pretty. color is tasteful if preferred.
A teaspoonful of olive oil is described as an excellent tonic for thin people and sallow complexions. It is claimed to act on the liver and bowels without producing friction or irritation, offering gentle digestive support.
Announcement urges young men to enroll in a telegraph operators school amid a surge in demand due to a new hour law and expanding rail lines. The ad promises four to six months of training, salaries from fifty thousand dollars, and guaranteed positions, noting the Newnan location with two main line railroad wires and twenty years in operation.
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