Southern Industry Rise and Indian Famine Reflections
A clipping discusses southern industrial potential from North Carolina to Tennessee, the South’s early stage in diverse manufacturing, and capital following skilled labor. It notes famine in India, with Rev. Rockwell Clancy describing millions starving and child selling practices in Bombay and Allahabad.
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South
Commonwealth
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Manchester
France
India
New England
Rockwell Clancy
Allahabad
Medford
Mass
Bombay
Clancy
Blood Balm cures skin and blood disorders promising relief
An old advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm B B B cures bad blood eruptions scrofula ulcers eczema rheumatism and more by purifying blood. It asserts thirty years of testing and permanent relief after other doctors failed. It offers large bottles at $1 and six bottles for $5 and promises a free sample bottle.
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Johnston
The Message of a Sword in a Baptist Tale
A Raleigh NC Baptist tale recounts an old Richmond made sword carried by Captain David Stringfield. The dying hero handed it to his brother at Gettysburg as a sign of faith and victory in Christ. The surviving brother O L Stringfield keeps it as a sacred relic of courage and grace.
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N.C. Baptist
South
Richmond
David Stringfield
Virginia
Acros
Gettysburg
Moore’s Creek
Stringfield
Haming Heights
Nazareth
God
Jesus
J. P Stringfield
Growing Largs Watermelons. Exchange.
Instructions for mound and trench preparation on well drained soil. How to dig deepen, amend soil with manure, plant seeds, thin to one vine per hill, stake for support, and prune runners. Guidance on mulching, frost protection, and bed drainage for large melons and efficient harvest.
Fifty Million Snakes Described In Philippine Waters
Dr George F Becker reports fifty million deadly serpents navigate the waters of the Philippine archipelago during a steamer voyage from Cebu to Jolo. He estimates five thousand snakes per square mile across about one hundred miles of sea, noting fishermen fear the Thanatophidia in nets. An unrelated medicinal ad follows, promoting Reperts TasteLess Caitt and a note on cow care.
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George F. Becker
Philippine Archipelago
Becker
United States
New York Herald
Cebu
Jolo
Sea of Jolo
Dr King s New Life Pills sell benefits of vigor
An ad extols Dr King's New Life Pills boosting health and energy, claims to sharpen brain and body, and notes a 25 cent price at E T Whitehead Co's drug store. A joke line follows about a misread instruction causing a chill in a bath.
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Dr. King
E. T. Whitehead & Co’s
Remedy Endorsed as Best in the World by Harald
A reader from Harald Indiana praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a severe cold and cough. The testimonial claims the bottle cured them quickly and urges others to try the product. For sale.
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Chamberlain
Harald
Nia
Ind
War and the Mauser shifts in modern warfare
The piece argues that advances in rifles and defensive warfare favor smaller, well-armed defenders over larger attacking forces. It notes Boer resistance, the effectiveness of concealed firing from cover, and the rising costs and uncertainties of modern war, suggesting Britain may lose more men before Pretoria.
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England
South Africa
Kruger
Steyn
Cronje
St. Helena
Webster Davis
White
Ladysmith
Buller
Roberts
Pretoria
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys and Warview
An editorial commentary argues public sentiment detests war and advocates pacific progress through invention. It asserts mechanical progress cuts into humanity’s ethics and, when a weapon can annihilate large forces, pressure for peace grows. The piece envisions future devices as allies of peace and gospel.
Ostentatious bonnet festooned with dried beans shocks onlookers
Mrs. Nugget reacts to Mrs. Placer’s bonnet decoration after a church Easter service in Daw son City. Mr. Nugget questions the spectacle as other townsfolk observe the scene.
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Mrs. Nugget
Dawson City
Mr. Nugget
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Wiypsor
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N. C
Harrison
Bunn
Scot
Yard L. Travis
Willifax
N.C. Veney
Whitalkers, N.C
Aed Tech Telephone Exchange
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Tor's
Atlanta Journal
North Carolina
Confederata
Louisville
Julian 8. Carr
Durham
Nort Carolina
Big Bethel
Appomattox
E. I. Whitehead & Co
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Finnigan
Castor Beara
Lavater
Williams, Davis, Brooks & Detroit
Michigan
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America
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Wilson
Selma Ly
Fayettevill Ar
Florence
A.M. Ly
Fayetteville
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Tarboro Ly
Rocky Mt.” Ar. Weldon
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Yadkin Division
Wilmington
Sanford
Fayetteille
Wilmington and Weldon
Bennetteville
Bennettsville
Maxton
Red Springs
Ho Mil
Hope Mills
Carolina Central Railroad
Bowmore
Seaboard Ai Line and Southern Railway
Gulf
Kinston
Greenville
Halifax
Weldon
Washington Branch
Washington
Parmele
N.C
Plymouth
Midland N. C
Smithfield
Goldeboro
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Spring Hope
Clinton
Warsaw
H. M. Emerson
J. R. Kenly
T. M. Emerson
Macnair
W. H. Macnair
E.T. Warreneap & Co
Scotland Neck
N. O
Kenness
Ron
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