Big Guns Are Run This Week In Local Campaigns
A lively week of political events unfolds with Republican speakers like W. F. Andrews and Sam Nance drawing large crowds in Asheboro and High Point. Democrats boast that Bickett energizes supporters while planning further appearances by Morrisen and Kitchen. Frank Linney and Gillam Grissom are tipped to appear as the campaign closes, with meetings scheduled across Summerton and nearby towns.
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Chr
Capaktare
Poverner
Serena
Atratll
Hips Point
Alriady
Republicanion
W. F. Andrews
Samattir
Hennaer
Bickett
Jim
Asheboro
Aycock
Hich Point
Mekins
Asheville
Birkett
Camseen
Morrisen
Frank Linney
Gubernat
Gillam Grissom
Barber Shop Musician Refuses Berlin Flavor Names George
An old tale unfolds in a barber shop where a barber of Ethiopian descent keeps time with a razor while a resident, named George, fond of music, debates preferences away from Irving Berlin. The scene blends whimsy with character quirks amid a raggy melody and a war-band echo.
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Christopher Columbus
America
Chopin
George
Sul
War Oddity From South Shields Painter Granted Exemption
A South Shields painter, described as a military contractor, argued his duty was to kill enemies rather than Germans and secured a military exemption from joining the army after appealing to a tribunal.
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Menil
Catarrh Cure Claim Holds $100 Reward
An advertisement touts Fall's Catarrh Cure as a blood-based internal remedy. It promises to cure catarrh across all stages and offers $100 to any user it cannot cure, urging readers to request testimonials from E J Chebnty and Co. in Toledo.
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Fall
Chenty. & C9
Toleis, Am. Seid
All Drugg-sta, Tee
Chaotic OCR Text Remains Unclear On Ration Clues Across Cities
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page lists scattered city names and garbled phrases about rationing and communications. The readable bits mention Dallas Texas and several other U S locations, but no coherent event, date, or narrative emerges.
Committee Named for Reception of Nominee Bickett
County announces reception committee for Nominee Bickett a North Carolina Democrat who will speak in High Point on Saturday afternoon. The assembled High Point list includes chairmen, local leaders, and supporters from Greensboro and surrounding areas as the party plans events in Sumterfield and other venues.
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Bickett
Tietihe
Pates
Gonggal
Desteerner
North Carolina
Sumuterfield
Errelock
Evining
Iligh Point
Spiaker
Charles A. Hines
Greensboro
Oh. Re Ring
C. C. Hades
GS OG Nanstory
C. ‘Saylor
J. W. Harriss
C. C. Muse
A. B. Tate
Hich Point
War becomes business says Brizon in France
Socialist deputy Brizon argues in the French chamber that war is a business driven by capitalism. He calculates enormous costs in francs and lives, urging negotiation before further bloodshed and questioning the continuation of wartime expenditures.
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Associated Press
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Pierce Brizon
Briand
France
Monsieur Britaid
Trance
Wen
Gosipe
Avi
Monsieur Brizon
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Monsieur Briand
Pears Three Friends Leave Inn For Night Across Ravine
Three companions returning from a village inn miss a foot bridge over a ravine in darkness. One man falls into a hollow and lies silent as his friends search, while the injured man calls out that he thinks he is unconscious. The others frantically assist and examine him.
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Sparta
Descriptive Odd Exchange Over Home Comforts
A woman seeks a home while a companion notes a saloon nearby, prompting a wary agent reply about the husband’s quiet presence at home. The dialogue captures neighborhood concerns and domestic considerations in a terse exchange.
Ordinary Place Traveler Swankley Chooses Talk Over Silence
In a short excerpt, Mr. Swankley, famed for travel recollections, can hardly stop relating experiences, citing Tim buc too and cannibal isles. His friend Martin admires a sunset as Swankley boasts that the east offers the true view, while the sun sets in the west in this ordinary country setting.
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Mr. Swankley
Timbuctoo
American visitor notes sea lion's solitary diet in Ireland
An American traveler at an Irish facility asks a keeper where the sea lion's mate is. The keeper replies the animal has no mate and is fed on fish continually.
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Sor
Pat
Portrait Playful Exchange Sparks Family Tension
A humorous scene shows Mizinte telling a philotographer to leave as relatives from FOP Shr expect to visit for a month. The exchange captures a clash over hosting and privacy in a domestic setting.
Two High Pointers to Commercial Congress
Rich pointers named as delegates to the Southern Commercial Congress convening in Norfolk on November 24. Included are J Elwood Cox, president of the Commercial National Bank, and Ge Negate, ex-vice.
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Rich
Commerial Congress
Norfolk
de Geigher
J. Elwood Cox
Commrcial National Bank
Bie Negate
Vieyor
Misread Exchange Over Water Bucket Sparks Rhetoric
A fragment shows a professor and his wife debating a bucket of water and a clock. The wife questions the wording while the professor suggests clarifying the image and the timing of actions. The dialogue hints at miscommunication and playful sarcasm in a domestic scene.
Kidney health remedy promises relief with Jad Salts
An elderly advisory promotes taking four ounces of Jad Salts dissolved in water before breakfast to cleanse the kidneys and bladder. It claims meat eating causes uric acid buildup and describes symptoms like cloudy urine, back pain, stiff joints, and digestive issues that Jad Salts allegedly alleviates.
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Amy Pharmacy
Tollo Water Promises Liver Flush From Dawson Springs
An advertisement claims Tollo Water, a health tonic from Dawson Springs Kentucky, cures biliousness and low energy by flushing the stomach liver and bowels. Priced at 15 cents a bottle, it is sold by A Hart Drug.
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Dawson Springs
Kentucky
Foley's Honey and Tar and Kidney Pills Ad
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for bronchial cough relief and Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims the products reduce throat irritation and backaches, with a customer testimonial from Etna Green Indiana praising kidney relief.
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M. Gaskill
Etna Green
Ind
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