Raleigh Hosts State Fair Event Dates in October
The Great North Carolina State fair will be held in Raleigh from October 19 to 24. The Watts Whiskey Bill passes both houses and becomes effective July 1, banning liquor manufacture and sale outside incorporated towns. George B. Cortelyou is nominated as Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and James Garfield is named Commissioner of Corporations under the new department.
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North Carolina State Air
Raleigh
Watts
Senate
House
George B. Cortelyou
Roosevelt
Department of Cmmerce and Labor
Ealing
James Garfield
Arfield
Just in the Nick of Time a Boy Is Saved by New Discovery
Mrs. Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio reports her son nearly died from pneumonia and a severe cough. After doctors failed he improved rapidly after using Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption, now sound and well. The product is advertised as a cure for coughs and lung diseases, with bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar and free trial bottles.
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Mrs. Watkins
Pleasant City
Ohio
Neumonia
Dr. King
W. A
North Carolina Tobacco Trials Promise Better Bright Types
The Southern Tobacco Journal notes experiments with bright to seco tobacco in several counties that have not grown it much.Officials say conditions suit this variety in North Carolina and with intensive farming higher quality could be achieved, reducing price fears.
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Southern Tobacco Journal
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Severe Croup Says Family
A Mannington Kentucky mother reports her three year old recovered from a severe croup after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The ad warns of danger from croup and urges against substitutes, claiming quick relief and life saved.
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Foley
P. L. Jordier
Mannington
Oley
Tose
W. A. Tayes
Mount Airy News Calls for Local Production Push
The Mount Airy News argues that the rising prices of wood meat lard and other life necessities stem from too few people producing essentials. It urges the region to increase local meat and bread production to improve prosperity.
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Mount Airy
A Mother's Recommendation for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs J A Moore of North Star Michigan praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cough and cold remedy she has used for her family. For sale by W A Hayes, druggist, North Star.
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J. A. Moore
North Star
Mich
W. A. Hayes
Government supports eight soldiers' homes with 27000 inmates
The United States Government supports eight soldiers' homes with 2000 to 4000 inmates per home, totaling about 27000. The inmates average over 63 years old and are cared for at an expense of just over $12 million annually.
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Wilmington
Scar
United States
Methodist Church bishops urge special yearend services
The Raleigh Christian Advocate reports the Board of Bishops of the Methodist Church calling for special closing-year services across all denominations. They note the century’s efforts and a $20,000,000 goal nearly met, but 2,000,000 converts remain unachieved. The appeal asks all parishioners to pray for the Holy Spirit to convict, penitent, and convert sinners.
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Raleigh ‘Christian Advocate
Board of Bishops
The
Methodies Church
Methodist
Judge rules Peabody street Durham belongs to Southern Railway
Judge Purnell decides Peabody street in Durham is property of the Southern Railway. An appeal to the Circuit Court follows, then likely the Supreme Court. The piece compares the possible outcome to the Jarndyce vs Jarndyce case as a long final resolution.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Purnell
Peabody Street
Durham
The
Southern Railway
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Jarndyce
Thousand Dollars Thrown Away Prompts Health Hope
W W Baker of Plainview Nebraska reports his wife suffered over fifteen years and they spent more than a thousand dollars with no relief. After trying Foley s Honey and Tar she recovered health and strength. A request to place a $5 000 monument to Generals Nash and Davidson includes Guilford Battleground as a prominent site.
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W. W. Baker
Plainview, Neb
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Aycock
Secretary of War
Gen
Francis Nash
William Lee Davidson
Guilford Battleground
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Severe Leg Injury
A runaway accident left J. B. Orner of Kranklin Grove III with a four year leg problem resisted by doctors and remedies until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured it. The ad touts heals for burns bruises skin eruptions and piles and notes W A Hayes Drug Store stock. Also mentions Lt General Miles returning to New York after five months abroad and a global circuit.
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J. B. Orner
Kranklin Grove
III
Buckien
W. A
You Know What You Are A King When You Take Grove's Ton ic
Warnings about Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic misstates its contents as iron and quinine in tasteless form. An Irish soldier writes home of fighting and dying for his country. Kidney disease claims many lives. Foley's Kidney Cure is marketed as preventing fatal outcomes if used early. Vermont population growth cited as erosion from 50 years of immigration.
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Grove
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Hillsboro Market Rates for Country Produce
Market prices listed for wheat corn oats meal pork and bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs etc. prices shown per bushel or per pound with ranges and units. notes country produce in good demand.
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WerkKty
Hillsboro
Devoe paint agency offered in county letter to sheriff
A letter from F W Devoe & Co to Sheriff Hughes promotes the Devoe Lead and Zinc paint with the claim it uses fewer gallons and lasts longer, enabling more jobs at lower cost. It urges Parke and Hedgpeth to secure the agency, arguing more painting will occur as towns benefit from the savings.
