Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Praised By Patient In Leesburg
A Leesburg woman Maude E Forgie credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her months of feminine ills. She urges others to seek the same guidance from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass. The notices weave in public debates on race equality and other brief items, including medical ad copy for Dean's ointment and political commentary on Cannon delegates.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maude E. Forgie
Leesburg
Lydia E
Richmond
New York
John Mitchell, Jr
the Planet
Negro Organ
Virginia
South
Illiteracy and compulsory education in the South
Prof WH Hand of the University of South Carolina urged compulsory education laws at the National Conference of Charities in Richmond. He warned that high illiteracy among white children and those of voting age harms the state and argued enforcement is essential for protecting poor children and providing the right kind of schools.
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WH. Hand
University of South Carolina
National Conference of Chariies
Richmond
South
Prohibition sentiment grows in Rowan and across North Carolina
The Concord Times notes strong Prohibition enthusiasm in Rowan County with estimates of a dry majority around 390. Observers say North Carolina could see a sweeping dry trend, potentially approving Prohibition in more counties and challenging existing whiskey regions. Governor Glenn had predicted a 60,000 vote majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Rowan
Salisbury
Concord Times
W. W. Rowe
Rockwell
Govenor Glenn
New Residence Occupant Nearby Training School
Old academy building with paneled windows and groaning doors has been razed. J S Shenbury now occupies a residence south of the Training school. A pro prohibition claim offers 500 for enforcement. The late S B Daugherty family erected a granite monument for their parents. Mrs Malinda Horton is dangerously ill from paralysis at J C Horton’s home on New River. School is dispersed with students at home as teachers scatter ahead of the June 2 start of the Appalachian Training school summer term.
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Mdence
J.S. Shenbury
Academy
Watauga
S. B. Daugherty
Malinda Horton
Col
John Horton
J. C. Horton
New River
Appalachian Training School
Piano Dealers to Visit New York Convention in June
The National Association of Piano Dealers of America holds its seventh annual city convention in New York on June 8 and 10. Plans by the New York Dealers' Association and the National Association of Piano Manufacturers aim to entertain visiting dealers with special roads and important discussions. The meeting is expected to draw the largest gathering of piano men, with leaders including President B. B. Crew of Atlanta and Secretary C. R. Putnam of Boston. C. T. Morrison of this city will attend. The event follows a successful Chicago session last year with nearly one thousand dealers.
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National Association of Piano Dealers of America
Ealers
New York Dealers’ Association
National Association of Piano Manufacturers
B. B. Crew
Atlanta
C.R. Putnam
Boylston Street
Boston
Mass
C. T. Morrison
Open Palpable Dialogue Fragments Surface
The fragmentary exchange shows a tense moment with lines about being talked about and someone asking how another knows. A responder notes they were not present, implying secondhand rumor and suspicion in a possibly intimate setting.
Clergymen Seek Distinction Between Prohibition and Politics
A cluster of clergymen urge a separation of prohibition from political life as politicians discover the appeal of the cause. The evolving dynamic hints at tensions between moral reform efforts and electoral strategy.
Dysentery remedy and tonics advertised in old notice
An old town notice touts Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as curative after a severe attack of dysentery. It includes a testimonial from M J Leach Craggist Walcott WI and a local retailer W S Martin Co. Also promotes Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic, priced 35 cents per tea or tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
M. J. Leach, Craggist
Walcott, WI
W. S. Martin & Co
Railroad offers one cent a mile to reunion attendees
Railroad companies provide a low rate of one cent per mile for veterans and all others attending the Confederate reunion in Birmingham on June 9, inviting wider participation and easing travel costs for the event.
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Birmingham
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Hickory Roofing & Tinning Co
Good-Roads Machinery
Likery
N. C
Agent Fort Stern Co., Ltd
Chicago
Aurora
Reading
Penn
Austin
F. Hart
Hickory, N. C
The
Wet County
Boone News
Congress
Foley
Birmingham Age-Herald
Bright
W. S. Martin
Scott
Castoria
Bears
Democrat
Tention
McCoy Moretz McComb Bros
Old Stand
Heatherbloom
McCoy Moretz
Aoe
Hoffman's Furniture Store
Hickory, N. G
Reno Photo Co
W. P. Surfman, Mgr
Lawrence & CO
Wholesale Commission Merchants
Faneuil Hall Market
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