Street Beggars and Fashionable Woman in a Japanese Wardrobe
A chaotic column describes street beggars in a city near Selent who beg for food and gather coins, and a fashion feature on a Kos newspaper's depiction of a Japanese fashionista with lavish clothing and jewelry. It also recounts a nurse’s record and a humorous anecdote about a loan and a dollar, followed by the sudden death of Luke G. Nichols on Dowd Street aged 36 with a widow, two children, and a brother surviving.
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Kos
Tao
Local items span politics, business and health in Durham
Durham Traction Company installs a bright electric sign on Main Street while Hon J Allen Holt plans a district talk next week. Piedmont Supply Co sells to W R Grissom for 2500 dollars and Grissom takes control. A sick child of Wayman and Sing on East Main is reported improving but pneumonia remains a concern. J P Scales Cigar Company assigns assets with 5000 capital and 3500 liabilities. inventory will reveal further. Mr J T Crutchfield, ill at his son’s Walker Street home, is much improved but still weak. Governor Glenn may commute Major Guthrie’s sentence to life imprisonment if Solicitor Brooks recommends it. debate over Brooks resignation grows as allies split on the campaign fate.
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Piedmont Supply Co
W. R. Grissom
J. T. Crutchfield
W. J. Crutchfield
Walker Street
Crutchfield
Brooks
Major Guthrie
Glenn
Guthrie
Lowenstein
Democrats Pick Charlotte for State Convention in June
The State Democratic Executive Committee met in Raleigh and 79 members attended. They chose June 14 and Charlotte as the convention site, narrowly defeating Greensboro 49 to 29. A resolution endorsing Bryan for president and Aycock for vice president passed after debate.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Raleigh
Charlotte
Greensboro
Bryan
Aycock
Funeral Held From Home This Thursday Afternoon
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the home at eight o'clock, honoring the deceased and noting family members present including a sister. The service reflected local customs and paid final respects to the loved one.
Republican Precinct Meetings Ahead of County Convention
Reports describe multiple Republican precinct meetings across Durham and surrounding areas with some sessions ending in adjournment and others continuing next week. The article notes Cannon and Taft supporters and outlines dates for East Durham Hunt's store West Durham Bray town Parrish warehouse Five Points and Court House meetings as candidates will be chosen and instructed. A separate item recounts a fire at First Baptist church in Raleigh causing over 1000 in damage to furnace stairways and galleries with smoke harming auditorium decor after prior remodeling costs.
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East Durham
Hunt’s
West Durham
Southside
Northside
Braytown
Parrish Warehouse
Five Points
Court House
Cannon
Taft
Raleigh
N. C
First Baptist Church
Eharea
Departing Housekeeper Tells Reasons At New York Estate
A former New York millionaire’s housekeeper explains she left after growing weary of overbearing duties. She says the mistress invited her to lunch daily in the grand dining room, which she viewed as beyond her housekeeping role and left her feeling stretched and unneeded.
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New York
Sre
New York Sun
Astigmatism From Reading In Bed
Public health note warns that reclining reading while ill can induce or worsen astigmatism. The article explains hereditary and acquired forms, linking frequent reading in bed to eye muscle strain and corneal irregularity that harms distant vision and near work.
Itch Cured in 30 Minutes by Woolford's Lotion
A Sanitary Lotion named Woolford's claims to cure itching in half an hour and is sold by Hackney Buos Druggist. The terse advertisement emphasizes reliability with no further details on ingredients or proof.
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Woolford
Hackney
Buos
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Pollard Bros
Fiaraweare
Winchester
J ‘Wilkes
Eeeutay
Euiatoy
Das
Tulneter
Llar
Luteo Nichols
Luke G. Nichols
Dowd Street
Durham Traction Company
Main Street
J. Allen Holt
J. P. Scales Cigar Company
Durham Daily Sun
C.E. King & Sons
West Main Street
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
M. T. Langley
M’sg
Johnson Studio
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Durham
Che
Sob
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