Teachers to Lead Catawba County Schools Says Union
The county Teachers Association urges teachers to take the lead in improving education. They call for longer terms, higher salaries, a larger school fund, and a compulsory school law, with the next meeting set for April 4 in Newton. The piece argues teachers know local conditions best and should press officials for needed changes to fight ignorance and illiteracy.
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Catawba
Board of Education
Catawba County
Teachers Association
Newton
One Eye Bandaged: Odd Pool Tale At Milwaukee Hotel
A Milwaukee man recalls being outfought in billiards after a bet with a bandaged eye. A friend later revealed the bandaged eye belonged to a woman, and the loser notes the deception amid quotes from various period pieces and cultural anecdotes.
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New York
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Jan Maclaren
Ceat
Lyceumbe
Paid Her In Full With A Barn Floor Gravi te Swap
Airtight anecdote about Hetty Green and a Vermont farmer during thrashing. He breaks a winnowing fan and asks to borrow it, she replies she never lends tools off her land. Weeks later she borrows his saddle, inviting her to ride it from the loft as long as needed.
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Hetty Green
Vermont
Hetty
French Inn Taste and Travel Costs in Normandy and Brittany
Frank Presbrey notes in Outing Magazine that a trip through Normandy Brittany and Touraine offers hearty seafood oysters crevettes and shrimp with affordable prices. He describes small inns with good seats and wine only upon request and a cider unfamiliar to Americans but wholesome. A traveler can cover meals beds and drinks for about ten to twelve francs a day and enjoy elder offerings with generous hospitality.
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France
Normandy
Brittany
Touraine
Frank Presbrey
Outing Magazine
Notice of Hickory mayoral election and registration
Notice states annual election for Mayor four Aldermen and three school Trustees will be held in the Mayor's Office Hickory on May 4 1908. Registration Books open April 1 and registrar Clinard Lyerly Office near Whitener store daily except Saturday when at Mayor's Office. By order of Mayor and Board of Aldermen dated March 21 1908. Aluminium description follows with properties and corrosion resistance.
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Hickory
Clinard & Lyerly
S. L Whitener
Board of Aldermen
W. L. Clinard
Registration Open for District 13 Special School Tax Election
Notice from Catawba county North Carolina announces April 11, 1908 election registration for District 13. Registrar available daily at home, except Saturdays when at Killian Harness Company shop. Dated March 18, 1908.
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Catawba County
N. C
Killian Harness Company Chop
R. M. Prrrs
Scraps and Sodas in Faded 19th Century Notices
A garbled collection of tiny items appears: a riddle about twelve stamps and calendar dates, Rev. F Starbird’s salve claims, a druggist list, a Sunday school joke on original sin, a near miss with pneumonia and consumption, and a joke about poison in medicine. The entries read like a fragmented local page of notices and ads from a bygone era.
How Cough Germs Multiply and Cure Claims
An ad style excerpt explains that cold germs multiply in inflamed airways with emphasis on pneumonia germs. It claims Foley's Honey and Tar soothes the passages and expels the cold. It also includes a testimonial from Hon. John R. Garrett praising Dean's Ointment for piles.
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Foley
Dean
John R. Garett
Girard, Ala
Public denial of business move to Morganton
A notified public statement declares no plan to relocate the business to Morganton. The speaker asserts satisfaction with present operations and intends to stay at the current location, accusing rumored motives behind the report.
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Morganton
Sheriff Announces Final 1907 Tax Collection Round
D M Boro Sheriff states final 1907 tax collection rounds in Hickory on March 16 and 17 and March 30 and 31. Those who miss these dates must visit the Newton office for payment.
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Hickory
Newton
D. M. Boro
Prisoner Faces Seventh Trial Delays and Court Debate
In a courtroom exchange the attorney argues the defendant’s nonexistence and the impossibility of presence at the alleged crime, labeling it a scientific fact. The judge signals a need for more time to consider the complex evidentiary challenges presented.
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Scientife
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