Raleigh News and Observer Notes Confederate Reunion Sponsorship
The Raleigh News and Observer reports North Carolina will be well represented at the Confederate Veterans Reunion in New Orleans. General James B. Gordon will receive a horse and equipment from Texas veterans. Miss Susie Clark, daughter of Chief Justice Walter Clark, is North Carolina’s sponsor nominee, granddaughter of the late William A. Graham, and niece of Major John W. Graham.
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Raleigh
North ‘Carolina
New Orleans
James B. Gordon
Texas
North Carolina
Julian §. Carr
Susie Clark
Walter Clark
Raleigh News and Observer
Miss Clark
Wm A. Graham
John W.graham
Great Sensation In Leesville Over Life Saving Discovery
A Leesville Ind man feared near death was said to be saved by King’s New Discovery for Consumption. The user testimonial claims immediate relief from asthma and a full cure, with reports of cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip. Available 50 cents and 1 dollar with trial bottles free.
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Leesville
Ind
W. H. Brown
W. A. Hayes
Illiteracy prompts call for compulsory school law
In Duplin and across North Carolina many white men of voting age cannot read or write. The piece argues that under the 1908 voting age rule those illiterate whites will lose the vote and urges a compulsory education law to require white men to send their children to school and to enforce with state funding for four months of public schooling.
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Duplin Journal
Duplin
North Carolina
Vaidy
Pennsylvania passes cigarette sale ban into law
The Pennsylvania Legislature has enacted a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or cigarette paper in the state. Violations carry a fine ranging from 100 to 300 dollars.
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Pennsylvania
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Admission Notice
Due notice is served that DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is the only genuine calve on the market made from pure unadulterated witch hazel. It claims to have cured thousands of piles where others failed, warning against counterfeit products and endorsing W. A. Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
de Witt
W. A. Hayes
Immigration Influx Reaches New Level This Year
The Wilmington Star notes that up to this year 21 million immigrants have arrived in the country, with over 20 million since 1845. It states arrivals continue at roughly 1 million per week, signaling a sustained, rapid influx.
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Wilmington Star
Blow to the Tobacco Industry in Roxboro
The American Tobacco Company absorbed the T. C. Williams Tobacco Company of Richmond, paying four million dollars. This reduces competition as a major buyer exits the market. The Roxboro market had been linked to Williams, and local farmers are urged to diversify away from trusts.
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Roxboro Courier
American Tobacco Company
T. C. Williams Tobasco Company
Richmond
Roxboro
T. C. Williams
Chamberlains Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy Demo
A testimonial from Walden & Martin of Enterprise Alabama claims Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured a longtime sufferer of chronic diarrhoea after using the remedy. The notice cites numerous Enterprise citizens endorsing the product. Postmaster C T Bailey reports 28 new rural routes began April 1 in the state, totaling 312 with 80 to 40 more planned in May and annual payouts of $180000 to carriers.
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C. T. Bailey
Raleigh
Bailey
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promise Cures All Common Ailments
Advert reads Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a supreme cure for cuts boils bruises and skin troubles with a 250 cent price and satisfaction guarantee by W A Hayes druggist. A second note questions northern experts about solving the Pacific slope's Chinese problem.
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Bucklen
W. A. Hayes
Draggist
Atlanta Constitution
Dem
Pacific
You Knew WuHat TaKING You Knew WuHat TaKING You Art When
An advertisement proclaims a Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic contains iron and quinine with no cure offered and a 5 cent price, asserting no pay if not effective.
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Grove
Judge Donates 4000 For Barnum Orphan Home Cottage
Tarboro judge Howard gives 4000 dollars to fund a cottage at the Barnum Orphan's Home in memory of his wife, supporting a charitable institution in Statesville.
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Statesville
Howard
Tarboro
Barnum Orphan’s Home
Pneumonia Fears Stirred by Foley’s Honey and Tar Claims
An old patent medicine ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for pneumonia and pneumonia prevention. It urges avoiding substitutes and promotes the product as stopping coughing and strengthening lungs. A note marks the 200th anniversary of John Wesley’s birth with Southern Methodists planning observance.
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Foley
W. A. Hayes
Jane
John Wesley
Prices on Farm Produce and Commodities Listed
A grain and grocery price list shows values for wheat corn oats meal and more. Included are pork beef bacon flour tallow beeswax butter peas beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee sugar and country produce. All items indicate steady demand across the market.
Devoe Paint Ad Claims Superior Milk Like Coverage
A promotional letter to WM H Burgh emphasizes Devoe Lead and Zinc paint as cheaper per square foot than mixed milk like paints. It touts superior coverage and longevity, cites a Sheffield Pennsylvania customer who used 40 gallons with 10 left, and notes Parks and Hedgpeth as sellers.
