Movement to ban coca cola in North Carolina proposed
A Charlotte dispatch dated June 3 reports a campaign to prohibit coca cola and other drinks in the state. Leaders seek organized effort with committees in towns and a fight in the Legislature. Also noted are party nominations in Greensboro for Congress and delegates to the Denver convention. The State Normal and Industrial College ad highlights growing enrollment, McIver Memorial Building, and upcoming dormitory appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adiapatch
Charlotte
N. C
A. L. Brooks
Congress
Greensboro
Brooke
J. C. Baxton
Forsyth
J. Allen Holt
Guilford
B. S. Royster
Granville
Reuben D. Reid
Rockingham
Geo. A. Mebane
Spray
B. 8. Graves
Yanceyville
Denver
Brandt
J. E. Kirkman
High Point
P. W. Glidewell
Reidsville
Bryan
State Normal and Industrial College
North Carolina
McIver
General Assembly
Dr King’s New Discovery Credit Life Saving Claim
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine says in a letter that Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after years of use for coughs and colds. The ad touts the remedy as top throat and lung medicine for pneumonia prevention and weak lungs, sold under guarantee at W A Hayes' drug store for 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Dr. King
W. A
Hayes’ Drug Store
B. F. Ayscue
Ingleside
N.C
W. A. Hayes
Stomach health tips and patent medicine notes in ad copy
A collage of quotations and testimonial blurbs promoting digestive remedies and health tips. Mentions Kodol for indigestion, Dr King’s New Life Pills, and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, with local pharmacist W A Hayes as seller. Also includes social maxims and ad-like remarks.
Electric Bitters Promoted as Grand Family Medicine
Mr. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York extols Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues and to aid lame backs and weak kidneys. The tonic purports to regulate digestion purify blood and restore vigor for both sexes sold with guarantee at W A Hayes' drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store
General Clement Evans elected to head Confederate veterans
General Clement A. Evans of Georgia was chosen by the Confederate Veterans at Birmingham to succeed the late General Stephen D. Lee as commander in chief. The next reunion will be at Memphis, Tennessee. An advertisement touts Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion as a reliable stomach health remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
Birmingham
Stephen D. Lee
Memphis
Tenn
When a Woman Reads Old Letters About Her Husband
A reflective note suggests that after years of marriage a woman rereads her letters and imagines the successful political path her husband might have taken. The line hints at nostalgia and gendered expectations within domestic life.
Edmund Ruffin Place Sale at Hillsboro Court House
A commission announces sale of four acre tract near Hillsboro known as the Edmund Ruffin place. The land will be divided for sale by lots then sold as a whole, with one third cash and the remainder with interest from sale date. Conducted under Orange County Superior Court order in a special proceeding by James Jones et al. and Columbus Faucett et al. Commissioners S M Gattis and Co D Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Hillsboro
N. C
Edmund Ruffin
C. D. Turner
Alfred Holmes
David Blount
Superior Court of
Orange County
James Jones
Arelaintiffs
Columbus Faucett
In Memoriam Mrs Mary Cain Ruffin 1908
Observer notes the death of Mrs Mary Cain Ruffin on May 12 1908. She guided her family through war years and helped found St Marys Chapel in Greensboro. Her death ends a long life of duty devotion and service to God family and community leaving lasting comfort to the bereaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Observer
Mary Cain Ruffin
St. Mary’s Chapel
Thomas Ruffin
South
Dillard & Ruffin
Greensboro
Episcopal Church
Hillsboro
Judge Ruffin
Thomas R. Cain
Supreme Court
Buckien's Arnica Salve Wins Cure for Sore
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga writes of a bad toe sore that healed after using Buckien's Arnica Salve. Less than half a 25 cent box cured it. Sold under guarantee at W A Hayes drug store. A cynical remark follows about marrying for beauty and the joke that may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckien
Tom Moore
Cochran
W. A. Hayes
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills ad and Hillsboro land sale notice
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised for weak kidneys and urinary troubles. A legal notice from Orange County court announces a public sale of a 479 acre tract in Hillsboro to satisfy a deed of trust by J Hundley and wife, with attorney Bryant of Durham handling details. Sale at court house door on June 20, 1908, at noon.
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DeWitt
de Witt
Court House
Hillsboro
N. C
John W. Graham
John Graham
Church Lot
John Herry
N. E. Johnson
Berry
Hundley
Orange County
Case Bryant
Durham
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Orange County Observer
Hillsborough,n. C
Joseph A. Harris
Boston Traveler
Cortoria
Beara
Pitta
Chester D. Turner
O. J
B. B. Forrest
Office of Register of Deeds
Grange County
Hillsboro Township
King Street
Droggiet
L and Sale
Batiste
Simpson
Tangletoot
Maurezco
H. W
J. Cc. Webb
Foller
Fuller
Gattie
Hobgood
Rey Brag
Aetfle
Alamance
Aoer
Theham
H. A. Foue
Graham
Guiltort
Orange
Frank
Nashae
Holeman
Paul Gan & Graham
AnLiy
Hillsboro, N.C
Countie
Arham
Pe S M. Gattis
Lot Aly Tson
Hillsboro, N. C
S W. Graham, Eo
Lay
Oxford, N
Spurgeon
Churton Street
AGEN
Rue Old World Agp
Willian Jennings
Col. B
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Thompson Publis Company
ST. Louis
B. Wwagwna
N. Having
Hills
Sha Harness Repairing
Cheek
J. B. Wagn
Se “Uiversity OF
NORTH
Phavia
V. A
Francis P. Venable
Cuaren Hr
Rans
Vaesil
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