Very Peculiar Family Keeps Coffin as Storage and Personal Exhibit
Mr J J Coleman of Gordonton, Person County, recounts a strange clan known for making their own sassafras coffin plank. An elderly heir built a coffin from a sassafras sprout that grew for forty years, stored winter apples inside, and used the coffin as a display piece until burial. His daughter Miss Beckie crafted a coffin with remaining sassafras and walnut, painted in green, lined with calico, and kept a bonnet and veil for display. The sisters live separately and maintain their own eerie paraphernalia titled the “little butterfly shell.”
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J. J. Coleman
Goordonton
Person County
Richard
Mr. Coleman
Xhoro
Beckie
Miss Beckie
Coleman
Sanitary Lotion Sale Noted at Durhum Drugstore
Fragmentary OCR shows a druggist advertisement for sanitary lotion sold by N. M. Kuhtivon & Co with Durhum, N. as the location. The readable bits indicate a product sale on Baimaivie road area.
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Trehjoh
Baimaivierd
N. M.kuhtivon&co
Durhum, N
Golden Specific Cure for Drunkenness Advertised
An old advertisement claims a guaranteed permanent cure for drunkenness through the Golden Specific. It asserts the treatment can be taken discreetly without knowledge of others and promises no harsh coercion. Readers are urged to send for a circular and particulars to a Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Blackwall,& Son
Circular
IL Particulus
Gouden Spacific Co
125 Street
Ciainunti
Train Schedules Intersect Oxford and Henderson Routes
A fragmented railway notice outlines departures from Oxford and Goldsboro with connections to Dorham, Greensboro, and Mayo. It mentions No 50, No 19 and through routes to West Point, Kare, and Raleigh, with varying departure times and daily passenger service.
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Oxford da Berdeisoni
Peturnin
Acr
Oxford
Goldeberg
Henderson
Raleigh
Dorham
Counce
Connvets
Sehing
University Stat Andays
West Point St
Kare
Anit
Gubinbura
Migiou
Selon Ion
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Ross Diamond
Tutt
Park Place
W. L. Doglas
Ne Gall
ARMER
Douglas
Brockton
Hee Farthing
DUKE
Main St
Durham
Dea Farin Hipee
York
Isa
Midlesborough
Kentucky
I. C.e.hires
Philadelphia
Louis Rich & 10
Main
Richmon VA
Mnion
Roary
Nail
Parker
Eutaw House
Baltimore
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W. Mangum
Ca. Mangum
N. Gd
Mathers
Winslow
Dro Mhsnes
Unateien S
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Verbemos
Coles
Cptler
Wners Country Surveyors
P.rous Haying
F. A. Siien
Omby
Sweyn
Sou Philadelphis
Persi
Sweyne
Be Poste
Mtapa
Silla
Iverd
Pearest Lepot
Chas
Goopwis
Tanke
Mnellene
GAD Brothers
North Charles St
Charles Se
C. H. Jordan
R. N. Meirdlish
C. H Jordan & CO
Insurance
Buena Vista
Vargina
Buena Improvement Co
Gallepo Mil
Rishmonda VA
Upactu Ldr
Rwands Akre
Galligo Pasent
Eere
Chile
Ountine
Soverbo Cy
Atlante
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Astral
Baltimore United Oil Co
Richmond, VA
Richmond
Danviller R. FO
Ound
Ar. Greenaboro
Wees
Belwee
Richm
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Burkeville
Vive Forks
Clarksville
Doridan
Bullock's
All's
Mford
Ieee
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Raleigh, Durham
Siba
Morehead
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Salisbury
Statesville
Asher
Charlotte
Greenville
Columba
Auguste Mutrerndound
Spartanbarg
Balibury
Hog Springs
Dinanin
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Winston Salem
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Keysy
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Dare
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