Annual session of North Carolina Press Association in Charlotte
The North Carolina Press Association met in Charlotte for a two day session. Third Assistant Postmaster General Lawshe spoke on valuable topics for editors. Citizens of Charlotte welcomed the visitors with several entertainments. The piece discusses primary costs for poor men, prohibition debates, and urging citizens to vote after paying poll tax.
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North Carolina Press Association
Charlotte
Sale of 160 lots next Friday at 20 o clock
Frugal local notice urges attendance at a Friday real estate auction offering 160 building lots with terms shown in the issue. Albert Puryear, 15, was bound over to court for bicycle larceny after failing to post bond and remains jailed. Minster Rev Powers aids Pastor Arnette in two week North Durham Baptist meetings. Howe's Great London Shows drew large crowds in Durham with noted acrobatics and horseback riding as standout features.
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Albert Puryear
O. L. Powers
Concord
J. M. Arnette
North Durham Baptist Church
Howe
London
Durham
Three Pardons Granted by Governor Glenn
Governor Glenn issues three pardons and three refusals. Joseph Jordan, 17 at crime, burned a Richmond county church in 1903 and is pardoned on good behavior. Andrew Lane, Wayne county 1898 manslaughter case, pardoned on good behavior. Bessie Freeland, Durham county 1906 larceny, granted a conditional pardon on request of citizens.
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Glenn
Joseph Jordan
Superior Court
Richmond County
Scotland County
Andrew Lane
Wayne County
Bessie Freeland
Durham County
Raleigh Dispatch
North Carolina Attorney General Candidate Seeks Democratic Support
B B Winnporne of Murfreesboro NC appeals to Democratic voters for the party nomination. He notes decades of party work since 1875, service on county district and state committees, and legislative terms in 1895 1905 and 1907. Final line invites readers to look at the big auction sale of lots in the issue.
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North Carolina
Winnporne
Murfreesboro
N. C
Uncle Jerry Receives $10,000 Legacy in Ohio Barn Scene
A California lawyer travels to rural Ohio to deliver a $10,000 legacy to Uncle Jerry Hopefield. The exchange occurs as Jerry, busy fixing a rain barrel, weighs the risk of rain and jokes about needing the money to be rushed before he finishes his chores. The scene mixes humor with a country valuer’s care for routine work.
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California
Jerry Hopefield
Ohio
Jerry
Uncle Jerry
Mariar
Blodgett
Washington Star
Want Him One Better Rumors From Late Congressman Simpon
A historical snippet recalls Jerry Simpon rebuking bragging about wealth. A rich senator laments firing a second coachman for lingering near a housemaid, and Simpon jokes about dismissing a third groom who roamed in the servants’ billiard room.
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Jerry Simpon
Preetier
Mr. Simpson
The Cheerer Alone
A woman described as the official cheerer returns to her room and, after a period of intense sobbing and reddened eyes, rises, smiles wanly, and reassumes her cheerful role for two months, as reported by New Youse Press.
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Youse Press
Words of Praise for the Favorite Prescription
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is praised for its ingredients and honesty on bottle-wrappers. It claims to help invalid women with headaches backache and pelvic issues, with no alcohol and no habit-forming drugs, and offers free correspondence with Dr. Pierce. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and regulator of the bowels.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. Vierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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