Webb Store, Century-Old Hillsboro Trade Leader
The Webb Store has served Hillsboro and surrounding areas since the post American Revolution era, maintaining a tradition of reliability and locally trusted service. Under N W Brown & Co and later sole ownership by N W Brown, the firm offers a multi department stock including dress goods, groceries, hay and feed, farm implements, furniture, and hardware, with factory direct sourcing and generous discounts.
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Webb
Hillsboro
Webb Store
H ‘He McCormick
Durham
Webb Store Prominent Furniture House in Durham Area
H. W. and J. C. Webb operate the Webb Store a three story main building and adjacent warehouses. The Durham based firm serves Durham Person Orange and Alamance counties with extensive stocks of furniture farm implements vehicles and bulk goods and prides itself on its old reliable traditions and growing regional patronage.
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Buins
Webh
Durham
Person
Orange
Alamance
H. W
J. C. Webb
Webb
West End Grocery and General Merchandise
N W Brown owner operator of West End Grocery runs a double store with wide dry goods and shoe selections plus groceries. The Hillsboro based original store houses school book agency novelty goods and household items. Both locations pay top prices for country produce, reflecting strong local business and community standing.
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N. W. Brown
Tte
Hillsboro
Wich Con‘ains
H. N. Brown
Cmt
Citi
Parish Endorsed for Re election as County Treasurer
The unanimous nomination of W. L. Parish for re election to County Treasurer is hailed as the strongest endorsement of his integrity and record in managing Orange County's funds. A Hillsboro native, Parish has long been a Merchandising businessman and public servant, including a 1907 appointment as county treasurer to succeed his brother and a 1908 election victory. He is active in fraternal groups, former Master of the Eagle Lodge of Masons, secretary of the lodge, and Past Noble Grand of the Odd Fellows, reflecting broad esteem and popularity.
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W. L. Parish
H.l.parish
Orange County
Hillsboro
Parish
Major Bingham
Mebane
Durham Parrish Co
Cleveland
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
A Garden in the Orient and the Garden Spirit
A meditation on what constitutes a garden beyond flowers and layouts. The piece links Fez arches and Moorish night life to a sensuous, mind made Eden, arguing that a garden is a state of mind and a spiritual space as much as a physical site.
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Fez
Boston
Bride's Conveyance Seen From Jones House Parlor
In a village scene a church wedding opposite the Jones house draws Harriet Jones to the parlor window. She recalls a recent funeral and, hearing wheels, spots a distant carriage and exclaims with excitement that a hearse is bringing the bride.
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Jones House
Harriet Jones
Strength of Bees Feet In Hanging Clusters Observed
Hundreds of bees can suspend themselves in linked layers without tearing the feet of the upper bees. The remarkable endurance shows intricate bee coordination and adhesion during communal resting behavior.
Crisis in Bowers Career Mentioned by Jurist
A national platform lawyer recalls Lloyd W. Bowers once facing a career crisis after a humiliating court insult. He nearly abandoned law, but advised by friends he reconsidered, pursued railway counsel work, rose to general counsel for Chicago & Northwestern, then solicitor general, and was widely tipped for a Supreme Court nomination.
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Lloyd W. Bowers
United States
Taft
Supreme Court
Bower
Bowers
Columbia Law School
New York City
Mr. Bowers
Young Barlow and the Hartford bunt in 1874
In spring 1874 Hartford’s Morgan G Bulkeley takes a observer to watch a semi pro game where a Brooklyn Atlantics recruit William Barlow showcases an unorthodox bunt. Bulkeley recalls the audience erupting as Barlow demonstrates bat toss and a bunt to reach first base before the third baseman fields the ball. The rookie’s trick becomes a new feature in the game, though illness limits his Hartford career.
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Morgan G. Bulkeley
Connecticut
Hartford
Baseball Nine
Chicagos
Hartfords
Bulkeley
Atlantics
Brooklyn
Mr. Bulkeley
Barlow
Senate
William Barlow
E. J. Edwards
Poetry Interpreted on Nightfall in Yale Verse
Willy asks why night falls fast and Nilly answers because the girls inside are going to bed in a playful Yale Record verse reflecting campus humor and social tone.
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Willy
Yale Record
Washingtons tears at Morris office spark Brandywine tale
The aging Clarke recalls Gen George Washington begging Robert Morris for funds to pay soldiers before Brandywine. Morris reportedly lacked ready money. Washington’s emotional plea and Morris's response ended as Philadelphia fell to the British two days later, leaving the outcome uncertain.
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Co. C. Clarke
New York Central Railroad
Robert Morris
Collegey
Geneva
N. Y
Mr. Clarke
Brown
George Washington
Mr. Brown
Washington
Mr. Morris
Continental Army
General Washington
Brandywine
Philadelphia
Birds and Animals Playful Tricks at the Zoo Observed
An observing woman recalls two zoo incidents showing animal humor. A grizzly rolled in water then shook onto visitors drenching their clothes, while a flamingo in a flying cage amused onlookers by seemingly running on water with wings aiding its glide.
Bitter praise at tea over French cynicism and sentimentality
Miss Anna Held praised the French at a Provencal tea noting cynicism as preferable to Anglo-Saxon sentimentality. She quips that the married woman's skepticism rivals the credulity of an unmarried one, highlighting a sharp contrast between cultures and views on marriage.
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Anna Held
la Provence
Global wine production drops since 1908 led by Europe
World wine output fell by about half a billion gallons from 1908 to last year. Austria Bulgaria Hungary Italy Portugal and Spain bore the largest cuts while the United States held steady. Algeria produced six times U.S. output. Greece and Servia rose, Chile exceeded by 59 percent in gains.
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Austria
Bulgaria
Hungary
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United States
Algeria
Greece
Servia
Chile
The Rain Comes at Last on a Dusty Hill Road
A dusty rural scene shifts from drought to rain as a long, still day ends. Wind lifts dust, horses and wagons move, bees hum, birds quiet, and stars glow. Dawn brings Sahara heat before a sudden breeze yields raindrops that lift spirits and fields. The natural world responds with renewed life and hopeful chorus.
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Sahara
The Tussock Moth Described By A Curious Text
A quirky essay notes the tussock moth’s fashion color and its chain of life from moth to caterpillar. It mocks city councils for neglecting nature and jokes that a leaf hosts a caterpillar, after which spraying is unnecessary as the foliage vanishes.
Maud Missed the Trip in a Family Wheat Mishap
A brief verse recalls Maud planning a distant journey, but a family incident stops the trip. Her father, while handling wheat duties, drops his waud in a moment of unintended misfortune.
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Maud
Rich Uncle Faces Tainted Fortune Cheese Corner
In a witty exchange, a rich uncle laments tainted money while his diplomatic nephew quips that a fortune was built through a corner on lmburger cheese, highlighting humor over ethics. The dialogue uses satirical tone to critique wealth origins.
Riding togs spark caution at a new hire interview
An employer warns a new clerk not to wear riding clothes during business hours, complimenting the boss on his own taste and joking about how the employer might look in the outfit. The exchange frames a light, humorous workplace moment.
Humorous quarrel over priced hat and dress
A husband belittles his wife for keeping price marks on a new hat and dress, remarking she is proud of them. The wife responds that every woman she knows has priced items and given up in despair, highlighting fashion anxieties and market pressures.
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W. Brown & Co
West End Grocery
H. L. Parish
Orient
L. W. Bowers
Senator Bulkeley
Little William Barlow
Battle of the Brandywine
WiLpur
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