An Historical Comparison of Grant and Lee
A Nor th Carolina dominated column defends Lee against a North Carolina professor’s view that the Civil War is a minor event. It argues Grant deserved praise, cites North Carolina soldiers, and extols Lee’s leadership, urging Southern history told by Southerners. The piece ends with a nod to Dr Shoop’s restorative, signed J W Bell.
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Koowee Courier
North Carolina
Iso
Northroll
Willam R. Cox
Lee
Robert J. Hoke
Bennettsville
Apopomattox
Ban
Beersheba
Dan
Gen. Lee
Rant
Grant
Scott
McDonald
Banks
Burnsides
Hooker
Gen. Grant
Heralf
Vie Ginia
Con
Robert
Theo
Rayman
New York
Congress
South
Shalenberger
Ohio
Spotteylvania
Grantslos
Boutham
J. B. Anderson
Brown
Anderson
Napoleon
Caesar
R. 2
Richmond
McClellan
Washington
Wen
Union
R. B. Lee
North
Ings
Goldiers
Shoop
Favorite Prescription promoted for women’s health and childbirth
An advertisement emphasizes Dr Pierces Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women with taxing duties and health strains. It claims to prepare the system for childbirth, make birth safer and nearly painless, and lists ingredients openly. The notice promotes endorsements by medical writers and offers a booklet by postal request.
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Pierce
Teather Rover
Thernby
Piorco
de Florea
N.Y
Pierco
Engagement of Pheodora Shonts to French noblemen announced
Nov 22 report from Chicago notes the engagement of Pheodora Shonts to a French nobleman, with the wedding planned in January at the New York home of Mr and Mrs Theo. The couple’s romance began in Paris after Mia Shonts met the suitor in court circles. The bride-to-be is described as a splendid, 20 year old American heiress with a notable lineage and estates, though some debts are reported.
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Chicago
Washington, D
Theo
Pheodora
New York
Mia Shonts
France
Mise Shonte
Paris
Edward
Drake
Lowa
Cured of Bright's Disease by Foley's Kidney Cure
Robert Burke of Elnora Indiana writes that before using Foley's Kidney Cure he suffered nightly urination, severe edema with dropsy, and blurred vision. After trying one 50 cent bottle, then a second, the dropsy faded and other Bright's disease symptoms disappeared, restoring sight and hope.
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Robert ©. Burke
Elnora
Foley
Poley
Bright
Census Cotton Report Remains Behind Last Year
Washington November 2. Defidus report shows 7,311,202 bales ginned from the 1907 crop up to November 14, with totals for prior years and round bales counted as pairs. Active ginneries numbered 26,671 for 1907, with state figures listed for running bales and ginneries.
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Washington
Seasland
Sintora
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure
An ad asserts deafness is incurable by local means and can be cured only by constitutional treatment. It states the cause is inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining, often from catarrh, and promises $100 for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Bankers urge farmers to store less cash and borrow more
From The State article argues that surplus cash in farms and homes hinders bank lending on cotton. It explains that banks nationwide face liquidity strains and that farmers who hoard money force loans to be restructured or calls for payment, reducing advances on cotton. The piece also notes Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a modern coffee substitute.
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New York
San Francisco
Chicago
New Orleans
South
Court House
Death of James M. Price In Accident At Asheville Club
James M. Price, a prominent Asheville club man, was found dead in a field near the club house seven miles from Newton, N. C. The coroner's jury ruled the death accidental, noting the right jaw and nose were blown away by buckshot from his gun, which appears to have been accidentally discharged. Price, who came to Asheville about twenty years ago from Bay City, Michigan, was widely known in local circles.
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Asheville
N. C
James
Newton
Nue
Carrier
Bay
Abe
Bay City
Michigan
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Grant and
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Hright
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Carly
Grinto
Praventien
Finana
Focumonia
Bestia
Yandles
Froventica
Noshie
Thal Gual
Bob Ie
Chattanooga
Seneca
Westminster
Lowery
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