Lee Defends Lack of Invitation to Jackson Day Dinner
Raleigh Feb 20 P W T Lee chairman of the North Carolina corporation commission explains why he and four other state officials were not invited to the Jackson Day dinner on March 15. He dismisses claims of being weak kneed and notes opposition to a 1929 bill allowing governors to appoint most state offices. Edwin M Gill backs the invitation committee.
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W. T. Lee
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Labor and Printing
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George P. Pell
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The
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Laurinburg
End of Rheumatism Through Taniac Medicine
A patient case from Burbage details 15 years of rheumatism ending after using Taniac. He describes initial severe pain and digestive issues, followed by immediate relief and full recovery, asserting confidence in the remedy. The ad claims Taniac outperforms other products and comes with a guarantee, available at druggists.
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B. F. Burbage
Burbage
Taniac
Fright Causes Death of Would-Be Suicide
Arnold Seidler a bookkeeper in Mecklenburg RIBNITZ planned suicide after his wife’s death. While aiming a pistol at his head he fled in fear at approaching footsteps and dropped dead from heart failure before firing.
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Ribnitz
Mecklenburg
Arnold Seidler
Tax treatment of losses on sale of residential property
The text explains deductible losses when property used as a personal residence is later rented or used for income before sale. It gives formulas, including depreciation adjustments and a 1913 date rule, and provides a numeric example showing a deductible loss of 3,750 from a 1929 sale after 1922 purchase and 1927 rental.
Guilford Gridders End In Scoreless Scrimmage
Guilford College Quaker football prospects split the training squad into Crimson and Grey teams in a Hobbs Field scrimmage. Bass narrowly fumbled away a late scoring chance as West connected on a pass for a possible TD, ending without points. Jimmie Bunn, Wellens, Farlow, Jackson, Reece, Johnson, Love, Land and West starred for the squads.
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Guilford College
Hobbs Field
Guilford
Crimson Clad Warriors
Anderson
Wellens
Bass
Crimson
West
Bunn
Farlow
Reece
Jimmie Bunn
Greys
Jackson
Johnson
Love
Land
Trueblood
Penn
Murphy
Patrick
Maryville
Errorgram Corrections Notice
A historical text lists corrections about optics terms and spelling. It clarifies an optician makes glasses while an oculist treats eye disease and notes myopia is near sightedness. It fixes plural usage for lenses and missing bow in a girl’s glasses and resolves the scrambled word NOCTURNAL.
Teethina Promises Easy Cold Relief for Babies
Teethina is advertised as a safe, efficient remedy to break up a baby’s cold at the start. The ad urges mothers to give it at the first cough or cold and claims it replaces drastic laxatives used for colic, constipation, and indigestion. It notes widespread use and lists price at 30 cents with a free sample offer from Dr. Moffett Co.
Bladder Troubles Bother Many Past 40
A testimonial advertisement urges readers over forty to try Dr. Southworth's ARATABS for bladder weakness and midlife fatigue. It claims quick relief from nightly urination, lameness, back pains, and nervous irritability, with Mann Drug Co. and other druggists offering a money back guarantee.
Tar Heel heavies groomed for Penn State clash
Warren Held, boxing name, assists Coach Crayton Rowe in preparing North Carolina heavyweights for the crucial intercollegiate meet with Penn State. The 8:30 p.m. event at the Tin Can caps the Tar Heels' Southern Champions schedule and could draw a record crowd.
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Ad Warren
Crayton Rowe
Penn State
Tar Heels
Beeson’s Lose To Salvation Army In Rough Game
The Beeson Hardware basketball team fell 28-17 at Salvation Army on their floor last night in a hard fought game. Gaddis led the Salvation Army with 12 points while Gurney topped Beeson with 9. Other scorers included Grissom 8 Mickle 8 and Denning 1 as lineups listed for both sides.
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Salvation Army Quint
Gaddis
Gurney
Hardwaremen
Sal. Army
Beeson
Gurley
RF Grissom
McFarlan
Rice growing expands in New South Wales Australia
Australia has developed commercial rice farming with success on irrigation districts such as Yanco in southern New South Wales. In the current year over 12 000 acres were harvested, valued at more than one million dollars, with some rice exported.
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Sydney
Australia
Yanco
New South Wales
Mills Home Bears Top Wallburg 18 15 In High School Rivalry
Mills Home Bears without center Brown defeated Wallburg High 18 to 15. Fox led Mills Home with 11 points while J Motsinger topped Wallburg scoring with 11. Upcoming games include Thomasville Hick and Oxford Orphanage.
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Bears
Brown
Bessemer
Wallburg
Fox
J. Motsinger
Thomasville Hick
Thomasville Gym
Oxford Orphanage
Oxford
Mills Home
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Puee Tuttle
Eaett
L. F. Buchanan
Curry
Martin
Ak B. Motsinger
G. Baker
Artillery Bows To Pack Artillery In Canal Zone
Washington reports a shift in the Panama Canal Zone as a battalion of American field artillery is ordered converted from portee to pack artillery due to terrain. Fifty-mour 75 millimetre howitzers will be carried on horseback with ammunition and gear moved by pack animals, reducing reliance on tractors and trucks. The Cinnamon Vine or Chinese Yam grows 30 feet in a season.
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Panama Canal Zone
Konjola ends 20 year health struggle for farmer in Kentucky
W. F. Sebree of Corinth Kentucky credits Konjola with curing a decades long illness. He suffered stomach, liver and kidney problems along with headaches and rheumatism and was unable to farm. He reports restored appetite strength and ability to work. Konjola sold by Mann No. 1 Drug Store in High Point and other towns.
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High Point
Mann No. 1 Drug Store
Ady
Myrtle Desk and City Linemen Bowlers Trade Wins
The Myrtle Desk Bowlers won two of three matches against Robbins Hosiery Mill while the City Linemen swept the Adams-Millis topplers for three straight victories in last night's mixed bowling league at King Pin alleys. An 1891 act appropriated $10,000 to bombard clouds with cannon shot to induce rain.
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Myrtle Desk
Robbins Hosiery Mill
City Linemen
Adams- Millis
Congress
Canadian Indoor Championship Meets Tonight
Canadian stars meet U S entrants at the second indoor Canadian championship in Toronto. Key runners include George Simpson of Ohio State in the 1100 yard dash facing Leigh Miller of Halifax and Johnny Fitzpatrick of Toronto, challenging Notre Dame’s Jack Elder after Millrose form. Chet Bowman of Newark also competes.
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United States
Coliseum
George Simpson
Ohio State
Leigh Miller
Halifax
Johnny Fitzpatrick
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Notre Dame
Jack Elder
New York
Chet Bowman
Newark
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Indigenous name for the Mississippi River by early Indians
Miche Sepe was the name the Indians used for the Mississippi River before white explorers discovered it.
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Mississippi River
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