Revival and school fight rattle Thomasville district
A parley of local leaders and citizens in Thomasville, North Carolina, debates a school consolidation and the fate of the old Thomasville district. Residents question the process, while supporters raise funds for a new school building.:
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Rand A
Hough
Denton
Becton
Gupton
Wake. Forest
Judes Harding
Thomasvills
Trouh
North
Carolina
SOF
Commonwealth
Brooks
Two-Headed Baby Reported in Local Birth
Physicians from Thomasville and High Point describe a newborn with a protrusion from the brain, forming a second head-like structure with a scalp but no defined facial features. Doctors consider surgical options, noting the rare anomaly contrasts with a normal sister born earlier.
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Thomasville
High
J. Be “Hobgood
Hairnets in Shantung See Decline in Demand
Province of Shantung August report notes fewer hairnets worn in America and Europe. Hairnet production employs over 70,000 in 274 factories weaving hair from pigtails discarded by Chinese. Since the republic, queue removal reduced supply. Factories closed, industry described as unpromising and many workers unemployed. Chinese merchants voice concern.
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Shantung
Republic
Western women shift nets as hair floats on trade winds
Fragmentary report notes that women in the western region are abandoning nets because their hair tumbles and bobbing styles appear to offer competition in the trade. The obscure text suggests market shifts and changing techniques affecting local workers.
Wage War on Ants in New Orleans
In New Orleans on September 1 local women undertake a campaign against ants described as a destruction threat. They plan a paid solution costing 40,000 dollars to purchase poison and bait stations, aiming to rout the colonies by Christmas through self-setting nests and feeding activity.
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New Orleans
Orleans
Uno
Paison
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