Carr for Senator touted at Raleigh fair
An intimate friend says General Carr will likely be a candidate in a limited sense, not engaging in a scramble. The Democratic party could offer him the Senate seat without his solicitation, and supporters back him as the right choice. Also includes a Kentucky shop front claim for Dr King’s New Discovery with testimonials and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Carr
Senate
Carl
Democratic Party of
North Carolina
Julian 8
Carr
Record Pumpkin Weighs 112 Pounds at Lamberton
W F Sessoms reports a pumpkin weighing 112 pounds at Lamberton with two vines bearing pumpkins expected to reach 100 pounds each, highlighting a remarkable harvest from a single plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamberton Argus
W. F. Sessoms
Kodol Promises Relief From Indigestion and Dyspepsia
A period ad extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia, claiming it digests all foods and improves blood quality. It cites Mia Cranfill of Troy I T who says four bottles cured her indigestion, and W A Hayes recounts a violent crime in Newbern North Carolina where a man tried to burn his wife in an oven, stopped by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia. Cranfill
Troy
I. T
W. A. Hayes
Newbern
N. C
Bronchitis Cure Promoted by Mrs Smith in Danville
Mrs Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois claims twenty years of bronchitis relief after using Foleys Honey and Tar with no opiates. W A Hayes endorses the product. John A Hinson, a longtime Chatham County resident who left home forty four years ago, returns as a millionaire visiting old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Smith
Danville, Ill
Foley
W. A. Hayes
John A. Hinson
Chatham County
Immigration Record Reveals U S Arrival Totals for Year
The Annual Report of the Commissioner of Immigration shows 648,743 arrivals in the fiscal year with 466,369 males and 182,874 females. Italy led with 178,875 arrivals, Austria-Hungary had 171,989, and Russia 107,347. Ireland fell to 29,138. Asiatic figures include 1,649 from China and 14,770 from Japan, while 162,288 could not read or write and 74,063 were under 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Immigration
Washington
United States
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Ireland
China
Japan
Goop-IT Pars and Kind Words Win Support
A Chicago man notes deeds and deeds for real estate vary in value and urges kindness. A caller shares that a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieve colds and guard against pneumonia, praising its trusted help from experience. Sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamberlain
W. A. Hayes
General order fixes regular US Army at 56989
A general order sets the regular United States Army strength at 56,989, the minimum number authorized by law, reflecting a controlled force size aligned with statutory limits. The measure specifies manpower ceilings and adherence to congressional authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Foley's Honey and Tar credited with saving life
Plainview Nebraska resident recounts wife’s long lung trouble and failed remedies costing over $1000 before Foley's Honey and Tar relieved her condition. Also notes quips about pens vs pencils and a John Wesley anecdote. A claim that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia is made, with sale by W A Hayes. A tale of a thief stealing a harness ends without clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Baker
Plainview, Neb
Foley
W. A. Hayes
John Wesley
Mistress Wesley
Onde
Chamberlain
Dozen Trees A Night and Kidney Cure Claim
Mr Owen Dunn of Beaton Ferry West Virginia says kidney and bladder trouble forced nightly awakenings. After two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure he is cured. A Raleigh market sale October 16 in Harnett County wrappers fetch $50 per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Dunn
Beaton Ferry
W. Va
Foley
W. A. Hayes
Harnett County
Raleigh
Prices for grain and farm products in regional market
A price list shows Wheat 80 to 85 cents per bushel of 60 lbs, Corn 85 cents per bushel, Oats 60 cents per bushel, Meal 85 cents per bushel, Pork 7.5 cents per pound, Bacon hog round 12 to 15 cents, Flour 4 to 5.50 dollars per barrel, Tallow 4 cents per pound, Beeswax 20 cents, Butter 20 cents, Eggs 15 cents per dozen, Peas 1.25 to 1.75 dollars per bushel, Beans 2.06 to 2.50 dollars per bushel, Hides 4 to 10 cents per pound, Chickens 10 to 25 cents, Feathers Geese 40 cents per pound, Wool washed 25 to 85 cents, Unwashed 15 to 20 cents, Coffee 13 to 20 cents per pound, Sugar 5 to 6 cents per pound. All kinds of country produce in good demand.
Democrats Rally to Win in Upcoming Election Push
A calls for unity and full participation to secure victory on election day frame a note of optimism for Democratic candidates. Also brief items report the NC Presbyterian Synod’s Wilmington meeting next year, visits and travels of local residents, health product ads, and a Spencer injury with a broken arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Presbyterian Synod
Wilmington
Lizzie Paricb
Hillsboro
Thos. J. Wilson
Chapel Hill
S. Paxson Wattera
Hot Springs
Ark
W. A. Hayes
Chamberlain
Mies Callie Beard
Salisbury
Mina Zoa Feameter
Lewisburg
Spert
Sue B Hayes
Greensboro
Hayes
George Freeland
Spencer, N. C
Thomas J. Freeland
Wake and
Tryon
Man Injures Hand In Bar Incident At Three Mile Bay
J. C. Mount of Three Mile Bay NY injured his hand by a ten penny nail while opening a bar. He applied Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and reported immediate pain relief and rapid healing. Sold by W A Hayes, Drauggist.
