Forty Niner reminiscence of a North Carolina pioneer
Wake Forest records a retired North Carolinian recounting his 1852 overland trek to California. He describes marching with five companions from Ashe County to Charleston, then by rail and river routes to St. Louis, buying wagons and oxen, crossing the plains, enduring Rockies snow, and eventually panning gold. He recalls daily life mining, prices, and a few close calls with thieves, finishing with a long return by sea to New York via Panama.
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California
North Carolina
Alleghany County
Ashe
Charlotte
N. C
Charleston
S. C
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Ohio
Cairo
Missippi
St. Louis
Colorado
Truckee
Sierras
Carson City
Kit Carson
Carson
San Francisco
New York
Panama
Jamaica
Relief for Women Regulator Australian Leaf
An ad promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe pleasant herb cure for women's pains backs, urinary, bladder or kidney trouble. It claims to regulate health, offers 50 cents at druggists or by mail, and a sample is free from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy NY.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N
Wants To Live to Kill A Few More Policemen
Kansas City dec 9 I am not going to die I am going to get well and live to kill a few more policemen declares Louis Pratt self styled Adam God religious fanatic after a battle with police last night. James Sharp known as Elijah li led the band and remains at large. Mrs Pratt describes their voyage by river to preach and sing with the children as cheerful play while Sharp and Mrs Sharp claim a revelation that led them to abandon their Oklahoma farm years ago.
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St. Louis
Independence
Missouri
Freemont
North Platte
Rockies
Salt Lake City
One Thousand Springs Valley
Humboldt River
Kansas City
Louis Pratt
Adam God
General Hospital
Elijah li
Mary Pratt
Sharp
North Dakota
Missouri River
Early Risers Liver Pills Sold By Gwyn
A fragment recalls persecution by officers who sought to take children for school. Mrs. Sharp notes months of armed vigilance and practice shooting, mentioning Pleasant safe Little Liver Pills by DeWitt’s, sold by J. H. Gwyn.
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DeWitt
J. H. Gwyn
The Pedestrian and the Runaway Airship Escape
A 1910 Cleveland scene shows a pedestrian dodging multiple dangers at two busy streets when a runaway airship descends above. He dives into a manhole, lifts its cover, and escapes just as a subway train passes, narrowly avoiding disaster.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Notice of Public Auction Under Trustee Authority
Pursuant to authority as trustee of S. A. Hauser, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the front door of First National Bank Mt. Airy NC on Thursday December 24 1908 beginning at 1 PM all notes bonds and open accounts in my hands not collected as the property of S. A. Hauser. Described in part as follows to wit
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S. A. Hauser
First National Bank
Mt. Airy
N. C
A. Hauser
Notice of Sale Under Deed of Trust in Surry County
Notice of sale by trustee M H Sparger of property in Surry County North Carolina due to default on $8600 loan. Real estate described as part of Jno W Rawley land east of T Purvis lot bounded by Mint Moore and Oak Street. Sale on January 1 1909 for cash, on premises.
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Geo. W Sparger
Jessie G. Sparger
Ted. Bh. Sparger
Royster Guano Co
Surry County
N. C
Jno. W. Rawley
T. Purvia
Mint Ae Moore
G. W. Sparger
Oak Street
Purvis
Mini Mag Moores
Oak
Worth estate land sale ordered by Surry Court
By order of the Superior Court of Surry County in the Worth v. Wrenn case the administrator will sell at the Court house door in Dobson on January 4 1909 a tract of land in Surry County North by Master lands East by B Darrel lands and other described boundaries as stated in the order.
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Superior Court of
Surry County
John L. Worth
B. J. Wrenn
Wm. Coleson
Court House
Dobson
B. Darre
Notice to heirs and creditors in estate administration
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of BE A Dullyhh all sons owing and estate are hereby bid to come forward and all persons having claims to the estate are notified to send them within one year or the same will be barred from recovery. This November 10th, administrator.
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Wake Forest
Board of
J. B. Smith
Notice of Admin Appointment for J B Smith Estate
Notice to creditors that an administrator has qualified for the estate of J B Smith Dee. Claims must be presented by November 2 or be barred from recovery. Contact details and filing instructions are requested for those with claims against the estate.
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Dr. L. Burcham
W. M. Taylor
Jim Hall
George Hammock
James Moss
Charles Barnes
Joe Hudson
Joice
Iee Wilson
McCollum
Porter Mitchell
Burrell Smith
Benj Jones
Manuel Lon
Anderson Iteher
Tom Hinson
J. L. Mart
S. KR. Harris
A. J. Castle
Alve Jones
Isam Fulton
John Bowman
Ll. P. Pike
A. V. Scott
Abe Flipping
Andy Sunn
J. M. Hill
J. F. Hines Insurance
Mount Airy
Post Insurance Companies
Iho
Perfection
Baer
Japan
Pannick
Bank OF
Jesse H. Prather
W. J. Byerly
J. A.ft Hadley
F. P. Sparger Asst Cashier
Our Savings Department
Ashcraft’s Drug Store
Waterman’s Ideal
Rexall Remedies
Nunnally
van Lindley
Piedmont Warehouse
Winston Piem, N. C
Piedmont
M. W. Norfleet & Co
T. W. Folger
Wire McRaney
Btone
Adme
Atty
Parkes
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