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Parke & Hedgpeth
Lucky
Deaser
Devoe Lead and Zinc
F. W. Devor<&Co
New York
Parks & Hedgpeth
White Cross
Caldwell Institute
Carr’s
Chapel Hill
Hillsboro
Thos. M
John K. Hughes
Shriff
Orange County
Bee Metaphor Sums Up Traveling Men In Wilmington Star
In a brief whimsy the Wilmington Star compares a bee's speed to men returning home when loaded. The piece notes bees fly forty miles per hour outward but only ten mph back when laden, using the scene to reflect human behavior.
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Wilmington Star
Preventive Medicine and Prominent Remedies Mentioned
The piece argues prevention is superior and cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a guard against pneumonia from colds or flu. It notes widespread use in past outbreaks, urges early treatment, and lists Foley products for kidney and respiratory issues. It includes local ad lines and a statistic about Ohio wages in 1901.
Enduring Faith and a Prompt Sale Offer in Early News
A Maysville preacher censures the collection scene with a plea not to place blame for a thiefs turkey while the congregation contributes. An ad notes Chamberlains Pain Balm as an antiseptic liniment for cuts and burns, promising quick healing and poison prevention, sold by W. A. Haves, Druggist.
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Maysville
Jones
Turkey
Chamberlain
W. A Haves
Veterinary hook worm tale spans ages and places
The Wilmington Star notes jokes about a US Department of Agriculture veterinarian who identified the hook worm in Georgia. It explains the worm’s wide distribution across the globe and its ancient lineage, with Egyptian records dating back about 4,000 years B C.
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Wilmington Star
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
H. W
Mysterious OrrecuMstance in Health Ad
An old time ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a health aid. It claims one user was pale and sallow while another was fresh and rosy, attributing the difference to improved digestion and relief from constipation. The pills are advertised at 25 cents by JW A Hayes, Druggist.
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Dr. King
JW. A. Hayes
Brick laying machine claims to lay and mortar bricks
A British inventor introduces a brick laying machine that lays bricks and applies mortar. Mothers can safely give Foley's Honey and Tar to children for coughs and colds without opiates says W. A. Hayes. A Raleigh postmaster notes 25 new rural delivery routes bringing total to 223. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets praised by William A. Girard of Pease Vermont and sold by W. A. Hayes Drugist. The truth about divine justice is quoted.
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Foley
W. A. Hayes
Greenville Reflector
Bailey
Raleigh
North Carolina
Chamberlain
William A. Girard
Pease, Vt
Mr and Mrs Wm B Shepard Go South for Mardi Gras
Mr and Mrs Wm B Shepard departed last Thursday for New Orleans to attend the Mardi Gras Carnival and visit relatives down South.
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Wm. B. Shepard
New Orleans
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve touted as sole cure
An advertisement asserts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the only positive cure for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles as well as cuts burns bruises eczema and skin abrasions. It claims other Witch Hazel products are counterfeits and that DeWitts is made from pure unadulterated witch hazel.
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DeWitt's
DeWitt’s
DeWitt
W. A. Hayes
Winston-Salem awakens as town eyes railroads fair and guards encampment
The Winston Sentinel urges public spirit to attract two new railroads an orphan asylum and the annual State Guard encampment while inviting Carolinians to enjoy the fair. It praises the town’s readiness to invest without fear.
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Greensboro
State Guard
Winston- Salem
Future sight erodes happiness and health Hope fades
A promotional note claims foresight destroys happiness but offers Electric Bitters as a health restore. It asserts lack of energy appetite and illness signal serious complaints, with liver and kidney trouble following. The remedy promises strength and invigoration, priced 50 cents and guaranteed by W A Hayes, Druggist.
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W. A. Hayes
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PusuisHep
Joseph A. Harris
Trae
Milian
Neary
Miles
Globe
Vermont
Canada
Sheriff Hughes
the Times
Draggist
State of
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Callon
New Home
Mass
Chicago
Til
St. Louis
Atlaz
Dallas
Tex
San Francisco
Stanner Salyv
Saling
D. Kauble
Nevada
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Thedford
Chattanooga Medicine Company
A. J. Green
Ilewara, la
Winston Sentinel
Alvin R. Parish
H. L. Parish
King Street
H.L. Parish
Kentucky
New York State
Sporting Club
Old Virginia
Virginia
Hi. L. Parish
Rt c. Strudwick
Court Square
Greensboro, N. C
Nash
Hillsboro, N.C
Dr. Straus
Brincky
W. GrafiAm
Oxford, N.C
Person
Durham and
Granvile
S .M. Gattis
John W.graham
Paul C. Granay
Graham & Graham
Attorneys-At-Law
Hillsboro, N. C
Alamance
Granville
Person and
Orange
D. J
Spurgeon
Churton Street
Ove Parks & Hedgpeth
Wiltram
Miller
Caldwe'l Institute
N. C
AVING
Graham-Yearby Drug Co
Colognes
Hooker
Charton Street
C D. Jones
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