Political climate spawns two Democratic congressional candidates
The July 4 1901 issue notes a severe northern beat causing many deaths and a fiscal year surplus of 76000000 dollars. It highlights new Democratic contenders for Congress in Granville and Durham amid rising women’s involvement in public life and an upcoming feature on an English women’s agricultural school. It previews Northwest growth and a living early white girl born to a regular army officer, with The Ladies Home Journal to cover her story.
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Fea
Granville
Durham
Woman's Home Companion
Bartha Damaris Knobe
Northwest
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption
A historic patent medicine claim touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the swift cure for coughs colds asthma hay fever and bronchial diseases. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist with satisfaction guaranteed and trial bottles free.
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Dr. King
W. A. Hayes
Clyde girl offered free boarding at New Jersey resorts
A Clyde New York girl is said to be the subject of a rumor that hotel keepers at New Jersey summer resorts offer her free boarding. The tale claims that a bite from a mosquito or other insect causes her to die instantly.
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Wilmington Star
Clyde
N. Y
New Jersey
Allen J. Roberson
Robina A. Roberson
Local Patent Medicine Advertisements Mention Cough Remedy
A bundle of vintage ads praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy and Kodol Dyspepsia Care as cures. It includes testimonials from W A Hayes and others and mentions Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs. The piece references Druggist W A Hayes and various claims of health restoration.
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John Tippis
Colton
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Colorado Peak Standout Blanca Reaches Highest US Elevation
The article notes Blanca Peak in Colorado as the highest point in the United States outside Alaska, at 14 898 feet above sea level. It highlights its status and precise elevation, placing Colorado atop nationwide peak rankings.
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Colorado
United States
Blanca
Everybody's Magazine July Issue Praised as Best Yet
Critics term the May issue the month’s best and say the July number surpasses ten cent rivals in novelty and value. The magazine aims to rise to the highest standard set by Century, Harpers, and Scribner’s.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Harper’s
Scribner's
Everybody's
Best Remedy for Stomach and Liver Troubles
In a testimonial from O. W. Wakefield of Columbus Georgia a drug dealer praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a superior stomach and bowel cure stating it cured two cholera morbus cases in his family and has sold hundreds of bottles with satisfaction. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
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Chamberlain
O. W. Wakefield
Columbus
W. A. Hayes
M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
The Biggest Man in Europe and the World
A Minnesota product named Lewis Wilkins is described as the tallest man, growing from six feet ten years old to ten feet seven and a quarter inches, weighing 364 pounds without ballast. The piece also promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and notes new teaching certificates issued by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction with July exam blanks.
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Europe
Doublesy
Lewis Wilkins
Minnesota
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Poor Millionaire Starves in London and Exposition Plans
Reports show a Poor Millionaire starving in London over food shortages. Secretary Bruner of the State Agricultural Department travels to Charleston to secure space for North Carolina's exhibit. Dr Geo Ewing of Smith's Grove Ky endorses Foley's Kidney Cure after successful use. Raleigh penitentiary shirt factory to close and convicts reassigned to railroad work.
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Bruner
State Agricultural Department
Charleston
North Carolina
Geo. Ewing
Smith’s Grove
Waley
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Raleigh
Local Country Produce Prices Reported in Market Column
Prices listed for corn oats wheat meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peas beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee sugar and other country produce. Demand described as good with several items at steady or rising prices across staples and commodities.
Doctors and editors spar over revenue and honor
A Wilmington Messenger clipping threads an opinion on doctors versus editors, claiming doctors seek money while editors seek truth. It notes the price of pills, education, and the editor’s struggle, then shifts to endorsements for Banner Salve and Chamberlain’s Tablets as trusted remedies and health aids.
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Wilmington Messenger
Thander
Ron
Ane
North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati to Meet at Hillsboro
Col Fred Older Raleigh Letter notes the North Carolina Society of the Order of the Cincinnati will meet in Hillsboro with July 4th Marshal DeLancey Haywood delivering an address on Col Edward Bancombe. Attendees include Rufus King Polk M C of Pennsylvania and other national figures. General Toon announces Regimental Histories volumes for sale. A local testimonial praises Chamberlain's remedy for cholera infantum.
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Col
Fred
Raleigh
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina Society of the Order of the Cincinnati
Hillsboro
Marshal DeLancey Haywood
Edward Bancombe
Buncombe
Order
Rufus King Polk
M. C
Pennsylvania
Wm. Polk
John B. Lord
Philadelphia
Robert Falligant
Savanah
John C. Daves
Baltimore
N. M. Ferribee
United States Navy
W. A. Hayes
W. H. Puckett
Cedar Grove
Jas. G. Awmhertof
Della
Toon
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Carolina
Chamberlain
Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Lightning Fates Three Black Sheep in Winchester Farm
A storm at Harold Cobb’s farm near Winchester produced a queer lightning incident. A tree sheltered sixty sheep, three black ones were struck and killed while white sheep survived. The carcasses lay twenty feet apart, drawing notice in Charlottesville Progress. Also mentions a Lexington man cured by Electric Bitters and London coronation plans for King Edward next June.
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Harold Cobb
Winchester
Charlottsville
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