11 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
1
A man from Mansfield, Pa describes suffering an attack and bladder pain, tried various remedies, then used Swamp-Root Kidney Liver and bladder tonic with noted improvement. The letter to doctors and Kilmer & Company promotes samples and bottles for relief.
Fragmentary text references Cotton Seed Oil Products and Dairy Pro and Earth. Mentions well, land analysis, and yearly checks, but details are incomplete and unclear.
Isabel Joyce reviews Mrs Wilsons routine at the White House noting her informal tea at 5 with intimate friends, periodic small teas with cabinet wives, a special reception for Washington newspaper women, and staff like three female cooks laundresses and a flower room supplying fresh blooms daily, highlighting the house maintenance and Mrs Wilsons interest in flowers.
The Washington Post notes only thirteen of twenty-one western hemisphere republics have statues of national heroes in the Pan American building. Washington, Bolivar, San Martin, and Artigas are among those honored. several countries listed as selecting figures, with some statues yet to be completed.
The governor is urged to provide assistance to expand supplies for Argentina's booming frozen hare industry. The announcer cites a lack of trappers as the main bottleneck. Frozen hares won premiums in Paris Liege and London. Britain alone imports over 50 000 pounds of frozen rabbits annually.
Alfalfa roots reach deep into the soil and draw up potash and other nutrients, enriching the upper soil for later crops. Experiments in Canada show alfalfa sod producing higher yields: wheat 61.5 bushels vs 42 on timothy, barley 30 vs 20, and corn 24 vs 15, confirming alfalfa as a soil enriching crop.
Prof P Holden of the International Harvester Co explains alfalfa as a general farm crop will revolutionize U S agriculture. The crop promises more live stock, better soil, and larger returns from subsequent crops as it improves soil health and yields.
Wisconsin grew 18,000 acres of alfalfa in 1910 averaging 2.8 tons per acre with an average acre value of 31 dollars. Timothy and clover averaged 1.6 tons per acre valued at 14 dollars. Growing costs are about 10 dollars per acre for clover or timothy, yielding roughly 4 dollars profit, while alfalfa would net about 21 dollars per acre.
Wisconsin reports show about 45,000 acres seeded to alfalfa with an average yield of four tons per acre. Alfalfa far exceeds other hay crops in income, totaling roughly 1.6 million dollars.
M. Gaston Frontier submitted to the National Agricultural Society of Paris samples of a vegetable ivory made from the albumen of a palm fruit in French Sudan. The albumen hardens in air and resembles natural ivory in color and texture, similar to a tropical palm from South America.
Alfalfa shows 12.3 percent digestible protein, surpassing wheat bran in feeding value. The California Bulletin No. 132 chart notes alfalfa’s high digestibility and composition, highlighting its bone and muscle building protein.
Alfalfa rich in digestible protein is essential for milk production and young animals. Pigs will starve on corn alone. All animals need frame building food as well as fat producing corn. Alfalfa with corn provides bone and flesh building nutrients for balanced rations.
Repeated experiments and field results show alfalfa greatly boosts profits and soil health. Farmers are urged to start with a small plot, inoculate if needed, prepare a firm seed bed, apply lime, and begin now to secure a strong stand and higher future yields.
A devastating equinoctial storm struck Eastern North Carolina Tuesday night, causing extensive damage across Washington, Tarboro, Edgecombe, Pitt, Wilson, and Beaufort counties. The Norfolk Southern bridge on the Pamlico River was destroyed, Belhaven and Ocracoke faced severe losses, and the Wilmington area saw major interruption of lifelines. News reports estimate million-dollar losses, with towns like New Bern and Washington heavily hit and Ocracoke island feared evacuated yet later reported safe.
Battleboro and nearby Nash County communities show strong interest in a new road parallel to the railroad to bring Whitakers Battleboro and the Halifax County line within easier driving reach. Chamber of Commerce backing supports soon starting subscriptions with local towns ready to contribute.
A legislative committee led by Representative Thomas J. Gold and Senator Marsden Bellamy probes the School for the Feeble Minded in Lenoir County near Kinston. It will study conditions and report to the special session, urging sufficient funding and continued state support as citizens expect the institution to operate on a solid basis. The Kinston Free Press notes the land donation by the city and warns against a breach of implied contract if the legislature fails to sustain the school.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a vegetable liquid remedy for sluggish liver constipation and biliousness. It claims gentle action for children and adults, replaces calomel, and offers a money back guarantee from E T Whitehead Company with a 50 cent price per bottle.
An antiseptic anodyne sold for internal and external use claims to cure rheumatism neuralgia headaches cramps colic sprains bruises cuts burns old sores stings of insects etc. Priced at 25 cents.
The Tea Emergency Remedy for Farmers, stock-raisers and households promises speedy relief for spavins, swingney, flatness sores and galls, shoe boils, strains and lameness in horses, caked udder and sore teats in cattle, and poultry ailments. Made of oils it soaks to the bone, banishes pain and saves suffering. It claims to be safe while oil liniments soak through muscle when alcohol products evaporate. Mexican Mustang Liniment resists ignition and asserts itself as a safe and sure remedy.
J D Andrews, a farmer from Grerxsnoro, Ca, praises Mustang Liniment for treating sprains cuts and bruises in his family and stock. He states it saves money on doctors bills and urges farmers to adopt it to keep both people and horses in good condition.
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