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J. C. Mount
Three Mile Bay
Chamberlain
W. A. Hayes
Drauggist
Old Voter Willis Byrd of New Hope Near Ninety
A long time resident Willis Byrd, an elderly Black man in New Hope township, was registered as a voter due to previous status before 1835 disfranchisement of free Negroes. At nearly ninety in December, he is highly respected by white neighbors, with doubt there is another such voter in the state.
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New Hope Township
Willis Byrd
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Skin Relief
A diet of sensational claims touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for eruptions, eczema, sores, pimples, chapped skin and piles. The ad asserts women and men with flawless complexions use it, noting its alleged infallibility and urging readers to Hayes’ drug store to buy.
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America
Hayes
Danger in Fatt Cops fall cold warning
Colds may linger through winter risking pneumonia bronchitis or consumption. Yoley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a quick effective cure that prevents serious results. It is described as old reliable safe and non addictive with no opiates and will not constipate. W A Hayes endorses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoley
W. A. Hayes
Sale at Chapel Hill Post Office in 1902 Novel Notice
We offer for sale at 12 m on Saturday the 22nd day of November 1902 in front of the post office at Chapel Hill N C a sale of property. This public notice names the time place and conducting authority for bidders.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
De Witts Little Early Risers Promote Health
A vintage pill advertisement urges readers to prevent frost season ailments by using De Witts Little Early Risers. It claims the pills ease liver disorders with gentle, copious bowel movements and tonic properties that strengthen the glands. W A Hayes endorses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
W. A. Hayes
Oxage Indians Wealth In Oklahoma Cited In Critique
The Oxage Indians of Oklahoma are described as possessing vast aggregate wealth. They reportedly have 8 million dollars in U S Treasury credits and own 1.5 million acres valued at 8 million. Portions are leased to cattle and sheep men by the acre. If their real estate were sold at valuation, each man, woman, and child would receive about 4 thousand dollars. The annual interest on their treasury balance is 300 dollars per person.
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Oklahoma
U. S Treasury
Washington
Toley's Honey and Tar promotes lung remedy claim
An advertisement touts Toley's Honey and Tar as a top cough and cold cure, warning against low merit medicines. A brief Irish joke follows about two men disputing what keeps bricks together, with the answer mortar and the misdirection that bricks stay apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Mike
One Minute Cough Care Endorsed for Croup and Colds
Mothers fear winter as croup can strike suddenly and threaten life. One Minute Cough Care liquifies mucus, reduces inflammation, and acts immediately to relieve coughs colds and chest troubles. Testimonials from Hampton Ga Durham NC and others praise its speed safety and life saving effects. Best pills on earth at 25c a bottle from W A Hayes drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMahon
Hampton
W. A. Hayes
P. Mase
Durham
N. C
Electric Bitters Revival Claim From Texas Man
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas describes biliousness back pain and fatigue but reports Electric Bitters restored sleep appetite and strength. The ad states the remedy gives vigor to weak run-down people and promotes it with a 50 cent price at W A Hayes drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bee
Welfare
Texas
W. A. Hayes
Birds Are Plentiful in Durham County Fall Hunting
From the country reports partridges are very plentiful this fall. Hunters in the county expect rare sport after the bird law takes effect on November. Early parties will be ready to go out the first day the law allows.
Forty Years' Torture Relief by Witch Hazel Salve
A Columbus area man C Haney of Geneva Ohio reports forty years of pile suffering relieved by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. The ad claims cures for piles burns wounds and skin diseases and warns to beware of counterfeits from W A Hayes.
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de Witt
C. Haney
Geneva
W. A. Hayes
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Orange County Observer
Hillsborough, N.C
Joseph A. Harris
Supreme Court
Walter Clarke
Wake
Henry Groves Connor
Wilson
Platt D. Walker
Mecklenburg
James Y. Joyner
Guilford
Eugene G. Bedding
Field
Congress
William W. Kitchin
Person
Aubrey L. Brooks
Old North State
T. Smith
Davis
Dr. King
Aruggista
Chatham Record
Urtant SA
Mary Ruffin Smith
Ance
Terest
W.C. Cole
Wilmington Star
T’oley
Reng
Charlotte Observer
Caldwell & Tompkins, Publishers
J. P. Caldwell
Eprror
Atlanta
the Sunday Observer
Observer
the Observer
Charlotte, N. C
Durham Sen
DeWarr & Co
Ohio
Hedfords
Thedford
Chattanooga Medicine Co
B. McFarland
Penne Nash
Hilsboro, N. C
Dr. Strudw
Vicky
W. Graham
Oxford, N. C
Ora
Granville
Ange
The
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Hillsboro, N. C
John W.graham
Paul C. Grahan
Gla4ham & Graham
Attorneys-At-Law
Alamance, Durham, Granville, Person and
Orange
Spurgeon
N C
Churton Street
Ove
Parks & Hedgpeth’s
Wee J. Miller
A. J
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Muys
David E.foutz
Baltimore, ME
W. A Hayes
Sewin
Callon
Mass
County of
Rebecca Cameron
George Burgwin Anderson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Hilleboro
Orange County
George P. Collins
W. E. Thompson
Hillsboro ‘Lown- Ship
John T. Rice
News and Observer
Associated Press
Daily News and Observer
David R. McKee
N. V. Ray
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