Story of a Worthy Life: Thomas Dixon's Past and Faith
Two weeks before his death, Thomas Dixon recounted his youth in York County South Carolina and Shelby North Carolina. The evangelist nurtured by Antioch and New Prospect grew from a plowboy who read the Bible to a pastor who built churches and promoted missions temperance and education across Cleveland and surrounding counties.
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Raleigh
Capitol Square
Thomas Dixon
York County
South Carolina
Hambright
King’s Mountain
Cena
Antioch Church
Pearsley
Thomas
Hardin
Dixon
Shelby
N. C
Cleveland
Buffalo Creek
Christ
Hag Ager Edge
New Prospect
West
New Prospect Church
Grrace
Bolier
Peter
Association For the Promotion of Foreign Missions
Little Bethel
Brother Dixon
Sons of Temperance
Israel
Temperance
Father
Drury Dobbins
Mr. Dobbins
Sandy Run
Dobbins
James Webb
Mr. Webb
Brother Dickon
Eeponten
Brother
Con
Gouger
Shelby High School
Looking One's Best by Treating Skin Ailments
A vintage ad-style note touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for pimples skin eruptions sores and boils promising soft velvety skin. It mentions Ashcraft Drug as the source and urges readers to try the remedy.
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Bucklen
Arniea
Ashcraft Drug
Government to auction muskrat trapping on Delaware Bay island
Major Deakyne opened bids for the right to hunt and trap muskrats on an artificial Delaware Bay island near Reedy Island. The island midways between Salem New Jersey and Delaware City covers about three by one and a half miles, with thousands of muskrats undermining bulkheads. The move aims to quiet fierce competition among hunters and remove pests from the bulkheaded marsh.
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Philadelphia
United States Engineers’ Department
Deakyne
Delaware Bay
Reedy Island
Salem
N. J
Delaware City
Del
Mothers Try Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
A vintage script ad touts Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a health aid for children. It claims benefits like peaceful sleep and better growth, priced at 35 cents, advertised by Ashcraft Drug Co. and Taylor Drug Co.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Ashcraft Drug Co
Tayor Drug Co
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Says Mt Airy Merchant
A Mt Airy North Carolina merchant A W Dean reports relief from back pain and urinary issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He bought a box at Ashcraft Drug Co and notes improved kidney function and overall health. Endorses the product and urges others to use Doan's. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is listed as sole US agents.
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Dean
Mt. Airy
A. W. Dean
Mai St
N.C
Ashcraft Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Foley's Oring Laxative Offer Mentioned
An advertisement states Accerens would be benefited by Foley's Oring Laxative for constipation stomach and liver trouble. It claims to sweeten the stomach and breath ease the liver and open the bowels and to be superior to other laxatives. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
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Thomas Dixon, Sr
A. C. Dixon
Wilmington Star
A. G. Wilson
Big Tom” Wilson
Murchison
Yancey County
Black Mountain
Wilson
Rockies
Dr. Mitchell
Big Tom
Black Mountains
Wilmington
North Carolina
Guernsey
South
Venagan
John A. Young
Greenshero
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