07 Sep 1911
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
1
An Atlanta physician notes an experiment in which sixteen medical students avoided water at meals while eight drank four glasses per meal. The water-drinkers gained weight and reported fewer discomforts, while the non drinkers mostly lost weight and had headaches and constipation. The piece urges moderation and drying to avoid extremes.
Large crowds gathered at the county capital for court week with horsenappers seen in the yard. A mule offered for one cent cash was bought by a dealer who resold it for twenty five cents, a 2400 percent return. Other deals from 25 to 50 cents showed demand for stock remains strong.
Dr Roy Harris secretary of the State Board of Health says pellagra is not contagious but a poison from eating diseased corn. He notes it is not new in the south and cites over 50000 southern cases. He urges legislation banning western corn to end pellagra in Georgia in five years.
A Statesville Landmark opinion argues newspapers must publish crime news to serve public interest and avoid shielding wrongdoing. It condemns suppressing reports to protect relatives or prominent families, noting more crime occurs where news is hidden. Public accountability and timely reporting are urged.
The South favors sand-clay roads over macadam as a cheaper, durable highway surface. Jacksonville Chamber reports New York and Atlanta scouts deem sand-clay routes the best yet, costing about one tenth of macadam. Georgia State Geologist S W McCallie notes sand-clay roads form a firm, trafficable surface when compacted, attracting Southern interest for county highways.
The piece argues the Tariff Board’s data will take years to revise tariffs, calling the board’s aims misdirected as it seeks to compare production costs across nations. It warns continued delays would erode public patience and mentions Republican leadership and potential internal party shifts amid the Aldrich bloc in Congress.
Fred Rush convinces Harry Polack to bet $10 on a Jaurez horse after claiming a tip from Rothschild bankers. The horse loses, but the men dine boasting of brains as Frank Bohn warns of the scam. The St Louis Dispatch reports the scheme and the diners' reactions.
Quote from Clarence Poe on Southern leadership and identity with praise for the South's climate resources and morality. Includes a consumer remark about Dean's Regulats and its bowel effects from George B. Krause of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Memphis resident Mrs. D. Looney reports eight years of misery alleviated by Cardui. She credits the remedy with restoring strength and enabling her to keep meals, reducing headaches backaches dizziness and other female trouble symptoms.
An editorial condemns overpaid county officers and fee based salaries. It urges citizens to protest high taxes, curb graft, and demand permanent municipal improvements. The piece calls for internal reform, fighting corruption and reckless public spending to boost local capital.
The Record notes repeated citizen questions about enforcing the state chicken at large law. It stresses that, like cows and hogs, chickens running at large can trigger warrants and testimony, with witnesses easily obtained. A recent conviction resulted in a fine for the chicken owner.
An editorial in the Red Springs Citizen contrasts pocket contents of boys. It laments those with cigarette wrappers and grooming implements as unlikely to become promising husbands, while praising boys who help the country bloom with barbed wire staples and assorted nails and screws, urging girls to watch over them.
An advertisement promotes HYOMEI by E. T. Whitehead Company as a preventive and remedy for catarrh asthma and deafness. It touts Australian eucalyptus thymos and antiseptics as germ killers that soothe membranes and prevent mucus with a few daily breaths. Complete inhaler outfit priced at $1.00 with extra bottles 50 cents.
Trinity College in Durham announces Judge J Crawford Biggs resigns from the North Carolina Superior Court to join the faculty as a law professor alongside Dean Samuel Mordecai and R P Reade. The move strengthens the school’s case system, admissions standards, and book publishing as part of its seven year old establishment. The notice also blends ads and misc. snippets about remedies and humor from period publications.
Mrs E Fournier of 516 Kirby Street Lake Charles testifies to relief from backache headaches leg pain fainting spells and fatigue after taking Cardui claiming the medicine cured her womanly ills. The ad urges others to try Cardui and benefit from its herbal ingredients.
An old advertisement outlines Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for bladder and kidney trouble. It claims private practice testing and offers free sample bottles and a book by mail. Readers are urged to write to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York for more information and sample bottles.
Under court order in Hall County Superior Court a sale by public auction of tracts of land in Bath and Halifax counties is set by Commissioner 0 Everett. The properties include the Short Swamp place and the B C Dunn home place tied to the Rosa P Dunn life estate, with prior wills and references to Enfield Road. Terms require one third cash, one third in six months, and one third in twelve months with court confirmation. Sale date August 29, 191? at public auction location specified in the notice.
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