Great Bear to Sail From Seattle in May For Arctic Voyage
The schooner Great Bear will depart Seattle mid May on a 6 to 7 month voyage to the far north combining vacation and commercial aims. John Borden captains the project with Captain Louis Lane and three Chicago guests aboard. The vessel, 137 feet long, carries 25,000 gallons fuel, 3,040 worth provisions, a 160 hp engine, and a crew of 24.
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Mr. Borden
Louis Lane
Nome
Alaska
Chicago
Norris H. Bokum
C.K. Knickerbocker
R. B. Slaughter
Borden
Lane
Philippines
Ciest
Phsician
Mrr
Stefansson
Maine
American
Straits of Magellan
Pacific
Aleutian Islands
BBG
Cal PY Lemidvommy Br Doe
Pacific Ocean
Seattle
Gulf of Anadyr
Siberian
Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow
Beaufort Sea
Coronation Gulf
Canada
Tiz Foot Relief Promises Quick Comfort for Tired Feet
A vintage ad touts Tiz as a 2 cent remedy to ease tired, sore, swollen feet. It claims instant relief from pain in corns, callouses, and bunions and promises feet that glow with comfort, with no more shoe tightness.
Dr John E Ray urges blindness prevention over cure
Dr John E Ray of Raleigh head of the North Carolina Institute for the Blind told Southern Sociological Congress delegates that $200,000 yearly for the blind should be spent on prevention and education. He cited 100,000 blind in the U.S. and warned cure is not possible once blindness is established, urging measures to cut the number of sightless adults and noting losses from nonproductive blind workers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
John E. Ray
Raleigh
North Carolina Institute For the Blind
Southern Sociological Congress
Reuben McBrayer Donates Blood To Save Ward Patient
In Asheville a former Wake Forest student Reuben A. McBrayer 15 med of Sanatorium volunteered to donate a pint of blood to a ward patient with pernicious anemia. Dr C H Frazier performed the transfusion, and McBrayer remained calm and joked with staff during the procedure as the patient began rapid recovery.
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Asheville
Philadelphia
Reuben MecBrayver
Wake Foest
L. B. McBrayer
Sanato
Reuben A. McBrayer
Sanatorium
N. C
C. H. Frazier
McBrayer
Dr. Frazier
Hobo Matt Kelly Strikes Rich in Bodie Mine Echoes of Beehive Days
In Bodie California the famed wanderer known as Hobo Matt Kelly reclaims a long-lost mine, securing a lease via Lester Bell after initial doubt. Engineers deemed the Beehive area worthless, yet a candlelit drift reveals a rich, deep ledge and a fortune likely reaching six figures. The tale ties to Matt's late wife and the Beehive bonanza era as he finally unlocks the gold he sought.
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San Francisco
Cal
Matt” Kelly
California
Matt
West
Kelly
Comstock
Bode
Bodie
Standard Company
J. S. Cain
Cain
Lester Bell
Bell
Camm
Funston Authorized to Move Troops in Mexican Pursuit
Washington reports indicate President Wilson may allow General Funston to deploy forces in the southern division with carte blanche for moves as General Pershing expands operations against Villa. Officials deny orders to use National Guard and dismiss rumors of Villa’s death as a hoax amid supply and line maintenance challenges.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
General Pershing
Villa
Scott
Funston
National Guard
Pershing
State
War Department
Indigestion Remedies for Better Sleep
Advice suggests indigestion disrupts sleep and offers a light meatless supper with no milk, plus Chamberlain's Tablets after dinner to improve rest. Available widely as an over the counter remedy.
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Chamberlain
Attractive Easter Excursion to Washington by Southern Railway
The Southern Railway offers a low fare Easter excursion from North Carolina to Washington for four days, April 20 to 24, with various origin points and fares from 6.50 to 8.00 dollars. Tickets cover return on special trains. Pullman reservations are advised and agents or J H DeButts in Charlotte provide details.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Railway
North Carolina
Washington
D. C
Charlotte
Gastonia
Concord
Albemarle
Salsbury
Morganton
Hickory
Newton
Statesville
Mooresville
Davidson
Winston-Salem
Mount Airy
Greensboro
Siler City
Reidsville
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Special sleeping car for NC Medical Society meeting
A sleeping car is arranged from Charlotte to Durham for physicians attending the state meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society. It will depart Charlotte on Southern Railway train 32 at 7.45 p m Monday April 17 and stay in use until the morning of April 18. Reservations should be made in advance by contacting the nearest ticket agent or writing R H DeButts D P A Charlotte NC.
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The
North Carolina Medical Society
Charlotte
Durham
Southern Railway
R. H. DeButts
N. C
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Party of Friends
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Cation
Sattle
Tech Explorer
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Reuben M’brayer
Rium
Victor Hugo
Battle of
Waterloo
Napoleon
Tan
Ular
George Dewey
U. S
W. B. Allison
Dred
Tennyson's
Kipling
And
Webster
Hayne
Charles Lamb
Sands
J. H. DeButts
Db. P. A
Charlotte, N
North State
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Danville
Lynchburg
Spartanburg
S. C
Greenville
Atlanta
Gainesville
Henderson
Petersburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Fayetteville
Camden
Columbia
Aiken
Augusta
North State Telephone Company
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