Old Ford Theatre Collapse Kills 23 in Washington
The Old Ford Theatre in Washington City collapsed during a cellar excavation for an electric plant. About 474 workers were inside when the three story structure fell. Twenty three were killed and sixty or more wounded. The building housed the Surgeon General's office and had housed Booth in the Lincoln era. The government should aid families and care for wounded workers and ensure safety in the future.
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Ford Theatre
Washington City
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Editorial Snaps From North Carolina May Headlines
May income at the World's Fair exceeded expenses by a quarter of a million dollars. The New York State Board of Health estimates 300000 grip deaths in the United States. President Cleveland plans an extra session of Congress between September 1 and 15 unless delays occur. North Carolina spends more on strong drink in one year than eight years on education. Crops show improvement with a good wheat outlook. grasshoppers threaten Duplin and Sampson counties but spare the center and west. Senator Vance reports health gains at his Gombreen retreat and anticipates strength for the next session. The Sage of Gombreen remains deeply loved in North Carolina.
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New York State Board of Healthy
United States
Grip
North Carolina
Wilmington Messenger
Raleigh
Duplin
Sampson
Wilmington Star
Vance
Electric Bitters and P P P Remedies Praised in Savannah
Advertisements and testimonial letter tout Electric Bitters as a universal cure all for liver kidney malaria headaches and skin ailments with a guarantee and local price. A testimonial from Samuel Cherry endorses P P P showing dramatic recovery for Mary Ingraham after physicians had given up and urges references.
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W. A. Mayes
S. Cherry
Drayton St
Savannah
Messrs Lippman Brothers
P. P.P
Mary Ingraham
P. P. LP
P.P. P
Samuel Cherry
Williams Sickness and Election Certainty Hinge on House Seat
The Exchange notes Hon A H A Williams is home sick, facing pressure from office seekers and trouble from Settle who holds the certificate of election to the next Congress. Friends say Williams will prove fair election to win his seat in a Democratic House.
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A. H. A. Williams
Settle
Williams
North Carolina Society Holds Enthusiastic Atlanta Meeting
The North Carolina Society met in Atlanta and adopted a constitution and by laws. Officers elected include Captain John A. Dodson president and Captain John H Winder as second vice president. A June 9 meeting is planned and Mecklenburg declaration commemorations are set for May 20 each year with a North Carolinian speaker. The notice also lists rheumatism cure ads and Hillsboro Book Store wants 5000 second day books in good condition.
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Atlanta Constitution
North Carolina Society
John A. Dodson
W.S. Yeates
John H Winder
Shepard Bryan
John M. Sherwood
James M. Johnson
Frida
North
Market Prices and Produce Ready for Market
Corrected by N W Brown and Company Confederate Depot lists prices per bushel and per pound for staple goods incl Wheat Corn Oats Meal Bacon Eggs Hides Wool and more with ranges from 2 cents to 75 cents and a note to prepare produce for market as best prices and cash are expected in beet produce season
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Werkly Illusnoku
N. W. Brown & Co
Confederate Depot
Barry
North Carolina Items Highlight Local News And People
The Oxford Orphan Asylum hosts 233 children while Hanover County funds a Confederate Monument in Raleigh. Albert Johnson of Raleigh, the eldest locomotive engineer in the U.S., recalls first engine into Raleigh and may visit the World’s Fair. Prof Eben Alexander and family head to new fields. Trinity College chair news. Tornado model exhibit and antiquity society plans. Postmistress change in Kenansville. Wake farmers optimistic on crops and prices. tombstone scare near Dimmy Gautier. Masons to meet at Oxford Orphan Asylum. odds on crowded facilities. odd coot nest with eleven eggs near Murray’s brickyard.
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United States
Albert Johnson
Raleigh
Durham Sun
Eben Alexander
Trinity College
Fairgrounds
N.C
Wake County
Washington Gazette
Dimmy Gautier
Dr. Gautier
St. John’s Day
Charlotte
Cool
Murray
Air Line
Dr King’s New Discovery Tales in Sharpsburg and beyond
Local notices tout Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with claims of curing a wife threatened with pneumonia after la grippe and praise from residents like J B Wilson of Sharpsburg and Robert Barber of Cooksport. Free trial bottles at W A Hayes Drugstore. Large bottles priced at 50c and 100. Also promoting Simmons Liver Regulator for dyspepsia and liver diseases ahead of the World’s Fair mineral water exhibit with 30 samples.
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J. B. Wilson
Clay St
Sharpsburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cooksport
W. A Hayes
A Comic Skit on the Circus Tax And A Black Colonel
The piece lampoons a Chicago fair as a costly spectacle with high charges for gaze and drink. A narration features a Confederate era style dialogue about a land dispute with a sighclone and missing hogs, ending with a wary warning of percolation between hogs and a cabin.
A Little Girl’s Composition On Boys And Love
A short, fragmentary piece expresses a girl’s view of boys as tough and valuable, noting girls’ beliefs, optimism about marriage, and a final line about affection for Nate. The text mixes casual observation with reflections on gender roles and love.
Buckles Arnica Salve Advertisement
Buckles Arnica Salve promises cures for cuts bruises sores eruptions and related conditions with a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents per bar by W A Hayes Dragzisi.
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W. A. Hayes
Dragzisi
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Orange County Observer
Hillsborough
Hillsborough, N. C
Joseph A. Harris
Isis
County
Cleveland
Congress
Druggins
Hillsboro
Oxford Orphan Asylum
Ow Hanover
Simmons
Chicagoitess
New York Sun
Kurnel Bingham
Moses Roberts
de Bend
Kurnel
Moses
Dar
Gurle
Heven
Pevur
Nate
Buckles
Acta
Simmons Liver Regulator
Pyar
H. Zeilin & CO
Lippman Bros
Proprie'ors
Bruggists
Lippman’s Block
W. A. Slayes
Scientific American Agency For A
Munn & CO
Broadway
New York
America
Scientific American
Munn & CO. Publisuels
New York City
Pere Baas
ASD
Healtia Restorer
Phobib Nichols
AGEN
Canton Steel Roofing Company
Crane, Durham and
Person Counties
Lam
George P. Nichot
Hillsboro, N
John Y. Macrae
Raleigh, N
Gragad J
Attorney-At-Troy
Caswell
Durham
Person
Orange
W. Graham
Oxford, N.C
Gerville Range
Mel B. Mason
Chapel Hill
Ona
Parham and
Chatham
Court
Senate
Whester K. Turner
Pale Ngene
AL. Ee
Pitie
Pea Vi
Boardens
Henry Richards
Ir 'E Ponty
Wilerre
Gary
Wien Thames
Actios
T.vio
Millsboro
W Allayes
W. A. Yayes
Brest
Prvare
Sted
PPP
Mii
Alaria
P. P
Mui Pao
Lippman
Lippran
Dress Spurgeon
Hillbore, N.C
Elomie
W. Hayes’ Drugstore
Hillebore
Surr
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Hale Bore
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