Trains Leave Charlotte April 12 on Seaboard Line
Seaboard Air Line announces multiple through and local trains from Charlotte effective April 12. Through service to Wilmington Portsmouth Norfolk and New York with sleeping and dining cars. Connections at Hamlet Monroe and Lincolnton for Savannah Atlanta Raleigh and western points.
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Progressive Railway
Sev
Charlotte
Wilmington
Hain Yrith
Portamouth
York
Haleigh
Poirt Orth
Hale Cashhes
Washington
New York
Maxton
Raleigh
Hamlet
Savannah
Jacksonville
Manton
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Monroe
Atjnta Anc
Fas Wain
Richmond
Pall Mn
New
T. PA
Gatlotte
J.T. West
Dr P. Raleigin
P&i
Gas
Hickory
Newton
Gassonia
Yorkville
Catawba County’s biggest problem is education
A rural education editorial argues that public schools shape future citizens and farmers in Catawba County. It calls for expanding agricultural yields and teaching science and businesslike farming to prepare boys and girls for prosperous, contributing lives in the open country.
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Catawba County
Wand
Catawba
Jose
Rural education should be ruralized in county schools
Fredr Yoder argues for practical education focused on farm life, urging rural schools to teach agriculture and homemaking to the ninety percent of county youth who will remain on farms. He notes current curriculums neglect field life and calls for immediate reform in Catawba county.
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Tught
Farmer
Cataw Tba
Catawba
Fredr. Yoder
Noah J. Rowe 86 Civil War Veteran Dies at Conover
Noah J. Rowe elder in Reformed church and Civil War veteran died at home near Conover after long illness. He was 86, survived by two siblings and several children, grandchildren. Funeral held at St. Johns with Rev. Dr. J. L. Murphy and others attending.
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Noah Rowe
Daniel Rowe
M. J. Rowe
Newton
Conover
Peter Rauch Rowe
Rowes
North Carolina
Dallas Rowe
Marcus
Lafayette
Pinkney
Sidney
M. Julius
Malindra
Louvinia
Camilla Smith
Frederick Smith
Lee
George
Idaho
J. Quince
Edgar
Susan
Desdemona
St. John’s
J. L. Murphy
Hickory
J. C. Peeler
J. D. Andrews
Walter W. Rowe
Catawba County
Two Elegant Gold Headed Jewelry Craze in New York
Fashionable society men chase chic gold headed jewelry items marketed as stylish and attractive. An accompanying offer promotes Spearmint Chewing Gum with a 10 cent price for a big box and free shipping if sent with a 0 cent cover.
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New York
The Old Farm by J H Shuford in Catawba County
The writer recalls his father's five hundred acre farm on Jacob's Fork river. Ten enslaved workers, corn wheat oats rye potatoes and other crops. Rich bottom lands yielded bountiful crops with little labor. The farm had orchards, game, and wild fruits for hunting during breaks in labor.
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Catawba County
Jacob's Fork
J.H. Shuford
Asheville-Charlotte Highway Ready Soon Says County Board
Buncombe County commissioners authorize extra labor to finish the county link of the Asheville Charlotte highway. The project will cost eight to ten thousand dollars, borrowed, with a contract to be awarded immediately. Freight rate leaders meet to reorganize the association to secure rate relief and better representation for North Carolina businesses.
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Asheville
Charlotte
Buncombe
Fred N. Tate
North Carolina
Just Freight Rate Association
North Carolina Briefs Highlight Train Crash and Local Events
North Carolina brief items report a Greensboro man P M Hunt killed when an automobile carrying five men was struck by a passenger train at a crossing. Other notes cover a prize dispute at the Western North Carolina Fair, Forsyth County drought impacts, the Doughton renomination in Salisbury, a $25,000 UNC gift offer, and a Waynesville district primary plan. The State Normal and Industrial College ad highlights enrollment, dormitory funding, and scholarships with application guidance.
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P.M. Hunt
Greensboro
Hunt
North Carolina
Salisbury
R. L. Doughton
Isaac Edward Emerson
Baltimore
University of North Carolina
Waynesville
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Ad Warns to Be Prepared
Vintage advertisement urging safety readiness with jumbled dialect emphasizes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy. Mentions selling sizes 250 and 500 units and promotes preparedness for cuts burns and other injuries.
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Dr. Thomas
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Carolina & North-Western Ry
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Ohio
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Southern Express Company
North Carolina Briefs
State Normal and Industrial College
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Cs College
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Rhyne Hardware CO
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Hickory, N.C
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Township Road Commissione
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Saudi
Southern Public Utes Co
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Jackson
Witherspoon
CW Bagby
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AC Link
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Ligt
Fire Department
Geo. Starnes
Salary
Boston Wooven Hose & Rubber Co
Southern Public Uses Company
Lghts
Crate Lighting Publics Works
Public Utilities Co
Hickory Free Library
Geo. Fry
Km Avenue
Sass Abec
Southern Express Cort
Hickory Graded Schools
Burit
Sohn Mitchell
George J. Ramsey
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