Tragedy in Washington: Samuel G Tayloe Shot Dead
Samuel G Tayloe prominent young man dies after being shot three times in a Washington suburb. Carl Kelly, 20, alleged desperado, fled before being captured within hours. Sheriff Ricks mounts a large manhunt using bloodhounds and deputies as townspeople react with shock.
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Samuel G. Tayloe
Ington
N. C
Carl Kelly
Tayloe
Washington Hospital
Kelly
Ricks
East Second Street
Back To Boyhood and Rural Labors Echoed in Odd Fragments
A long odd collage from Orange Virginia and Springfield Union juxtaposes a nostalgic piece praising boyhood chores with a brutal Indiana elephant incident and a garbled spread of mixed text. The readable items include a verse about farm work and a parent’s harsh verdict, while rest is damaged OCR junk.
Teach The Girl A Trade In Hard Times
A widow with two children teaches self reliance as a daughter grows up. The daughter attends a private school then relies on marriage for social standing but ends in unhappy marriage with a man of poor morals. She must later earn a living in the same way as her mother, at a lower wage.
Gas of Halley's Comet Prompts Blunt Warning
A Baltimore Sun excerpt mocks alarm over Halley’s Comet cyanogen gas. Professor Edwin Booth warns of May 18 passage through the comet tail and dangerous gas, but the piece argues the public has survived bigger dangers and finds cyanogen advantageous and not threatening. The tone deflates panic and mocks sensationalism.
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Edwin Booth
University of California
Booth
Annie Rooney
Pittsburg
Cuba
Camille
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Send Them to the Roads Opinion Calls for Harsh Punishment for Carrying Guns
The Lexington Dispatch argues judges should sentence gun carriers to the chain gang rather than fines. It contends white offenders avoid harsher penalties by paying fines, while Black men face harsher outcomes, urging society to remove leniency and place gun carriers on roads.
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Lexington
Dispatch
Clark comments on Presidential boom echo Reed quip
Minority Leader Champ Clark was asked for a view on the Presidential boom. He compared his stance to former Speaker Tom Reed who once said he might go further and fare worse, adding that people will likely do so. The Valdosta Times reports the exchange.
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Champ Clark
Tom Reed
Clark
Our Poor Little Earth and the Vast Solar System
A New York World summary explains that Earth is a small, lowly planet in a vast solar system. It notes that even the Sun lies below more massive stars like Canopus and Aldebaran, and that our planet appears tiny beside giants such as Rigel Sirius and Betelgeuse. It cites a Twain story about heavenly recognition of Earth.
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Dad
Orange
Earth
Jupiter
Canopus
Sirius
Mark Twain
Stormfield
Heaven
New York World
Weeder use to kill weeds before they sprout
A Progressive Farmer note urges use of the cultivator before weeds take root to prevent costly hand hoeing. It warns that neglect lets grass grow, making control harder and costly. The piece also notes Judge E B Jones of Winston Salem has tendered resignation to Governor Kitch and may run for Congress in the Fifth District.
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Progressive Farmer and Gazette
E. B. Jones
Winston- Salem
Kitchin
Cure-all claim for Rexall Mucu-Tone promising free trial
A Raleigh area Rexall store promotes Mucu-Tone as a catarrh and consumption remedy with a money-back offer if not satisfied after a proper trial. The advertisement asserts blood purification and health restoration, touts appetite and digestion benefits, and notes two bottle sizes 50 cents and one dollar, with sales limited to the local Rexall dealer.
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Rexall
Scotland
B. T. Whitehead Company
Lost Songs Aroo and the Birds that Sing
A verse from Arthur Stringer in the April Everybody's recalls lost songs and melodies. The speaker laments silence and yearns for singing birds to inspire rainbows and delight, praising birds as music worth preserving in memory.
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Arthur Stringer
Ready To Plant Corn With Clover Aid
The article advises farmers to plant corn after crimson clover has done its work, noting southern timing and the benefit of waiting for clover maturation. If clover is absent, deeply plow the land and avoid spring sub-soiling. start with deep breaking and thorough chopping, then shallow cultivation rather than early deep farming.
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South
How the Cheapest Cotton is Grawa Plan for modern cotton growing
The article outlines an integrated cotton farming method using a two horse team and one seed planter with fertilizer distribution. It covers soil breaking, planting, weeding, thinning, side dressing, and moisture checks, followed by a crimson clover sowing before boll opening. It notes the need for cleanliness inside the body as well as external cleansing with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It includes a light humorous anecdote about buying two autos to beat repair men with spare parts.
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J. C. Stribling
Raleigh
N. C
Progressive Farmer and Gazette
Sound Sleep and Kidney Pills Endorsement
Eau Claire resident J L Southers reports long insomnia and back pains until taking Foley's Kidney Pills. He says sleep improved to solid rest, appetite returned, and overall health improved, recommending the remedy. Sold by all druggists.
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J. L. Southers
Eau Claire
Wis
Foley
North Carolina towns plan new bands and mills
Reports note Spring Hope forming a female brass band and Durham building a hosiery mill after funding. Raleigh's new city government completes its first year. A fatal fight in Polkville. a switchman dies after a railroad accident in Rocky Mount. Brewer, Associate Justice, dies at 73 in Washington. Census and poll tax notes, plus several local incidents and statistics from Raleigh and surrounding counties.
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Durand
United States
Durham
Halley’s Comet Set to Shine Next Week Across Skies
Halley’s celebrated seventy five year comet is due next week and will brighten for weeks. It rises in the east around five on April 4 and shifts earlier through April 16 24. After May 20 it will be visible in the west after sunset with various set times before fading after June 1.
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Webster’s Weekly
Barrister Calls Macbeth Witches Deed Without a Name
In a Tit-Bits item a barrister, famed for absentmindedness, watched a Macbeth representation. When the witches answered the Thane that they were doing a deed without a name, he sprang up and declared it void and not worth a sixpence amid astonished listeners.
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Macbeth
Curb Diarrhoea Quickly With Safe Remedy Claims
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as prompt and safe with no after effects. It asserts reliable cure and pleasant use, sold by E. T. Whitehead Company. Additional lines promote Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder issues and include various quotes on intelligence and industriousness.
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E. T. Whitehead Company
Allen's Foot-Kase Powder Boosts Comfort on Foot
Ad copy notes a powder that cures painful swollen and smarting feet and relieves bunion sting. It promises easy walking and claims nationwide sales at 25 cents. A Baltimore News item reports Booth Tarkington's father, aged 70, has written his first book and inherited much of his son's talent.
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Allen
Booth Tarkinton
Baltimore News
Electric Bitters Promised To Fight The Grip
The Demon Of The Air is the germ of La Grippe. It breath ed in brings suffering to thousands with weakness, nervousness, loss of appetite and energy. Electric Bitters are pitched as a splendid tonic and blood purifier for stomach, liver and kidneys. Thousands claim they restore health and spirits after grip attacks. If suffering, try them for 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction from E. T. Whitehead Company.
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E. T. Whitehead Company
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