Alfalfa Growing Gains Ground in Guilford County
North Carolina farmers expand alfalfa planting with W E Benbow of Oak Ridge reporting three acres yielding about twenty four loads of hay annually and net fifty dollars per acre. The Guilford area benefits from good land, long growing seasons, and rising farm values amid region’s tobacco and wheat crops and growing road network.
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Greensboro
High Point
Southern Work on Salis bury to Hickory Line
The Southern railway is repairing the Salis bury to Hickory track after a period of poor condition. Heavy rainfall delayed extensive work but a large maintenance crew has been restoring the line, rebuilding the track with eighty pound rails, new ties, and ballast, with plans for similar upgrades across the system.
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Salisbury
Hickory
Aldrich and the Tariff Dream Part in a Saintly Scene
A dreamlike tale critiques tariff politics with Aldrich seeking entry to heaven through a gatekeeper Saint Peter. The dialogue satirizes special interests and protectionism, ending with Aldrich’s oath and a wakeful punchline. Report notes credit J Lampton in the New York World.
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Catawba Crops Report From Raleigh Observer Summary
The Raleigh News and Observer summarizes Catawba county crop conditions. Wheat and oats near last year’s levels. corn on low lands is a top failure while upland corn stalks are fair but underperforming. Cotton is late and averaging 20 to 30 percent below last year. clover is up, pea vine hay looks promising, and sweet potatoes show good yield potential if weather holds. No tobacco grown in the county.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Catawba County
Catawba
Mint julep tradition at New College Oxford
The mint julep, once thought restricted to the United States, became a college custom at New College Oxford after a Southern student introduced it at a party. A century later, a bequest funds annual mint juleps at a dinner for dons and students, pledged in the donor’s honor.
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New College
Oxford
Needs of a county to grow prosperous
A Caldwell county prosperity column urges residents of Caldwell and Catawba to improve schools roads farms and industry. It stresses home patronage, forest protection, spraying for pests, and pride in work while condemning grumbling citizens and urging personal duty to uplift communities.
Cures for Consumption Fraud Exposed by Health Group
The anti tuberculosis movement warns that hundreds of quack doctors professors and institutes sell fake cures for consumption. Thousands are cheated of money and life yearly. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis calls all these cures frauds. Fresh air rest and wholesome food remain the only true cure.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
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