Local notes from Union Cross and Boyertown collapse
Community updates mention tobacco beds burning for a new crop, Rev. C. F. Fields called to Union Cross church, cold weather, births and marriages, school progress under Juler Mosley, and a detailed report by Ralph Evans on the Boyertown disaster with first photographs and rising casualty estimates.
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Union Cross
C. F. Fields
J.w.chapel
T.A. Dobbins & Co
Little Corley Chapel
Route 1
J. W
Head of Vance as Type
In North Carolina and Asheville Buncombe County local interest centers on a new Maury Geography display. The University Publishing Company in New York selected Balloon B. Vance to symbolize the Caucasian head for the geography series.
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Vance
Black Mountain
North Carolina
Asheville
Buncombe County
Cat Bulon Vance
Univssity Publis Oy Company
York City
University Publishing Company
Raleigh
Farmers Nearing Tobacco Selloff and Pine Hill Meeting
Farmers of this section near completion of tobacco sales and prepare for another year of wartime demands. Mrs. E S Patterson of Pilot Mountain visits relatives nearby. A precetice meeting is planned at Pine Hill Church starting the first Sunday in February. Mr W Hill moved his stock of goods from Pilot Mountain back home.
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E. S. Patterson
Pilot Mountain
Pine Hill Church
W. Hill
Severe Winter Weather Closes School and Spreads Illness
The region endures two weeks of cold winds and heavy snow with icy conditions. The local school remains closed due to teacher Mr. George’s mumps illness and widespread mumps among families. Mr. W. H. Hauser visits home briefly, while Mr. S. R. Lane on bridge duty takes a multi day home visit.
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George
W. H. Hauser
S. R. Lane
ManZant Piles Treatment Ad From J W McPherson Co
An advertised remedy named ManZant comes in a collapsible tube with nozzle for immediate application to piles and inflammation. The product is priced at 50 cents and distributed by J W McPherson & Co.
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J. W. McPherson & Co
A Matter for Wonder In a Kindergarten Moment
Five year old Linder Sidney proclaims a toy to be his as he argues with his teacher. The scene shows pride confusion and a child’s grasp of ownership and size comparisons during playtime.
Elton man praises four doses of Kid ladder Fills medicine
Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin says these four doses of Kid ladder Fills have done more for him than any other medicines. He continues to take them hoping for a perfect cure and notes he prefers Dewit's Pills.
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Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
Dewit
Bees Laxative Jough Syrup Brings Cough Relief
A dealers advertise Bees Laxative Jough Syrup as safe for mothers worried about croup and whooping cough. The item is promoted as a gentle laxative that expels toxins naturally, clears phlegm, and relieves the head.
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J. W. McPherson & Co
Boston Clubman Weds Wellesley Girl in Early Winter Ceremony
A noted Boston clubman married a Wellesley woman known for her many pursuits including cooking. He found her exhausted after a day spent preparing a boiled rabbit as a surprise dinner, expressing fatigue and affection in a domestic vignette from their Brookline home.
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Boston
Wellesley
Brookline
Sam
Yuu
Lippincott’s
Mortgagee sale under 1899 Mertange deed in Dobson North Carolina
By virtue of a Mertange deed dated August 26 1899 from David Fulp and wife to the undersigned and recorded in book 21 page 115 in the mortgage records at Dobson North Carolina I will sell to bidder for cash at the court house door the mortgage property known as Catus town adjoining the lands of J D Smith and others to satisfy a debt of 310 in interest and costs to January 2 1908 J A Hadley mortgagee
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David Fulp
Dobson
N. C
Catus Town
J.D. Smith
J. A. Hadley
Jas. M. Jessup
Mount Airy
Meadow Branch
William Jessup
Wm. Jessup
Martin Jessup
Jessup
Shelton
John Shelton
Not His Fault in a First Grade Spelling Change
A first grade boy once brought home perfect spelling papers for weeks then began missing five to six of ten. The father asks how and the boy blames the teacher saying she moved the boy who sat next to him. The line suggests classroom seating caused the decline.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Sizable testimonials from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Alvin Srling of Chicago claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured female troubles without surgery. The ad extols a 30 year history, lists conditions treated, and invites letters for advice. A separate Lyon Trustee sale notice follows describing two Meadow Branch tracts in Mount Airy North Carolina with detailed boundaries and dates.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E K. Pinkham
Alvin Srling
Cleybourne Ave
Mnloago
Brest
Chicago
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Nervine Promised Cure for Nervous Breakdowns
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy for nervous breakdowns and weak nerve energy affecting respiration digestion and circulation. A testimonial claims a patient improved after using the product and credit Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana with curing or aiding recovery.
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Miles’ Nervine
Land Claim Filed in Surry County Stewarts Creek Township
W R Lawson of Surry County enters a claim for 100 acres in Stewarts Creek Township on Greasy Creek. The lands adjoin the properties of McKinney, Neley Joht We and Vestallavion phn WR La Entry Taker receives the claim.
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North Carolina
Surry County
W.R. Lawson
Stewarts Creek
Greasy Creek
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Bovertown
Ralph Evans
Pottstown
Bethlehem
Botown
Amalyy
As +8
Boyertown
Eee
Evans
New York
East
Biicam Nn. c. R.F. C. 1. News
Jacob W. Ccommo
Silas Inman
White Oak
Baene Jessup
Jas
Carter
Miles
Merv
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
Airy
Jane
Myrd
Zia
Sakepieregs
Oemigne
ANT
Machine
F. L. Smith
W. Briscoe Smoot
Prop
Main and
Needmore Streets
Virginia Miller Hay
Ruff Smith
Mount Airy, N.C
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