North Carolina Veterans Convene for Pension Aid in Raleigh
Nearly all North Carolina counties sent ex Confederates to a first of its kind convention in Raleigh. Julian S Carr presided as speeches urged higher pensions a soldiers home and a five cent tax hike for a disability fund. A permanent Veterans association was formed with Carr as president and W Stropach as secretary treasurer.
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Raleigh
C. Raxeton
North Carolina
Capitol
Julian Carr
Durham
Carr
Thomas ©. Fuller
Daniel G. Fowle
Fowle
C. B Duncap
Ah. Kitchen
B Watson
Neva
Thomas L Clingman
FE. P. Hail
Pension Era
Veteran Soldiers of
General Assembly of
Julien 8. Carr
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W. Stropach
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Extraordinary Incidents and Oddities Across Towns
A scattered set of curious reports from Eckert Indiana to Savannah reveals unusual events. A rabbit hunt uncovered a pot of gold worth about four thousand dollars. A Connecticut restaurant keeper tamed a sea gull that consumes two quarts of clams per meal. Norwich music students report a Stradivarius unearthed in a pawnbroker shop. In Cairo Mississippi Captain Mark Cole’s eagle attacked a seven year old, injuring him. the bird failed to capture a winter meal. Miss Rena Shuman in Pottsville was found with a needle embedded in her hip after a fall, an operation removing it saved her life. Divorce lawyers plan a jubilee as cultural notes shift westward and Chicago issues a selfconscious “Thank You.”
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Mark Cole
Cairo
Miss
Eagle Drop
Senbie
Rena Shuman
W. H. Shunn
Sutlay
Potteville
Miss Shuman
Free Ballot and Majority Rule Highlight Harrison Address
The Indianapolis dispatch notes General Harrison’s address emphasizes a free and fair ballot as the cornerstone of government, warning that suppression of votes risks corrupting democracy. He asserts Southern prosperity should grow, laments suppression of colored Republican and working-class votes, and discusses gerrymandering and broader threats to free institutions.
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New York Sun
Indianapolis
Harrison
South
Electric Bitters Promised To Cure Many Ailments
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy. It claims to ease liver stomach and kidney issues and even suggests soothing teething pain in children. Sold by Blackwall & Son for 50 cents to 1 dollar per bottle with directions included.
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Blackwall & Son Druggies
California
San Francisco
Cal
Blackwall & Son
The Efficacy of Prayer and Local Notices
A fragment notes a woman questioning prayer's efficacy after seeking help for a cloak with little success. The piece mentions a pig eating anecdote and a patent medicine ad for Syrup of Figs. A public notice asks debtors to pay W. F. Ellis promptly to avoid trouble.
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North Carolina Veterns
Eckert
Ind
Connecticut
Lee Pune Ot
Norwich
Conn
Stradivarius
Antonius
Andreas Awati
Wwe
Savannah News
Rolle Eige
Star of Culture
Moving West
Montgomery
Chicago
MR. Harrison
Atlanta Constitution
Emperor William
Germany
J. M. Manning
Parrish
Arlington House
M. F. Kirkman
Holiday Coods
Peete
Cee
W. H. Proctor
Mt. Airy
A. M. Smith
Manacer
N.C
Seal Plush
H.R. C
Hunnicutt
Hunnicut Medicine CO
P.O
Drawer
Atlanta
P. W. Vaughan
The
Bever
Aildress
BSG
Been
Millie
George
Newmarket
W. F. Ellis
W. PE
Ellis Dee
Murray
Hoa
Boilingbrook Street
Petersburg
A. J
W. M. Rogers
Sanuary Lst
Imy
V. Ballano
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First - National - Bank - of - Durham
J. 5. Carr
C.S. Bryan
J.8. Carr
W. W.fuller
Leo, D. Heartt
Chas
A. Jordan
H.N. Snow
J.T Mallory
J. W. Walker
E. J. Parrish
T. D. Jones
A. H. Stokes
Jas
A. Bryan
C. 8. Bryan
First National Bank
United States
Tuis Bank
First National
Haxall Crenshaw Company
Haxall Mills
Richmond
Virginia
Byrd-Island” Roller Patent
Haxall, Crenshaw & Clara
12Th Street
Richmonda, Wa
Brandi
Henderson, Vn, C
Henderson
N. C
15Th St
Wick Redfrord
Cottrell & Co
East Main Street
Richmond, Va
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