Hartford Policies Buried in a Keg at Midnight
After a Charleston fire during the Civil War Hartford Fire Insurance Company policy holders feared claims were lost. A local agent urged patience and buried documents in a keg at midnight. After the war the papers were sent to Hartford and claims were paid promptly. Agent C A Wyche promotes Hartford coverage.
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Charleston
S. C
Hartsord Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Harteford Fire Insurance Company
C. A. Wyche
Walking the Best Spring Tonic for Daily Health
Daily outdoor walking is prescribed as a spring tonic to energize the body, reduce fatigue, and improve health. Avoid excess speed or long distances at first, and pair walking with rest, fruits and vegetables, and fresh air rather than pills.
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William A. Howe
Tentative Program of Home Economics Teachers Meeting
The program for a Greensboro meeting lists speakers on co operation of state organizations food values and preparation of foods cooperative sources in the county and home demonstration work as an inspirational rural school resource. It features Miss Jane McKim mon Miss Minnie L Jamison Miss Grace Shaeffer Mrs J H Healy Mrs ET Smith Cornelia Morris Rosalind Rediara Wo RL Lamb Grace Bradford Roddick Eunice Jenny Margaret McLucas Celeste Henkel Annie Rankin.
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Greensboro
Jane
Forsyth
Eunice Jenny
Davidson County
Margaret M. McLucas
Il Celeste Henkel
Iredell County
Annie Lee Rankin
Mecklenburg County
Town of Roanoke Rapids to elect mayor and five commissioners
At a regume meeting on May 9 1917 the town commissioners decide to elect a mayor and five commissioners for Roanoke Rapids North Carolina. D W Kellogg is named registrar with W S Hockaday and B W Harris as election judges per town order.
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Rusofsifor
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
D. W. Kellogg
Messrs
W. S. Hockaday
B. W. Harris
Mildredie Hair Remedy Promises Gray Coverage Without Dye
An advertisement for Mildredie Hair Remedy from the Mildred Louise Co of Boston claims a non dye formula that instantly hides gray with a uniform shade. It touts no mercury or coal tar and requires only weekly touch ups, sold via Roanoke Pharmacy and Rosemary Drie.
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Enid
Jastage
Atnins
Mildred Louise Co
Boston
Mass
Roanoky Harmacy
Rosemary Drie
Wood sawing becomes fascination with gasoline engines
The article notes the shift from backbreaking farm wood cutting to using gasoline engines. The transformation eases labor for farmers and opens new commercial possibilities, altering the traditional view of sawing as endless drudgery.
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Popular Science Monthly
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Glover Furniture and Undertaking
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Rosemary Banking and Trust Company
Safety Service
Sylvania Woods
Clifton Mills
Cardus
Gardus
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First National Bank
Roanoke
APIDS
N. C
Courts Grill
Hail
Iernail
Hilly
Catarrih
Musica
Tito
Lally
Chenr
AM Drugele Hall
Co-operative Store Co
Char. Welsh
Mgr
Desist
R. L
N. Care
A. L. Clark Insurance
W. T. Rowland
Mutual Life Ins. Co
New York
First National
Repite
Thos. M. Jenkins Notary Public Rosemary Supply Co. Building
Rosemary, N.C
E. E. Hachman
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Herald Pub. Co
Mason
Mason, Worrell
LON Attorneys At Law
Jackson, N.C
Clark & Clari
Attorneys At Law
Roanoke Repics
Atul
Rosemary Supply Company
Fine Groceries
Rosemary
U. S
South
P. T. Taylor
Madison St
Roanoke Rapids Power Company
Hancock House Company, Inc
W. C. Williams
Roanoke Ice & Fuel Co
M. Thompson
Dimmette
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Herald Publishing Company
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