High Point Paper Fronts Local Tax Dispute and Grassy Debate
The High Point edition reports a town tax dispute over beef stalls and livery stables, a tongue in cheek note on new Bermuda grass, a Charlotte liquor license debate, and a charm of local weather talk. It includes a personal defense by F. T. Barpwry denying misrepresentation and asserting his mayoral conduct.
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High Point
Board of Commissioners
Uoffman
Hoffman
Annanias
Bowman
F. T. Barpwry
Farmer Threatened by Tobacco Seed Incident in Jamestown
In Jamestown on May 3 1887 a farmer vents rare violent sentiment over tobacco plantings on his land. He compares possible actions to shooting a trespasser and even regards harming seed spreaders as a greater national service than Butler or Sherman, highlighting intense agrarian conflict.
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Ben Buttler
Gen. Sherman
South
Jamestown
Godey
J V Prichard
Emily Reed
Jno. Churchill
William Miller Butler
Emily Lenox
Godey’s
Philadelphia
Farmers Institute Hosts and Chorus Receive Thanks
Unanimous resolutions expressed gratitude to High Point citizens for hospitality during the Farmers Institute. The visiting chorus also extended appreciation for generous reception, and Dr. Joseph Bird noted the choir’s uplifting singing as part of the program.
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Farmers Institute
High Point
Joseph Bird
N. C. English
Local notices and tragic accidents across North Carolina
The clipping recounts a fatal horse accident near Davie county and a railway procession mishap in Clinton. It also cites varied items from Kansas liquor law to pensions, railroad robberies, and census notes, reflecting the era’s broad public concerns and local color.
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Kansas
German Syrup advertised for consumption and cough relief
Advertisement urges use of Boachee's German Syrup for consumption and lung diseases with claims of immediate relief after three doses. It promotes sample bottles at 10 cents and regular bottles at 75 cents, sold by druggists across the United States and Canada, and notes large prior sales and a Woolford's Lotion claim for animal use.
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United States
Canada
Shaker Extract Featured For Nervous Dyspepsia Cure
A Mount Lebanon Shakers profile extolls their strict honesty and medical experiments. It claims Nervous Dyspepsia and Exhaustion are linked to digestion, and that Seigel's Syrup Shaker Extract cures hundreds of cases when diet and living rules are followed. It notes widespread American suffering and outlines symptoms.
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Mount Lebanon
New York
Seigel
Fine old Pennsylvania Rye Whiskies and Brandies Listing
A fragment listing fine old liquors including Pennsylvania rye whiskies, North Carolina corn whiskies, old peach and apple brandies, foreign and domestic champagnes and other spirits.
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Pennsylvania
N.C
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Main Street
New England
Massachusetts Senate
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Senate
Boston
Joshua Baker
Chicago
Alabama
P. 8. Ney
Charlotte
The
Charlotte Chronicle
Moore
Farmer's Institute
Gerd Dr. Bird
Bermuda
Johnson
Editerranean
Jimtown
Erth Carolina
Tubac
Edgar Orrett
Davie County
Shady Grove Church
Twin City
Michigan
Pension Office
Peston
Pittsburg
Pan Handle Railroad
Mr. Humphreys
London
Pittsboro
Siler
Colonel Jones
James
Woolford
Brown & Matton
Dinosacevo
Brapricio Reeviator Co
Atlanta, Ga
Dr. H. Clay Pitts
Wrenn Bros
Poissuin the
Mt. Lebanon
Nancy J. McConaughey
Ashe Grove
Tippecanoe Co
Ind
Swift
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
W. & J. Sloane
Mattings
Broadway
19Th Streets
Brew York
Market St
San Francesco
New Howe Sewing Machine Co
Orange
Mass
Union Square
N.Y
Ill
St. Louis
Dallas
Tex
San Francisco
Cal
J.L. Stone
Raleigh
M. L. FE. Laws & Daughter
Wiexican Mustang Liniment
Tuamberman
Crunter
Meehnuwi
Parmer
Seco & Bottle
Mme. Demorest
Dennes
Morest
Denmorest Fashion and Sewing Machine CO
East 14Th Street
New York City
H. A. Simmons
Jarrot’s
Ragan, Millis & Co
General Merchandise
Cedar Falls
Randleman Me’g Company's
Central Falls and
J. M. Worth
High Point, &. C
Laflin & Randpowderco's
KK. G
Newcomb’s
Odell Building
Greensboro
C. M. Moore
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Court House
North Carolina
N. C
R. H. Crouch
J. A. McKinsey
Sarah Hedgecock
Elisha Hedgecock
E. C. Farabee
DR. Bigger
Bicaers
Walter A. Taylor
Cheromedy
America
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