Mitchell County Rail Extension Debate in 1890
In Mitchell County North Carolina supporters urge extending time for the Three C's railroad to reach Johnson City, arguing prosperity hinges on rail facilities. Opponents labeled as taxless holdouts threaten progress, while county commissioners hesitate amid pressure from persistent factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell, N.C
Johnson City
Mitchell County
Mitchell
Three C's
Mountain City
Bristol, East Tennessee & North Carolina Railroad
Carter and
Johnson Counties
Three O's
Watauga Valley
North Carolina
Atlantic
Danville
More Blast Furnaces under the Shadow of Johnson City
reports that a syndicate has plunged the Hannum property and will develop ore banks and build blast furnes near Johnson City with a town at the Big Lane head. Clarke is opening ore banks, reviving historic works. this signals a major resource development in the county.
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Johnson City
Erwin Unakean
Hannum
Stix
Clarke
Puitedelphia
Kangne
Wichita
United States
Mizell
Florida
Kansas
Mississippi
Togalle
Mr. Ingalls
South
Kanaan
8. F. Lenoir
Boone
Lenoir
Chas. A. Patton
Cranberry
Patton
Mercurial dangers and patent remedies fill local ads
An assortment of 19th century patent medicines warns against mercury containing nostrums for catarrh and throat issues. Prominent products include Walls Catarrh Care from F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio, Shilohs Catarrh Remedy with a nasal injector, Dr A ker English Remedy for lung trouble, Shilohs Cure boasting over a million bottles sold, Shilohs Porous Plaster for pain, Builots Vitelizer with guaranteed bottle, and Dr Acker English pills praised for sick headache and liver trouble. Kirkpatrick and Wofford druggists are repeatedly listed as retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Fl, Cheney & Co
Child Killed by Soothing Syrup Poison in An Obscure Ad
Fragmented notice cites child deaths from opiate laudanum in soothing syrup. Promotes Dr Acker's Baby Soother as safe, opium free, sold by Kirkpatrick & Ruby. Letter from J W Ruby of Union City Indiana touts Clarke's Extract of Plax and Cough Care as cures, with various prices and sales by McFarland & Co.
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Dr. Acker
Kirkpatrick & Wollord
Ruby
J. W. Ruby
Union
City
Indiana
Enye
Clarke
McFarland & Co
J. A. Wioxen
Slatington
Swift Sprctfic CO
Atlanta, Ga
Ainsworth Rand Stafford Librarian Biography
A profile of Ainsworth Rand Stafford born September 12 1825 in Gilman ton New Hampshire. The piece traces his childhood schooling in Cincinnati and rise to librarian in chief expanding the Library of Congress from 90 000 to its present size while noting his reforms to copyright recording and administration.
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Ainsworth Rand Stofford
Ainsworth Rand Stafford
Librarian of
Congress
Gilmanton
New Hampshire
Ainsworth
Cincinnati
Daily Commercial
Brafford
District Courts
Excl. State
Librarian of Congress
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Watauga Bank
B. A. Johnson
Charleston Nova
Qourier
Anguata
Newberry
Port Royal
Agusta
Appletons
Seaboard
Johnson Wrenes
Charleston
Tia
South Carolina Railway
Ports Royal
Cheluati
G. Edwards
G. 2
T. A
Queen & Creavent
B. W. Wrenn
B. T
Erwin
Elk Park
Lovlavidle Courier-Journal
House
Schuyler Colfax
James G. Blaine
Warren Keifer
Thomas B. Reed
Blaine
Michael Kerr
Samuel J. Randall
John G. Carlisle
Kerr
John G Carlisle
Supreme Bench
Carlisle
Reed
Treasury
Massachusetts
Hart
Broadway
Hart, Armbrust & CO
Tox, Presi
THE+CITIZENS*BANK
Tennessee
Johnson City Furniture CO
Shiloh
Kirkpatrick & Wofford
Kirkpatrick & Wolford
Acker
Kirkpatric Wollord
OUR Picture Gallery
Kuirwood
Taylor
Knoxville , Journal
Chattanooga
Benton McMillin
Heaven
John C. Eno
Quebec
Bonett
St. Lawrence
James 4. Blaine, Jr
James G. Blaine, Jr
Jere Baxter
Heyne
Jane
Anfe
South Pittsburg
Sheffield
Ian
Ilinois
Chicago Times
Ind
Illinois
Harrison
Cook County
White House
Fifer
Railroad and Warehouse Board
Blair
Senate
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia Inquirer
Louisiana
The
Inquirer
G. A
Kate Field
William Thornton
Bluefield
Maine
Santa Rosa
Cal
J. William Jones
B. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond Dispatch
Lesmer Vo
Stes
Guoe
Alabama Nursery Company
Buntorill
Ala
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