Unconstitutional Cotton Futures Act Court Ruling
Judge Hough of New York declares the cotton futures act of August 18, 1914 unconstitutional for originating in the senate. The decision notes the law taxed the transaction method, not the transaction, and could require refunds if upheld on appeal. Market reaction followed with price drops and shifted positions among brokers.
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Suke Hough
New York
Senate
House
Samuel T. Hubbard
Hubbard Brothers
John Z. Lowe
Internal Revenue
United States
House of Representatives
Congress
Hough
Liverpool
New Orleans
The Young Gardener Selects A Peanut
A child narrates tending a peanut planted in the orchard garden. The peanut fails to sprout after watering and is washed with a cup, then eaten. The scene reflects a simple domestic moment with affection for a family garden project. Selected.
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Papa
Monty
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mrs Bright
A testimonial from Mrs William Bright of Ft Wayne Ind praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for a bronchial cough with immediate relief and full cure after using a pottle. The product is advertised as for sale by Menzies Drug Co and Lutzs Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
William Bright
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Menzies Drug Co
Lutz
Hickory Notes And Local Happenings
Mor ganton business visit by Mr Manly McDowell and Hickory Sunday calls from Newton visitors highlight the week. Mrs Alice Couneil recovers from illness while A A Whitener attends Federal Court in Statesville. Brookford Mills creditors set meeting for October 22 at noon. Journeyman editor C F Stroud of Mocksville visits Hickory as J F Click returns from Davie county. Embroidery Club hosts meeting with Martha by the Day reading and refreshments. Dr J L Murphy's twenty fifth pastoral anniversary planned November 7 with a church reception and Sunday services. John Lanier's sudden insanity leads to Newton jail admission after a rifle incident. Rev A L Crouse, former Lenoir College founder, dies in Charlottesville and is buried in Hickory with services led by Rev H B Hemmeter.
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Geo. Yoder
G. C. Yoder
Wilming
Fayetteville
Wilmington
Big East
First Presbyterian Church
George C. Yoder
Hickory
Paris
Norfolk
D. N. Chadwick
Marie V
Arlene
Cliff S. Hopkins
Brookford Mills
H. A. Bolick
Charlottesville
Democrat
Bessie ‘Thomasson
3Astonia
Ormerly
W.T. Sledge
Gertrude J. Crompton
J. A. Tohnson
Johnson City
Tenn
Washington
New York
Providence
R. J. Robinson
C. F. Stroud
Mocksville
Davie Record
J. F. Click
Davie County
Joe Abernethy
Embroidery Club
Martha
J. L. Murphy
Corinth
Newton
Morganton
Crouse
St. Stephen’s
Lenoir College
Christ's Evangelical Lutheran
Ninth Avenue
Twelfth Street
St. Stephen's Church
H. B. Hemmeter
Contra College
Carl Crouse
Lula Crouse
Keeping Young and Healthy Through Modern Living
The piece argues there is no fixed decline clock after youth and age is shaped by lifestyle. It urges temperance in all habits and promotes health cultivation for love of well being, endorsing Heart and kidney disease prevention through proactive vitality and responsibility for the body.
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Life Extension Institute
Biggest trees showcase North Carolina pride in Advo ca
The North Carolina Christian Advocate notes the tallest US tree is a yellow poplar in North Carolina at 198 feet and 34 feet 6 inches in girth. It remarks that a Jackson county Methodist church was built from a single poplar, and extols North Carolina’s and California’s big trees, joking that Old North State leads in most things.
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United States
North Carolin
Jackson County
California
North Carolina
Old North State
Caldwell County Fair Hailed As Unique In State History
Caldwell county hosted its first county fair at Lenoir featuring daily noon religious services, stock displays, crafts, and athletic events. Led by J H Beall and speaker Senator Lee S Overman, the event drew strong attendance and praise for its novel, uplifting format.
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Lenwir
Caldwell County
Lenoir
Caldwell
Wich
G. H. Goforth
Old
J. H. Beall
Lee S. Overman
W N C Conference to Meet at Reidsville
The Western North Carolina conference, largest in the connection by membership, met soon in Reidsville. It includes 100000 Methodists and reported 584,652 dollars raised last year, with church properties valued at 6185892 dollars.
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West Market Greensboro
Asheville
West Market
Greensboro
Centenary
Winston
Central
Trinity
Charlotte
Tryon Street
North Wilkesboro
Wesley
Parker Holmes
West End
Winston Salem
Arararat
Mars Hill
Glenville
Winston-Salem
Wave of words sparks wartime anger and calls for punishment
A letter cites a traveling man misquoting President Wilson to claim foreigners with German sympathies should be ostracized or hung. The writer condemns both Allied and German sympathizers, saying such fools threaten the country and should be restrained.
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Wilson
America
Burt
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Dardanelles
Australasi Sf Contigents
House of Lords
Lord Miller
Gallipoli
the Young Gardener
Manly McDowell
Julius Abernethy
L. S. Sherrill
Alice Couneil
A. A. Whitener
Statesville
Federal Court
A. L. Crouse
Lenoir Col
James A. Robinson
Jim Dyke
Hickory Furniture Company
James Jones
Emloyes
Jim
Mary Jackson
Woman’s Missionary Society
Hickory Methodist Church
J. M. Campbell
R. J. Foster
G.F. Ivey
J. F. Peterson
Boston Transcript
Birmingham Age-Herald
New York Evening Sun
Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil
W. N.C
Reidsville
W. N. C. Methodists
A. A. Shuford Mill Company
Southern Public Utilities Company
Light and Power
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