Reid seeks Democratic nomination for Congress in North Carolina
Reuben D. Reid announces his candidacy for Congress as a Democrat in North Carolina's Fifth District. He cites party principles, opposition to trusts, and a pledge to curb railroad discrimination, asking District Democrats for support with a pledge to defend constitutional rights and democratic governance. Wentworth March 3, 1908.
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Protection for Tobacco Growers in North Carolina Letter
J O W Gravely of Rocky Mount NC argues for a combined storage and competition plan to aid tobacco growers. He contends current laws cap selling charges at fifty cents per hundred pounds and cites price relief through competition and re drying store practices. He urges unity to protect weaker farmers while rewarding stronger producers.
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North Carolina
Trustee's Sale Notice in Mount Airy
By deed of trust dated October 1904 William Headen and wife Sarah Headen, recorded Book 26 page 307, a tract 20 by 200 feet in Mount Airy Surry County near Granite Ford, will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on Saturday April 11 1908 at 1 PM to satisfy a $900 note. Leander C. Carter Trustee. March 1908.
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William Headen
Sarah Headen
Surry County
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J. D. Smouth
Mount Airy
Wanted: 100 boys for new customers at Opelika Saloon
The ad from Opelika Saloon proprietors seeks 100 boys as new customers. It claims many current patrons are failing, noting deaths by self harm, jail, poverty, hanging, and insanity. It promises protection and a guaranteed supply of “goods” if they start, urging early, long stays.
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Opelika Saloons
NEW Home Sewing Machine Company
Orange
Witness: Name of Person Secured Above Application
The report notes a witness whose name appears to have secured the referenced application. Details on the individual and the exact filing context are limited in the provided text.
Local News Focuses on Surry County Readers and Ads
The News publishes weekly Thursday editions reporting local and general news with emphasis on local affairs. It aims at consumer readers as the county’s premier advertising medium, led by Editor J. E. Johnson and noted as the largest circulated paper in Surry County.
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Surry County
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