Prohibition Vote Shapes North Carolina 4th of July
The piece notes a strong prohibition majority in North Carolina, with panic among whiskey advocates seeking to mythologize the tally. It contends the measure has a fair trial ahead to prove prohibition can work, fearing defeat if the margin is narrow, while praising the open saloon’s decline if victorious. It mentions holiday excursion rates and train schedules for July 3 and 4 with return by July 6.
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North Carolina
Letter From Catawba Correspondence to The Democrat
Helen Long from Newton visits Gladys Lowrance while Nat Reid of Asheville spends Monday in town. Mrs. C A Reid visits Statesville and Mrs. Watts spends days with Mrs. W L Sherrill. Stella Pitts dies at 28 after illness. Dr W Pitts brings her from Granada Colorado. funeral conducted by Dr Clapp with J M Price assisting. many locals attend. Nemo notes Georgia split into pre eaters and crow eaters.
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Helen Long
Newton
Gladys Lowrance
Nat Reid
Asheville
Mr. Russell
Maude Boggs
Claremont
Ralph Boggs
C. A. Reid
Statesville
Watts
W. L. Sherrill
Harvey Carpenter
Catfish
Emily Hudson
Spencer
Emma Pitts
Garland Trollinger
Thomasville
Mt. View Farm
J. H. Trollinger
Nem Kistler
Emla Sherrill
E. H. Miller
Salisbury
J. H. Sherrill
Stella Pitts
W. Pitts
Clapp
J. M. Price
Chenault
Cleveland
Elsie Sherrill
Scatesville
T. F. Hudson
Why Mr Cobb Didn't Enter in Wake County Primaries
A 1908 letter from T G Cobb explains he cannot pay the 20 dollar primary assessment for Wake County offices and alleges the fee creates disenfranchisement, arguing it favors other counties and may freeze out his candidacy for Labor and Printing. He appeals to Hon J N Holding and asserts support from Wake friends and democracy.
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Morganton
N. C
J. N. Holding
Wake County
Democratic Executive Committee
Raleigh
Guildford
Anyandidate
T. G. Cobb
Ashley Horne For Governor
A Raleigh letter dated June 4 1908 voices strong support for Ashley Horne as Governor of North Carolina. J M Monte commends Horne’s wartime resilience and postwar public service, urging Fourth District voters to unite at the Charlotte convention and back Horne for chief magistrate.
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Homne
Commonwealth
Rome
Vance Seales
Jarvis
Glenn
Citizen Horne
J. M. Monte
Raleigh, N. C
Young Lady Dies After Fire Near Lenoir
Miss Jennie Deal, daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Deal, died the night of a cooking accident one and a half miles south of Lenoir after her clothing ignited from a stove while preparing coffee. She died about five hours later. funeral held Thursday at Belleview cemetery.
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Jennie Deal
Lenoir
Belleview Cemetery
Miss Deal
W. W. Deal
Dr Kings New Life Pills End Indigestion Cure
A North Carolina reader touts Dr King s New Life pills after 19 years of chronic indigestion and $200 spent with better relief than other remedies. The pills are sold under guarantee at local druggists Shuford Martin and Menzies. Also notices include a library sale for the late Major Weston at Mrs Beard s home on Saturday June 27 and a Ninth District Congressional Convention at Sellwyn hotel Charlotte on Tuesday night June 23 chaired by R H Plonk.
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Maj. Weston
Jas. B. Beard
The
Nineth Dist
Sellwyn
Charlotte
R. H. Plonk
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass
A public notice touts Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham’s confidential guidance for women with private illnesses. It urges readers to write for her correspondence, claiming decades of experience aiding sick women and promising discreet handling of letters.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad Letter
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as curing her long standing organic derangement headaches and nervous condition after following the guidance and using the remedy for female ills over thirty years. The advertisement touts the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation uterine issues irregularities pains backache and indigestion among other symptoms.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Horne Confident About Governor Nomination
In an interview with the Wilson Times Mr Charles W Horne of Clayton son of Hon Ashley Horne said his father is encouraged and his friends are confident of nomination His delegation will stay in Charlotte until January if needed and will remain until after the convention doors close He added I am certain of my father's victory.
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Charles W. Horne
Clayton
Ashley Horne
Wilson Times
Charlotte
Auction of Major Weston's personal effects June 27 1908
Notice of a public auction at the late residence of Major James A. Weston deceased. The sale covers his personal effects including a large library of history literature theology science and miscellaneous items. Dated June 4 2008. J A Archer. Subscribe for the Democrat. Also a testimonial for Electric Bitters from Frank Conlan of New York.
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James A. Weston
J. A. Archer Saerini
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