Prohibition Bill Ratified Proclamation Declares North Carolina Vote
Gov. R B Glenn issues proclamation confirming the May 26 1908 vote on prohibiting intoxicating liquors in North Carolina. Returns show 113 612 against and 69 416 for, majority 44196. Proclamation dated June 19 1908 in Raleigh. Also an editorial note on Luke Wright Tennessee Democrat and party loyalty.
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North Carolina
State Board of Elections
Orice
Raleigh
R.b.glenn
A.H. Arrington
Boy Burned to Death in Accident at Newton
Rufus Clarke a 14 year old son of Dave Clarke Clyde Cotton Mills employee tried to light a stove with kerosene and live coals. The fire exploded the can. He ran to neighbors as women smothered flames with a quilt. Clothes burned off flesh peeled away and he died to end his suffering. He had previously lost part of a foot in an elevator accident.
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Newton
Rufus Clarke
Dave Clarke
Clyde Cotton Mills
Cow survives sixteenth inch hickory stick tale
A cow belonging to W. H. Helms in the north part of the country swallowed a peeled hickory stick sixteen inches long. The stick emerged from the cow's side last week. The cow did not die and is recovering with no apparent ill effects.
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W. H. Helms
Monreo Enquirer
J. W. Shuford New Residence Notice
Removal notice from current location to 17th street for services at night or Sunday. Contact J. W. Shuford Funeral Director and Embalmer at phone 43 for inquiries. For printing, call phone 37.
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17Th Street
J. W. Shuford
Strong Paper and Civic Support urged by Hickory Democrat
A Hickory Democrat column praises a strong paper role by the Chamber of Commerce and calls for public backing through ads and subscriptions to improve the paper and the community. It notes Wisconsin and Indianapolis anti trust case losses and a Standard Oil reference amid broader political commentary.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hickory
Democrat
the Democrat
the Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Standard Oil Co
Soap Bubbles and Gentle Jests From Old Times
A fragment from a Windsor Magazine piece explains soap bubble amusement with layered bubbles and careful technique. It mixes a small science of bubble making with brief jokes from The Albany Herald and Montgomery Adver tiser in a breezy 19th century humor tone.
Signs of the Times and Roosevelt Taft Commentary
A columnist critiques Roosevelt and Taft after a presidential contest. It argues Roosevelt’s wind, Taft’s lack of personal popularity, and the panic as the era’s dominant issues. Tariff reform, lumber and steel interests, and political alignments are weighed amid partisan tensions. The piece notes Bryan’s magnetism and the Democratic stance, ending with a remark that The Democrat costs $1 a year.
The Wife Did It All In a Phone Call Mix Up
A fragment from the New York Press recounts a telephone mix up involving Hewitt and Jewitt over who called whom. The exchange centers on a wife and the question of who initiated the call.
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Hewitt
Jewitt
New York Press
Cost of Transportation Over Public Highways
The article argues transportation cost by animal power on public ways remains high at 25 cents per ton per mile, despite rail and water transport advances. It cites official reports from 1873 and 1893, noting land values and labor rewards fall where road costs are high, and attributes this to rural economy impacts as explained by Hon. W. P. Bronlow.
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Ohio Road Commission
Roy Stone
United States
Division of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
W. P. Bronlow
Electric Bitters Praised As Grand Family Medicine
A New York man touts Electric Bitters as a grand remedy for dyspepsia and liver issues, back pain, and weak kidneys. The product purifies blood, boosts vitality, and is sold with guarantee by local druggists. The piece also comments on tariffs and the Panic of 1907 08 in a satirical aside.
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Jank Conlan
Judson St
New York
C. M. Shoo
Manin &E Menzies
Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
C. M. Shuford& W.S. Martin Drug Co
4th of July Excursion Rates on Carolina & Western Ry
Travel times listed for a 4th of July holiday excursion by Carolina and Northwestern railroads with stops from Chester to Yorkville and back, including southbound and northbound schedules. Special round trip tickets available at one fare plus 25 cents between North and South Carolina stations. Tickets on sale July 3 and 4, with return by July 6. E F Reid, General Passenger Agent.
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Wes
Chester
Yorkville
Gastonia
Lincolnton
Newton
Hickory
Lenoir
Mortimer
North Carolina
South Carolina
North
South Carolin
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsements
A historical snippet cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with patient testimonials from Isoveil Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania. It touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills for over thirty years and mentions conditions like backaches irregularities and nervous prostration.
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Isoveil Young
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Pinkham
Lydia
Pink
Lydia Kams
What the Republicans Think Serous political note
A Lincoln County Times excerpt argues why supporters back Horne. It suggests Judge Pritchard as a potential Governor nominee and contrasts Democratic contenders Craig or Kitchin, implying Pritchard would win next if nominated. The piece reflects partisan debate and subscription context.
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Lincoln County Times
Horne
Judge Pritchard
Craig
Kitchin
Pritchard
Maine
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Luke Wright
Tennessee
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
News and Observer
Union
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Windsor Magazine
Meredith Nunt
Cain
Albany Herald
Eve
Adam
Montgomery
Washington Herald
Ben Davis
John
Moody’s Magazin
Ges Ito
Signs of the Times
Teddy
Big Stick
Jackson
van Buren
G. O.R
Grant
United Democracy
W. J. Bryan
Steel Trusts
Congress
Lumber Trust
Appalachian
White Mountain
Beef Trust
Chicago
Oryans Pass
Washington
Goverment
Speaker Cannon
Carolina & N.western Ry. Co
Caldwell & Northern Railroad Co
E. F. Reid
Lydia E. Pinkham
New Orleans
Scott
Castoria
the Morrison Bros. Co
Fewalers & Opticians
North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College
the State For the Education of the Women of
J. L Foust
Greensboro
N. C
Lawrence & CO
Wholesale Commission Merchants
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Iass
Cataw County
William L. Long
Union Square
Old Hahnstand
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