Editorial Snaps and Raleigh Politics In August Notes
Bishop Wilson plans to reside in Durham with a new SM church residence. Coxey Browne are freed after prison terms and fines. The State Democratic Executive Committee met in Raleigh to call the State Democratic Convention for August. The Railroad Commission received notice that North Carolina railways cannot be taxed due to stockholders’ exemption claims. Judge Dick in Greensboro will hear the case July 1.
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Bishop Wilson
Southern Methodist Church
Durham
State
Raleigh
Wilmington Messenger
Risilway Commission
North Carolina Railway
Chambers
Greensboro
Summer School for Teachers at UNC Three Sessions Offered
The University of North Carolina hosts three summer schools for teachers. The University Summer School runs July 2 to July 28 with tuition 35 dollars, 16 professors and 20 courses. The Geology School at King's Mountain charges 10 dollars, session starts June 14. The Biology School at Beaufort also charges 10 dollars with a June 14 start. Address President Winston, Chapel Hill.
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University of North Carolina
University
Chapel Lil
King’s Monatan
Tuitien
Beaufort
Tuiten
Kor Detsils
Winston
Chapel Hith Noc
Dr Kings New Discovery advertised cures and guarantees
An old advertisement extols Dr Kings New Discovery as a tested remedy for throat chest and various ailments with a money back guarantee if relief is not provided It claims cures for rheumatism dyspepsia catarrh and even mercurial poisoning plus a claim of being a powerful blood purifier and appetite stimulant The ad invites purchases at local druggists and mentions N Brown Co in association.
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Kings
W. A. Hayen
Pears
Woo
Fred. Miller
Irving, NL
W. A. Hayes
Ima
RICHARDSON & _ FARISS
Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina Teachers Assembly Set for June to July
Morehead City, N C hosts the eleventh annual North Carolina Teachers Assembly from June 19 to July 3 1994 at the Atlantic Hotel. Noted educators from several states will attend with rail rates low and tickets on sale June 15 to 30.
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North Carolina Teachers’ Assembly
United States
Morehead City
N. C
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Hotel
Assembly
B. I. Perry
N.C
North Carolina
J. M. Rice
C. W. Bardeen
School Bulletin
Syracuse
N. Y
Ellen K. Hooker
Sage College
Ithaca
W. R. McDaniel
Western Maryland College
Goldsboro
South
F. P. Hosaoop
Oxford
G. Hared
Raleigh
Prices for staple goods from N W Brown Co Confederate Depot
Corrected by N W Brown and Company the Confederate Depot lists cash values for a wide range of imports and domestic items. Wheat at 60 to 70 cents per 60 lb bushel, corn 60 to 65 cents per 56 lb, oats 35 to 40 cents per 32 lb, meal 65 cents per 46 lb, bacon hog round 10 to 12.5 cents, flour 3 to 4 dollars per barrel, tallow 4 to 5 cents per lb, beeswax 20 cents per lb, butter 10 to 15 cents per lb, eggs 8 to 10 cents per dozen, dry hides 3 cents per lb, green salted hides 1.12 cents per lb, feathers live geese 40 cents per lb, wool and cotton prices varied, sassafras root 2.5 cents per lb, burdock root 2.5 cents per lb, May Apple root 1.5 to 12 cents, yellow duck root 2.5 cents, seneca root 25 cents per lb, snake root 12 to 12 cents per lb. N W Brown & Co.
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Werkkly Hittsponu Manket Ie
N. W. Brown & Co
New Wagon Harnesses Three Horses by One Vehicle
Nigsen and Co of Waugh town unveil a three horse wagon with two tongues and three horses abreast. Claim: it uses power and draws more than four animals in the ordinary way. Also notes on a white girl convict, a Senator Vance memorial move, a Guilford church robin nest, and a kidney remedy ad.
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Nigsen & Co
Waughtown
Winston Republican
Raleigh News
Observer
Chronicle
Henderson County
Asheville
Charlotte Observer
Senator Vance
Riverside Cemetery
Vance
A Patriotic Mother
Captain Frank M. Hamlin recalls a Raleigh evacuation scene showing Confederate mothers’ spirit. He cites Lt. Fab H. Busbee’s grandmother and mother urging him to follow the Confederate flag and not turn toward the Yankees. Busbee, a Raleigh lawyer, is praised for character and service.
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Danville
Frank M. Hamlin
Academy of Music
Raleigh
N.C
Johnston
Sherman
Fab. H. Busbee
Mississippi
Busbee
North Carolina
Salt hail and political burial tale from Greensboro Patriot
A Greensboro Patriot note reports salt hail observed near Summerfield after a storm with a child tasting salty crystals and the family noting their salinity. The item cites a theory of oceanic vapor origin for the hail. The piece also mentions Bob Nelson, a Black man buried in a white cemetery in Pineville due to his political faith.
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Greensboro
Sommerfeld
Summerfield
Aalt
Bob Nelson
Pineville
Charlotte Observer
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Columbia Chemical CO
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Marlin Fire Arms Co
New Haven
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Deorce Stinson&co
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Maine
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Richard IT
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Adm'r Cum Texstamento Unicr
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Guilford Person
Orange
W. Graham
Granville
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Henry Richards
M. Andrews
West Tradac Street
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Tam
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Charlotte, N
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