Fire destroys State Normal College dormitory in Greensboro
At 4 o clock Thursday morning January 21 a blaze tore through the four story brick dormitory kitchen laundry and boiler buildings of the State Normal College in Greensboro N C The dormitory housed about three hundred women students all escaped unharmed though several narrow escapes occurred Loss to the college is estimated at 75000 with 30000 insurance A total of 117 trunks burned many girls saved trunks but lacked time to pack losing much clothing Trustees suspend school exercises for three weeks.
Remarkable Cure Promises From Dr King’s New Discovery
TheBobbit family of Bargerton Tenn. Mrs M L Bobbitt near death from consumption. Doctors failed until Dr King’s New Discovery produced rapid relief with the first bottle and full cure after continued use. Claims to be the most certain cure for throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. W A Hayes Drug Store.
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M. L. Bobbitt
Bargerton
Tenn
W. A. Hayes
Republicans Plan Fight and May Convention in North Carolina
The Asheboro Courier reports Republicans claim they will win next year and will hold their State Convention in May. They accuse taxes of being raised as a crime, while locals deny concern over tax increases. Temperance advocates argue against splitting the Democratic party over the Watts law as Democrats praise a fair and economical administration, avoiding past fusion misrule.
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Rollins
Watts
Dyspepsia Cure Credits Ten Years of Relief
B F Hare of Miami Cycle Mfg Co Middleton Ohio suffered ten years with dyspepsia and spent paljon for doctors. After trying Kodol Dyspepsia Cure he felt better after two doses and two bottles. He now endorses it to friends and acquaintances. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
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B. F. Hare
Miami Cycle & Mfg. Co
Middleton
Ohio
W. A Hayes
Prohibition Sweeps North Carolina As Barrooms Quiet On New Year
The Robesonian notes Raleigh barrooms resembled a lonely scene on January 1 as closures spread. Prohibition is described as state wide, with expected spread to more towns within a year. The piece links the movement to broader reform and public life.
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Robesonian
Raleigh
North Carolina
Democratic Convention Set in St Louis on June Sixth
The Wilmington Star notes the Democratic Party may hold its national convention in St Louis on June sixth or a nearby date, regardless of whether a nominee is chosen, as a plan to recover expenses and time already invested.
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Wilmington Star
St. Louis
Man and the Woman in a Kansas City Street Car
A Kansas City Journal excerpt describes a man crossing a railroad track in front of a train and walking away unscathed after watching it pass. It contrasts with a street car scene where a woman retrieves a purse and repeatedly handles a satchel while paying the conductor and patting a buckle, illustrating cautious behavior.
Letter of praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mr Joh H Cullom editor of the Garland Texas News praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy in a letter noting its long use since 188% for his children. He cites its reliability for colds and croup, ease of administration to babies, safety, and lack of overdose risk. W A Hayes druggist advertises the product for sale.
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Joh H Cullom
Garland
Texas
W. A. Hayes
North Carolina farmers urged to secure labor-saving machinery
Raleigh correspondent for the Charlotte Observer notes that a leading state thinker warns farmers must promptly acquire top quality farm machinery and implements as labor grows scarce. The idea is one man can do the work of several with better machines, seen as the only solution by some observers.
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North Carolina
Found A Cure For Indigestion in Rock Mills Alabama
A reader from Rock Mills Alabama reports using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and improvements in appetite. The dispatch from Tuscaloosa dated January 22 describes a devastating cyclone hitting Moundville Alabama at 1 am, killing 37 people and injuring over 100.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Moundville
Stop It A Cautionary Note On Colds From Foley
A neglected cough may worsen into bronchial or lung trouble. Foley's Honey and Tar is urged as protection against serious cold effects. A separate narrative thread follows a girl who remains aloof despite protestations until a coffee remark shifts the mood, ending with a reunion.
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Foley
W.A. Hayes
O S CURE price list and farm goods summary
Market notes show wholesale prices for staple goods with ranges: Wheat 80 90 cts per bushel. Corn 60 cts. Meal 75 cts. Pork 7 1 2 cts per pound. Bacon 12 1 2 to 15 cts. Flour 4.00 to 5.50 per barrel. Tallow 4 cts. Beeswax 20 cts. Butter 20 cts. Eggs 20 cts per dozen. Peas 70 cts per bushel. Beans 1.06 to 1.50. Hides 4 to 10 cts. Chickens 10 to 25 cts. Geese 40 cts per pound. Wool 15 to 86 cts unwashed 25 to 86 cts washed. Coffee 8 1 3 to 20 cts. Sugar 5 to 6 cts. All country produce in good demand.
Gen Anderson Chapter U D C Elects Officers on Lee Birthday
The Gen Anderson Chapter U D C held its annual January 19 meeting at the Misses Cameron home. Officers were elected including President Rebecca Cameron and Vice Presidents Sarah Webb and Rebecca Hill. The chapter reported 22 members with active contributions to memorials and veterans services.
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Observer
George B. Andersen
Cnapter
U. D.C
Rebecca Hill
Rebecca Cameron
Lilly R. Hamilton
Sue B. Hayes
Mises M Norwood
S. P. Watters
Davis
Wade Hampton
Okolona
Richmond
Confederate Bazaar
Camp Chase
Ohio
Confederate Cemetery
Geo. P. Collins
W. B. Meares
Rebecca, Hill
Sarah ¥. Webb
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Health Protection
W A Hayes cites Foley's Honey and Tar as a preventive for pneumonia or the grippe urging readers to keep it handy. William Jennings Bryan plans a North Carolina visit in the coming weeks to deliver a new lecture.
