Chautauqua Week Features National Speakers and Acts
Su no eae Sha ee Chautauqua Week runs June 30 to July 6 at Chautauqua Assembly New York City Marine Band Frederick Warde and Shakesperian impersonator headline Along with the Beulah Buch Quartet Charles Zeublin of Boston civic betterment authority Frank Lea Short Players and acts by LoZito Grace Hall Ribeldaffer Totten and Company magicians Cavery Company Edna Crum Metropolitan Grand Quartet Willo Page Lane and U S Senator Robi Lafollette Wisconsin big speakers on International Peace and the Lessons of War plus other attractions.
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Chautauqua Assembly
New York City
Frederick Warde
Beulah Buch
Charles Zeublin
Boston
National Authority On Civic Betterment
Frank Lea
LoZito
Grace Hall Ribeldaffer
Totten and Company
Cavery Company
Edna Crum
Metropolitan Grand Quartet
Willo Page Lane
United States
Robi. M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
Wood's Seed Potatoes and Fall Planting Prices
Potatoes planted now mature in cool fall weather for winter harvest. Wood's Seed Potatoes are choice quality seed kept in cold storage early to stay vigorous for late planting. Write for Wood's Crop Special for prices and information about late season seed varieties including Cow Peas Soybean Ket Crimson Clover and more.
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Wood
Crop Conditions Hold Up Farmers Hopeful in Pitt County
Greenville North Carolina May 30 growers report good crop prospects with tobacco stands improving. While flea bugs and cutworms caused minor damage the season for setting out was favorable. Cotton may be smaller than last year due to reduced acreage but corn is up and looks strong if fall prices are good.
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Greenville
N. C
Pitt
Pitt County
Trustees Land Sale in Surry County 70 Acres to be Auctioned
W L Reece trustee sells 70 acres in Surry County by deed of trust dated May 20 1014. Auction set for Saturday June 1015 at 1 PM on the premises, with widow’s dower exempt. Property lies along the Mt Airy Dobson road near Venables line and Neva. bounds described in detail.
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W. Atkine
Ollie Atkins
O. M. Draughn
T. S. Draughn
Tita Slayden
Office of Register of Deeds
Surry County
Jesse Yarablee
Fulk
Venable's
Jas, Atkins
O. M. Prowanas
O. M. Draughns
Mt. Airy and Dobson Road
Neva
Ponte
Babeamelie Lee
M. Reeces
Reeces
Mill Road
Said Road
Mt. Airy and
Dobson Road
J. M. Venables
W. L. Reece
Drilling Service Promotes New Water Wells
An advertisement offers well drilling with a steam driven machine costing 1200 dollars. The process uses 6 inch steel casing to seal surface water and quicksand, followed by a Myers pump for convenience and reliability. The copy promises strong results and ease of use after installation.
Austrian 42 centimeter gun terrorizes Russians in raids
A German war correspondent reports the Austrian 42 centimeter howitzer, built by Kroch of Skoda, used behind Tarnow and Szazepanowice to blast fortifications. The weapon arrives by special train, takes two days to set, and fires after 90 seconds. Russian troops experienced extreme fright with many reportedly going insane.
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Berlin
New York Times
Kroch
Pilsener Skoda
Dunajetz
Tarnow
Palace of
Blonje
Szazepanowice
Canal workers fired to Alaska for railroad project
Panama May 3. Many Panama Canal laborers seek transfers to Alaska as the United States moves to build a northern railway. H P Warren of the Alaskan Railway Commission warns jobs will be scarce and harsh conditions await, with seasonal returns to the U S. machinery from the canal is repurposed for the Alaska effort.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Alaska
United States
H. P. Warren
Alaskan Railway Commis
Sion
Warren
Notice of Estate Claims and Settlement Deadline
Notice concerns claims against the estate of a deceased in Surry County North Carolina. Creditors must present their claims to Laura J. John E. C. Bivens at Mountainy NC by February 18 1916. Debtors should settle immediately to avoid loss of recovery.
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Surry County
N. C
Mountainy N. C
Laura J. John
Panama Canal Likely to Cover Running Costs in First Year
Panama report projects the canal will earn enough in its first year to cover operating expenses with a small surplus possible. The auditor's figures show toll income rising nearly every month, with April tolls just below March’s record and May expected to match or exceed March.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Canal Auditor
Ios
Lok Fe and the New Era
A fragment from a local page mentions Lok Fe and a new era hinted by changes in leadership. Details are scarce in the readable text.
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America
Plant Wood's
T.w.wood
W. & BisHor
E. C. Bivens
Atty
Big Ditch
Epeoeaeere
Jackson
F. F. Dalley Co., Ltd
Surrace, My, Hamilton, Can
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