The Snowy Winter Seventy Years Past in Iredell County
In 1855 to 1857 a severe winter beset Iredell and surrounding areas with eight snows and deep ice. The author recalls long freezes, crusted roads, and scarce travel, noting impacts on church life, farming, and school buildings. An unrelated late item reports Fletcher and Frank Smith captured by U.S. Marshals in North Dakota and returned for a hearing.
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Farm Journal
M. E. Church South
Wm. Barwinger
Salisbury
Greensboro
Olin
Mount Vernon
Jacob Krider
Carolina
E. E. Pressly
South Carolina
Mar
Goldsboro
Weather wisdom notes from old German professor
A fragment recalls an old German professor who advised lecture on weather would repeat every 34 or 7 days. The passage muses on weather patterns and compares with Indian observational tradition as a method to gauge changes in the atmosphere.
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Orburg College
Jesse Greene Found Dead in Jobes Cabin Township
A man named Jesse Greene was found dead Friday morning inside his cabin near Summit in Jobes Cabin township. Authorities ruled death caused by unknown parties after an autopsy showed multiple injuries. no motive or suspects emerged, and the wife’s account is questioned. Greene, about 35, left seven children and worked as an herb packer for L. L. identrix.
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Jesse Greene
Summit
Jobes Cabin Township
S. Q. Myers
Greene
L. L. Identrix
Patrick County Man in Trouble and a Dream Treasure
A Patrick County youth Peter Overby with a pistol troubled Moravian Falls people for hours before fleeing. In New Jersey Miss Lucy Alvord dreamt of her grandfather guiding her to a brick oven where a gold hoard awaited. a wall blown open revealed four thousand dollars in coins once belonging to Silas Alvord, sparking local excitement.
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Peter Overby
Newman
Patrick Co
Moravian Falls
Overby
Bumgarner
Desperado
Wilkesboro
Lucy Alvord
Alvord
Miss Alvord Peer
Lili
Silas Alvord
Miss Alvord
Digestive Aid Product Endorsed in Curious Ad Language
A garbled ad-like passage touts a digestive aid named Kodol For Dyspepsia. It claims to aid stomach function, improve digestion, and uses dubious phrasing about natural digestive juices and grains of good food. The text references J. H. in an unclear context.
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J. H. Ao
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Pill Advertisement
An old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as pleasant pills by J. H. Gwyn. The copy promises easy intake and bold branding for a patent medicine product.
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DeWitt
J. H. Gwyn
The Man Who Whispers Down a Well and the Tree Climber
A fragmentary verse examines risk and charm in different schemes. The speaker contrasts whispering down a well with climbing a tree to advertise, noting practical outcomes and self interest in pursuit.
Fire damages Fayee Observer office in Fayetteville NM
A fire at dawn damaged the Fayee Observer office on the second floor destroying types and valuable records and pages. Linotype machinery and engines suffered damage. one person escaped serious injury. Loss about 7500 dollars, insured. Fire origin unknown. publication will proceed without interruption.
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Fayetteville
NM. C
Fayee Observer
Linotype
Bride Had Two Weddings in One Day in Durham
Mrs. Nannie Newton formerly Miss Nannie Ellis and later Mrs. Noah A. Smith, wed twice in one day. A divorce suit had been filed against her first husband during the term ending due to Judge Webb’s illness, and the divorce was granted while he was in the penitentiary. That evening she married Noah A. Smith, daughter of Esa Ellis of the county’s new part.
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Durham
Nannie Newton
Nannie Ellis
Noah A. Smith
Webb
Esa Ellis
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies Claim
Article asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local remedies. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole constitutional treatment, offering $100 for catarrh related deafness uncured by the product, and advertises circulars from J Chenley & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Chenley & Co
Toledo
Heart Disease Claims Steel City Victims Amid Rising Death Toll
New York data show higher heart disease deaths in Manhattan and eight thousand annually citywide. Dr. Shrady notes money and overtime tolls, while Dr. Robinson calls the toll heavy and Dr. Deringson urges public scrutiny of rising figures and diagnosis accuracy amid shifting city patterns.
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Kotoug
Manhattan
Boston
George F. Shrady
New York
Beverly Robinson
Thomas Deringson
Chronic Constipation Cure Promises Quick Relief
A dated advertisement promotes a laxative fruit syrup claiming to cure chronic constipation and stimulate the liver. It pledges natural relief within days, avoids nausea and griping, and warns against substitutes.
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J. H. Gwyn
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Jim Smith
Marshals
Fletcher Smith
Jim
Fletcher
John
Zeb Smith
Frank
Tiger
Lee
Burlington
Smiths
Marshall
Hendrix
Smith
Smithtown
Dakota
Marshal Shea
William Smith
Smith Boys
North Dakota
Robinson
Zeb
Patrick County
Hoorn
New York World
Tor Reformatory
Pyleeen
Counse
Reformatory
Atington
Washington Institution
Redlands
Charles Jackao
W. S
Mit
Balow
Ottic
Greensboro Nurseries
John A. Young
Greenarot A
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