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Foley
W. A. Hayes
William Jennings Bryan
North Carolina
DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Promoted for Piles
An advertisement touts DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve from Chicago as a specific remedy for piles and skin conditions. It notes many counterfeits and urges asking for the genuine DeWitt product sold by W. A. Hayes Druggist. The text also includes a fiscal total for the South Carolina dispensary in 1903 of $2,817,998.77.
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
W. A. Hayes
South Carolina
Electric Bitters Restore Burlington Fireman’s Strength
A Burlington Iowa locomotive fireman G W Bellamy reports lasting pain and weakness, but after taking Electric Bitters he recovered his strength and health. The testimonial claims the remedy provides renewed energy and vigor with guaranteed satisfaction from W A Hayes Druggist at 50 cents.
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G. W. Bellamy
Burlington
Iowa
W. A. Hayes
Men and Women in a Humorous 19th Century Contrast
A short Missouri era critique from Bloomfield Democrat mocks men as drinkers smokers and pagers while noting they rarely attend church. It jokes men are more logical and zoological and claims both sexes descended from monkeys with women supposedly ahead. hints at exchange of home gear between spouses as a bit.
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Johnnie
Bloomfield
Cough Syrup Marketing Warns Against Opiates
An advertisement warns that many children are poisoned by opiate cough syrups and touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe non opiate remedy for coughs and lung trouble. A physician character jokes about medicine fetching him out of bed after seeing a circus poster.
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Foley
W. A. Hayes
Tommy
Philadelphia Bulletin
A Wuest Pocket Doctor Pills Claim Easy Constipation Cure
An advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a pocket sized remedy. It promises headache relief, biliousness treatment, and liver support, claiming to prevent digestive ills and torpid liver. Sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.
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de Witt
W. A. Hayes
Draggiat
Mrs G P Dram Leads in Butter Selling
Newton Enterprise reports Mrs G P Dram has pursued butter selling for a year, selling from one cow and earning $4,750 in batter sales, plus utilizing dairy by products for family needs. She also kept five hogs fed by butter milk yielding about 200 pounds each.
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Newton Enterprise
G. P. Dram
Woman Reclaims Cure From Cough Remedy
A Kansas City woman reports severe hoarseness and coughing eased after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She followed directions and says she was entirely cured after two weeks. Local pharmacist W A Hagee marketed the remedy.
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W. H. Layha
Agnes Avenue
Kansas City
W. A. Hagee
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for pains and piles
Wonperrru Nerve is advertised as soothing pains from cuts bruises sprains and sore feet with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claimed as the best salve on earth for piles. The ad notes 25 cents at W A Hayes Drug Store. A stray quip about smoking a cigar while blindfolded closes the item with a jest.
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Bucklen
W. A
Hayes’ Drug Store
One Minute Cough Care Claims Quick Relief
One Minute Cough Care provides relief in a minute by killing the microbe that irritates the mucous membrane and loosens phlegm. It is claimed to heal inflamed parts, strengthen lungs, ward off pneumonia, and cure coughs colds and croup in all curable cases. Sold by W A Hayes Droggrt.
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W. A. Hayes
Droggrt
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Orange County Observer
Hillsborough, N. C
Joseph A. Harris
Asheboro
G. H., Hansan
L. E
W.A.R
Lima
Sabto Rx
Bignature
Kansas City Journal
Charlotte Observer
Chamberlain
Geo. W. Emory
Rock Mills
Draggist
Hilusboro
Post
Stakge
James H. Andrews
Valeria D. Andrews
Green Andrews
Superior Court
Eno Cotton Mills
Court House
Hillsboro
H. P. Jones
North Carolina Railroad
Eno River
Eno
Gale
John W. Graham
Dewitt & CO
Chicagg
Board of Commissioners of
Orange County
A. F. Andrews
Thomas H. Wilson
B. H. McKee
John Laws
Clerk Board Co
SF Dian
Caldwell & Tompkins Publishers
J.P. Caldwell
Eprror
Washington
Atarta
the Sunday Observer
the Observer
Charlotte, N
Loong
Chicago News
Keeley St
Cmroaco
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenri
The
News and Observer
Associated Press
Daily News and Observer
Anner Bsalv
NASA
HiLlsboro, N. c
Dr. St
Tudwicky
Yi Graham
Oxford, N. c
Grener
Durhar
Greville
Supreme Court
M. Gattis
Hillsboro, N
Sohn W.graham
Paaul'c
Granny
Igraham & Graham
Attorneys-At-Law
Alamance
Durum, Grapvillé
Person and
Orange
Spurgeon
Denfist
Churton Street
Parks & Hedgpeth’s
Gaither Collins
IEP
Lake Toxaway
Europe
Asheville
Hot Springs
Hendersonville
Waynesville
Brevard
Lakes Toxaway
Fairfield
Sapphire
Rockies
Southern Railway
H. Hardwick
Gene Pass
Washington, DC
Foutz
Fin Cattle
Theante Homen
Los of
Hasina
Bayes
Wrights &c
Scientific American
New York
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