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Newspaper

Charlotte News

Location

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1911

Page

8

Contestants Close Gap in Newspaper Subscription Race

The News reports a live contest with many Charlotte area participants led by Ruth Solomon and Francis Austin as they push to top the vote total through new subscriptions. Standings list dozens of hopefuls from Ruth Solomon at 16,064 votes to others around 1,000 and more, with rules about ballot casting and eligibility.

Ruth Solomaen Charlotte Ruth Solomon Francis Austin Callio May Mangum Wmioise Lord Eloise Dooley Sarah Murray Ralph Richards Wilson Brown Eve Helen Anderson Olive Garner Armide Blake Mabel Irene Long Martha Christenbury Frank Alexander Brevard Williams Delores Bellinger Ruby Duckworth Joba Sogg Mildred Finlayson Virginia Loving Lucile Frazier Janet Mellon Sarah Shelton Chas. Neerans Liervdell Lillycrop Son Rollie Owe Warl Stephens O Narold King Eee Ma Shiummin Lee Moseley Tee Adoro Neste Fred Phillips James Wooddside Isabelle Elliott Oaiey Boss Holsclaw Eugenia Russell Margaret Creswell Maude Efartnk Harold Little Lola Fariss Everett Nesbit May Cross Eloise McCausland Margaret Cowles Hazelen Klouse Algernon Reese Dorothy Kiowo Howard Hannon Charles Parks Guthrie Tugsel Shuman Edith Overcash Ruby Kennedy Naomi Shuman Elliott Brown Madeline Phelan Katherine Adams Zada Gardner Bernetta Heath Todd Misenheimer Norman Schiff Robert Cochrane Thomas Talliaferro Heath, Jr Heath Crowell George Ivey Lillian Wallace Mary Halls Louise Lineberger Mary Leppard Ee Pear Harper Bonnie Austin Fred McCall Howard da T.ywcomb Berryhill Bobo Tanner Turner Hall Bessie Flowe Mebane Long James Carson Frank Patterson Fannie Owen Glen Johnson Ruth Christopher Ernest Marsh Robert Duckey Wilton Cross Elizabeth Bomar Maggie Gray Mary Butt Willie Todd Flora Porter Bonnie Orr Mable Livingston Scott

Names Appearing in Local Ledger at Mooresville

A garbled listing shows numerous individuals from Mooresville and nearby towns such as King’s Mountain Gastonia and Concord with monetary figures and notes. The fragment includes names like Ralph A Kennedy Rosa Todd Geo Holloway and Johnnie Lee Thompson among others with amounts around 1000 dollars and references to places in North Carolina.

Euguene Hawthorne, ‘Jr Mooresville N. C Edward H. Kelley, Jr Louis Rogers Ernest Lee Milter Lily Parker Norman Eleka Cornelius Thelda Armstrong Gastonia Mary McLean Johnnie Lee Thompson Mary Bradley Moore Concord N. N Catherine Goodson N. Cues Fred Patterson N. Ce Ie Cies Ss Henry Wilson N, C

Governor Shafroth Vetoes Tuberculosis Registration Bill

Denver June 6 AP Gov Shafroth vetoed the tuberculosis registration bill. The measure required registering all tuberculosis patients with the state health board and empowered health authorities to supervise buildings once occupied by the diseased, including disinfection and repairs. Of 360 measures from the legislature 104 were vetoed.

Associated Press Denver Col Jno. F. Shafroth State Board of Health

Professor L. G. Chequelin Missing in Mexico Crisis

New Orleans reports widespread worry for Prof. L. G. Chequelin who directed the Louisiana sugar experiment station after leaving a farm near Culiacan surrendered to rebels. No word has come since his arrival in Mexico a month ago, raising fears for his safety.

Associated Press New Orleans L. G. Chequelin Culiacan Mexico Redo Sinaloa Chequelin Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station

Suits Filed in U S Court Over Lands in Southern Mississippi

Biloxi Mississippi reports civil actions totaling 66903.30 filed in the federal court here by United States Attorney R C Lee under attorney general authority. Defendants listed include Union Naval Stores Company Green County Lumber Company Summerall Lumber Company Imperial Naval Stores and L N Dantzler Lumber Company.

Associated Press Biloxi Miss United States Mississippi R. C. Lee Union Naval Stores Company Green County Lumber Company Summerall Lumber Company Imperial Naval Stores L. N. Dantzler Lumber Company

Babies Cured by New Skin Discovery

Demonstration shows Bloodine Ointment stops itching instantly and soothes delicate infant skin with rashes, chaffing, and crusted humors. Claims include quick healing for eczema and other skin troubles in infants and adults. Available for 50 cents at Bowen's Drug Store or from The Bloodine Corporation Boston Mass.

Bowen’s Drug Store Bloodine Corporation Boston Mass

Blind Betting on Bachelor Ends in Humorous Swap

In Atlanta on June 4 a playful tale unfolds as a banker with four sons bets he can outspend a bachelor. The bachelor’s bill pile tops after a jeweler’s charge for necklaces bracelets and rings. The married man loses by about 300 but pays up, and the bachelor invites him to a wedding.

Atlanta Athletic Club

Ginger snaps unite gingery groom and snappish bride

A playful quip frames a wedding with a ginger groom and a sharp tongued bride as a humorous household pairing. The line hints at a comic equivalence between their traits and the baked treat.

Improbable Comfort in Silent Ham Mock Ethics

A observant note questions modern ease with truth and appearance. It contrasts the urge to hide discomfort in domestic fabrics with a critique of how traditional women once saved quilt scraps and cared for children, suggesting a shift in social norms.

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