Editorials and Predictions on Elections and Prohibition in North Carolina
Publisher notes that editor views are not endorsements for correspondents. North Carolina faces many candidate losses. prohibitionists expect victory May 26 with a large margin. Farmers with corn and oats fared better last year, while Prof Joshua W. Gove of UNC dies, his work at Chapel Hill long influential.
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Chapel Hill
Governor Glenn Voluntarily Ends Senate Bid for Overman Seat
The Charlotte Observer reports Governor Glenn will retire from public life at the end of his term and not seek the Senate seat now held by Mr. Overman. The news follows his Dallas prohibition speech where he stated he would not seek any office in the gift of the people.
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Overman
Gastonia
Dallas
Governnor Glenn
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Paint Ad Claims Long-Lasting Brick Finish
An old display promotes L. & M. Brilliant Red with Shaker Green or White trim on a brick front at 472 Bergen St Brooklyn. The copy asserts the body will not need painting for 25 years and lists L. & M. Paint Agents Hardy Home Co Scotland Neck and R. H. Salsbury & Bros Hamilton NC as sources.
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Bergen St
Brooklyn
New York
Hardy Home. Co
Scotland Neck
R. H. Salsbury & Bros
Hamilton, N.C
Halifax Photographs A Local Roundup Of Visits And Notes
Halifax and Rosemary references show residents visiting relatives, traveling salesmen, and locals at churches with brief mentions of H. Hutson sermons. Names include Misses Virgie and Alice Butts, Mrs. M. V. Froelich, Mrs. V. S. Grizzard, and J. E. Hutson. The item lists daily social occurrences and travel summaries across nearby towns.
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Alice Butts
M. V. Froelich
V. S. Grizzard
Rosemary
Monroe Jenkins
L. G. Grady
Duplin County
Catarrh Cure Offered and Fraud Warning
An unattributed advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that fails, mentions F J Curxev Co of Toledo, and includes a shaky testimonial about a drug firm Watpise Kr & Wholesale Druggists. The text claims a cure by Hell's Catarrh Cure and describes vague mechanisms and dosing.
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Hell
F. J. Curxev & Co
Toledo
B.scee
Watpise
Education reform speech urges local tax for better schools
Superintendent Harrison spoke to an Halifax county audience about funding public education through local taxes. He warned against the idea of a free school and urged community support for better facilities, more teachers, and a stronger school system, citing Scotland Neck Enfield Weldon as examples.
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Halifax County
Scotland Neck
Enfield
Weldon
Tar River Roanoke Gun Club Extends Roosevelt Invitation
A Tar River Roanoke Gun Club meeting decided to invite President Roosevelt to hunt on their extensive Roanoke River tract next fall. The club owns seventeen thousand acres with abundant game and plans a new club house before the season begins.
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Tarboro
News and Observer
Tar River-Roanoke
Roosevelt
Roanoke River
Poll Tax Warning for Halifax County Voters 1907
A Halifax County notice warns voters of 1907 poll tax liability that cannot vote in any election this year unless the tax is paid before May 1, 1908. It urges payment or receipt collection for poll or spell tax, and directs out‑of‑county taxpayers to obtain receipts. Signed by E. L. Travis.
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Halifax County
E. L. Travis
Dem
Was it an Indian Tomb in Rich Square area
Thomas Britt, plowing near Conway, found a stone believed to be an Indian tomb. The soapstone formation differs from local stones, suggesting potential historical significance and possible future discoveries.
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Rich
Thomas Britt
Conway
Agents Wanted for 11x20 Crayon Portraits
Advertises home business selling 11 by 20 crayon portraits with frames priced at ten cents and up and sheet pictures at one cent each. Claims potential earnings of 409 percent profit or about $29 per week. Includes invitation to obtain catalogue and order form.
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