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Devoe
America
J. J. Hall
Sheffield
F. W. Devoe,&co
New York
P.S. Parks & Hedgpeth
Watts bill shifts views on roads and liquor access
A ten mile distant resident who opposed the bond issue now backs the Watts measure after its passage. He explains the bill cut off his liquor supply in the country and he favors good roads to reach town for needed supplies.
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Greenaboro
Bronchitis Cured After Foley's Honey and Tar
Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci Indiana reports ten years of chronic bronchitis with severe coughing. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar for a dramatic cure after trying other remedies without success. He recommends the product to others seeking relief.
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Caroline
Joseph Coffman
Montmorenci
Ind
Foley
A. Hayes
Farmers grow gloomier as rains halt planting season
The Chatham Record notes farmers are discouraged and gloomy as persistent rain prevents field work and preparations for planting corn and cotton, with ground remaining too wet to plow.
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Chatham Record
Remedies and remedies for bowel troubles featured
A compilation of ad blurbs praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Little Early Risers pills. It notes pleasant taste when diluted and claims quick cures for bowel complaints and liver troubles with no doctor bills. W A Hayes and W A Hagee are listed as sellers.
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W. A. Hayes
Chattanooga Pharmacist Endorses Foley Honey and Tar
Robt J Miller proprietor Read House Drug Store Chattanooga Tenn reports strong sales for Foley Honey and Tar cough syrup noting it outsells all others. Arrangements for laying corner stone of the Methodist Orphanage main building at Raleigh Tuesday May 12 by Grand Lodge of Masons with address by Bishop Coke Smith.
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Rob't J. Miller
Read House
Chattanooga, Tenn
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Raleigh
Grand Lodge of Masons
A. ‘Coke Smith
Goop Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief for Children
An 1903 note by W. A. Hayes touts One Minute Cough Cure as safe for children. It claims instant relief from coughs croup and La Grippe without stomach passage, drawing out inflammation and healing by aiding lungs to supply oxygen to blood and tissues.
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W. A.hayes
Su. Leer Millinery Spring and Summer Stock
Our new stock of spring and summer millinery has arrived with latest styles for ladies and children. Fashionable hats bonnets ribbons feathers and trimmings plus a fall line of notions dress trimmings jewelry tab belts and shirt waist sets. Public invited to inspect. Orders by mail receive immediate attention from Mrs. M. L. Taylor and sister.
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Su. Leer Millinery
M. L. Taylor & Sister
Electric Bitters Restore Ailing Philadelphia Man
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a near fatal illness with yellow skin and pain before taking Electric Bitters. After three weeks the first bottle brought marked improvement and he credits the remedy with restoring his health, urging others to try it. Available for 50 cents at W. A. Hayes drug store.
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Rossep
John Oliver
Philadelphia
W. A. Hayes
Wheat and Fruit Crops Suffer Heavy Freeze Losses
Reports from all sections of the county indicate the wheat crop has been considerably damaged by the ten day old freeze. The fruit crop is also cut short and expected to yield not more than half this year.
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J. B. Belsher
St. Louis
Minister Endorses Chamberlain Remedy for Colic
Rev Francis J Davidson pastor of St Matthew Baptist and Third District President testifies to Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cramp remedy he has used. Parishioners report similar satisfaction. For sale by W A Hayes druggist.
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Francis J. Davidson
St. Matthew Baptist Church
Third District Baptist Association
Second St
New Orleans
W. A. Hayes
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Joseph A. Harris
Cleveland
Ellen Harrison
Park Ave
Kansas City
Castor
Chamberlain
Walden & Martin
Enterprise
Als
Pneumonia
Irs ‘Terrors
Atungisee Srr
Werely
Hillsboro
Market Report
WM. H. Bur
W. A. Hagee
Philadelphia Record
Board of County Commissioners of
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Cheek’s
Eno River
General Assembly
John Laws
GALE
Court House
Henry M. O'Daniel
Bingham Township
Ed. Snipes
W. J.snipes
Manuel Garrett
H. M. O’daniel
Superior Court
G. W. P. Cates
Commission
Cuattanooga
D. Kauble
Nevada
E.0. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Salisbury Law
Strauss Bros
O. J
B. B. Forrest
Alvin R. Parish
H. L. Parish
King Street
H.L. Parish
New York State
Franklin
Froberr
Strud Wy
Couys
Greensboro, Ne
Presak Nash
Hillsboro, N
W. Grahan
Oxford, N
Persod
Durham
Grane
Supreme Court
SM. Gattis
Attorney-At-Lay
Hillsboro, N. C
Dusiney
John YW. Graham
Paul Gohamteanan
Graham
Attorneys-At
Alamag Durham
Grahville
Person
Uyu
Spurgeon
Churton Street
Parks & Hedigpeth’s
Singilliam
Caldwel Institute
N. 6
AVING
Pure Drug
Colognes
C. D. Jones, Draggitt
Fig
Fe ‘Scientific
Almeria
All M & Co & Co. Emaans
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