Proclamation Sets Thanksgiving Day Observance
Governor Cleveland proclaims Thursday November 29 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. The piece notes rising North Carolina enterprise, land leases by wealthy individuals in Davidson county, and mentions administrators named for the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Carr
Atlanta
George W. Kidder
Wilmington
Edward E. Laird
Haw Rover
John M. Morehead
Charlotte
Charles Price
Salisbury
R. R. Cotten
Falkland
T. F. Davidson
Asheville
Olivia Cowper
Raleigh
Violet Alexander
Charivotte
U.S. Department bulletin on bread costs
The Agriculture Department reports that 100 pounds of flour yield 133 to 137 pounds of bread, averaging 136 pounds. Bakers use flour costing up to $4 per barrel, making flour cost about 1.5 cents per pound of bread. Adding 0.5 cent for shortening and salt, materials total not over 2 cents per pound, plus labor, rent, interest, and selling expenses to determine actual bread cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Agricultural Department
War Rings China and Japan Loom in Global Watch
The article notes China and Japan still clash over the war question with other nations observing. It highlights Japan's superior arms challenging China, which reportedly outnumbers in some regions. An inset promotes a tonic, PLP, as a remedy for fatigue and blood health, urged as endorsed by physicians and sold widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Orphan
China
Japan
Hillsboro Produce Sale Notice by Brown & Co
Brown and Co advertise accepting produce and cash for immediate balance due. They invite buyers from Hillsboro to settle accounts now and promise smooth handling of the transaction.
Various Local Obituaries and Social Notes Across North Carolina
Notes report deaths of Dr. W J Hawkins of Raleigh at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia on Oct 28 and W F Kornegay of Goldsboro on Oct 31 from heart trouble. The wife of Congressman Fred A Woodward died in Asheville from consumption. Professor Dred Peacock elected President of Greensboro Female College. A Murphy area wedding puzzles locals after a man wed his mother in law, making him grandfather to his own children. State penitentiary shipments for the State farm noted as self sustaining. Synod reports North Carolina Presbyterians gained about 2,700 additions to over 32,000 members. 46 workers aided missions, with payrolls current and no debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Herald
Murphy
Cherokee County
Steve Miller
Greensboro
General Presbytery
North Carolina
Electric Bitters Remedy for Elderly Health
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys find a tonic alterative in Electric Bitters. It contains no whiskey, acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, strengthens organs, aids digestion, and serves as an appetizer. Price fifty cents per bottle at W A Hayes Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Hayes
Confederate Depot Market Report Summary
Corrected market list shows commodities with bid ranges: Wheat 50–60c per bushel, Corn 40–50c, Oats 40c, Meal 40c, Bacon 10–12.5c, Flour 3.00–4.00 per barrel, Tallow 4–5c, Beeswax 20c, Butter 10–20c, Eggs 10–12c a dozen, Dry Hides 3c, Green Hided 1.5–4.5c, Feathers Geese 40c/lb, Wool washed 2c, unwashed 10c, Barry Wool 5c, Coffee 20–25c, Sugar 5–6c, Sassafras Bark Root 2.5–12c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
The Vain Task Reveals a King’s Trust
An Oriental story tells of two men hired to fill a basket with water from a well. One quits as useless work, the other endures to discover a diamond ring, proving loyalty. The king tests obedience, declaring the faithful man fit for greater service. The Sun day Hour narrates the tale and its moral. On Baxter Moore’s farm a gold mine is found, a thick vein 22 feet deep, ore worth $42 per ton, suggesting a promising prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orce i
Constain
Baxter Moore
Moore
Religious Affiliations of State Officials Mentioned
The piece notes affiliations of officials from the Protestant Eyes pak Chareh and other denominations with positions held by Secretary of State, Justice Macisac, Treasurer Tate, Associate Justices Avery and Burwell, Attorney General Osborne, Superintendent Scarboro, Associate Justice Clark, Lt Governor Dough toc, and Auditor Furman. It also reports the death sentence of James Newton Hill, a Pennsylvania murderer, who killed a woman and harmed himself, and whose execution was considered impractical due to a throat wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greersboro
Wth
Pak Chareh
Iar Ciate
Macisac i
Iterians
Tate
Tces Avery
Burwell
Osborne
Baiptists
Scarboro
Clark
Doughtoc
Furman
James Newton Hill
Pennsylvania
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Orange County Observer
Hillsborough, N. C
Hillsborough
N. C
PH A. Harris
Davidson County
New York
Alexander II
Aussia
Livadia
Ife
Hime
Low
Hillsboro, Mar.ch
Emea
A. I'D
Wien
NOW. Brown & CO
Oxford Orphan Asylum
W. J. Hawkins
Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia
Fred. A. Woodward
W. F. Kornegay
North Carolina Railroad
Goldsboro
Dred Peacock
Greensboro Female College
Scotland Neck
State Penitentiary
State Farm
Ovto
WerkLy Hittsnono Market Report
N. W. Brown & Co
Confederate Depot
Madern
Arma
Charlotte News
Iron ‘Bitters
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Oy Pee Webb, JR
BRO
General Merchandise
Hillsboro, N. C
WITIL
Ari
Jas. Webb, Ja
ANN & CO
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Esmore
Montaly
Addri‘s Muen & CO
Buoauway
Aedar Grove Academy
Cedar Academy
Bass Peer Pah
Grove Id
Voorough
Ayer
Pea Nasi
Hillsboro, N
Dr. Strylwick
W. “Graham
Patr
Granax
Graham & Graham
Attorneys-At-Law
Hillsboro, N.C
Mance, Caswell
Durham
Person and
Orange
A NW. Graham
Oxford
N.C
Gville
Person
Ahester
Turner
NJ A.M. AG Co
Hillsboro
Nlc
Searf
Ke. M. Andrews
West Trade Street
Charlotte, N.C
Guiyeri
P.P.P
Apzrpren
Ravannah
JA. M. Newton
Aberdeen
Brown County
J. D. Johnston
Eruy
Tenzin
J.D. Johnston
S.venuna
Nemomy
Sequin
Tex
Hevancad Ga
Sreer
W. Mw
Rust
Lippman Bros
Burwell & Dunn
Chariotte, N. Cc
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Department of the Carolinas
W. J. Roddey
Rgpk Mill
S.C
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