Pocahontas Grave Opened in Gravesend for Remains Check
The St George churchyard grave long linked to Pocahontas was opened on home office orders to find remains but none were discovered. The search will continue and any later findings may go to expert examination. Pocahontas died in 1617 after marrying John Rolfe. a movement seeks to repatriate her body to Virginia.
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Gravesend
England
St. George Church Yard
Pocahontas
Home Office
Chief Powhatan
John Smith
John Rolf
Jamestown
Virginia
Coin Named Man to Kill Anse Hatfield
In Charleston on May 30 testimony in a federal court injunction hearing against the United Mine Workers a coin toss determined who would kill Matewan hotel proprietor Anse Hatfield a key figure in the Matewan disorders of 1920 Ike Brewster described the Matewan street battle Baldwin Feltz detectives were killed after evicting striking miners from company houses Brewster related that after Hatfield testified before a grand jury several men gathered to discuss reprisals and settled the killing by coin toss
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Charleston
W. Va
Anse Hatfield
Matewan
United Mine Workers
Hatfield
Ike Brewstein
Baldwin-Fells
Brewster
Tanlac Restores Mrs Carpenter After Flu
Mrs. R. B. Carpenter of Gastonia North Carolina credits Tanlac with full recovery from a severe flu four years ago. She previously suffered stomach and digestion issues and loss of appetite, but she reports renewed strength and ability to perform housework after starting Tanlac treatment. Tanlac is sold by local druggists with no substitutes.
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Tanlac
R. B. Carpenter
Gastonia
N.C
S. O
Notice of Sale on Mount Airy Property in 1928
By deed of trust Nathan Edmonds owes 1205.00. lands in Surry County Mt. Airy Township are sold to the highest bidder at First National Bank Mount Airy NC on July 14 1923 at 1 30 PM. Lots 6 and 7 on Fancy Gap road described with metes and bounds. balance 845.60 plus interest from January 19 1928. sale conducted by Trustee J H Folger May 14 1928.
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Nathan Edmonds
Pest National Bank
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Surry County
Mt. Airy Township
McCargo
Fancy Gap Road
Fancy Gap
J. H. Folger
Death of Dr J M Reece Shocks Elkin Community
Elkin mourns the sudden death of Dr J M Reece at age 64. He attended a Kiwanis luncheon, felt unwell, and died at his home after a late night conversation with his wife. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Jease Glenn of Winston-Salem, son Joe Reece, brother W L Reece of Dobson, and several sisters. Funeral Sunday at 11 with fraternity honors.
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Elkin
J. M. Reece
Kiwanis Club
Chamberlain's Tablets Endorsement by Mrs Newton
Mrs Newton of Vreeland Minoa New York says Chamberlain's Tablets are reliable for her and her husband after five years use. She notes the tablets ease a heavy after meal feeling and dullness and she carries them when husband travels. She recommends them for constipation or indigestion.
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Chamberlain
The Soul Seat Belief and Stomach Cure
In olden times the stomach was thought the seat of the soul. For stomach troubles Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended as a pleasant and effective remedy. They strengthen the stomach and help it function naturally. Cost a quarter.
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Chamberain
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Lipa
Theal
Bottie
Rigen Co. Or
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Eldridge’s Drug Store
Mount Airy, N. C
Rexall
CUT Flower Service
J. E. Wilson
Mountairy
N. C
Carolina
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Cosoline
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