Local Editorial Notes and Regional Bank Report
The piece notes editor responses to reader letters and defends publication practices, highlights a Unity of towns as growth drivers, and reports Halifax County banks total deposits exceed one million dollars with reasons for historical banking trends and local panic impact. It also mentions the A and M football loss to Virginia Tech 18 to 5 with over ten thousand spectators and criticizes Virginia crowds. Rev. R L Davis leads the State Anti-Saloon League editorial chair.
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North Carolina
R. L. Davis
State Anti- Saloon League
Wilson
N. C
Halifax County
Corporation Commission
Elder Hudler Dies Active Gospel Preacher 1836 1909
Elder D M Hudler died October 30 1909 at Elizabeth Sanitarium Harriman Tenn. His body moved to Muscatine Iowa for burial on November 2. Born August 5 1836 in New Bern NC he married Christianna Biggs in 1861 and had eight children. He preached across Illinois Iowa North Carolina and the West for twenty years while seeking the Master. He left a wife five surviving children and many mourners.
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Brother Hudler
Elizabeth Sanitarium
Harriman
Tenn
Muscatine
Iowa
New Bern
N. C
Christianna Biggs
Louisa County
Illinois
Washington
Oregon
California
Nebraska
North Carolina
O. J. Allard
S. Thess
Melver Loan Fund meeting urged for education access
The Normal Alumnae invites former students and friends to discuss the Melver Loan Fund and Halifax County's role in raising it. Miss Etta Spier will explain the fund as a revolving loan aiding needy girls in the county to pursue education at the Normal College, with many becoming teachers.
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State Normal
Seimens
Melver
Halifax County
Melyer
Normal College
Dowit
Youn Hook
Etta Spier
Normal Alumnae Association
McIver
Halifax Social Notes Highlight Nearby FamiliesVisits and Prices
Residents from Rocky Mount Tillery Henderson Portsmouth and Norfolk gather for Thanksgiving with relatives and friends. Local farm reports cotton seed sold near Tillery at 52 1 2 cents per bushel with total value around seventeen to eighteen thousand dollars. A colored elder Aunt Malissa Williams dies at 87 or 88 with memory of days past. Hon E L Travis famed hunter bags two gobblers and fourteen Moscow ducks during a recent week.
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T. O. Vaughan
H. B. Furgerson, Jr
John Fenner, Jr
Rocky Mount
W. D. Faucett
Portsmouth
W. A. Willcox
Susie Jam
Henderson
George Kirk
Howard
W. F. Coppedge
Kirk
Col
F. S. Faison
Grace
Mary Day
Norfolk
Harry N. Gower
Ervie
Jacksonville
Fla
J. G. Shaw
North Carolina
Tillery
Malissa Williams
Halifax
Malissa
E. L. Travis
Moscow
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and Pills Promote Cough Relief
An old standard remedy touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs and colds with bedtime dosing and claims of effectiveness in both acute and chronic cases. The text also endorses Ayer's Pills as a stimulant for an active brain and liver, urging readers to consult their doctor.
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Ayer
Mass
Carolina Teams and University News Highlight Late Intercollegiate Activity
The J F Caveny Company performed a vaudeville act under YMCA auspices with song by Mrs Caveny. Carolina debates beat University of Pennsylvania marking their second win in a three game series. The University Sermon was preached at Gerrard Hall by Rev Neill Ande. The Varsity football banquet honored North Carolina Sweater winners and veterans. Dr Charles Lee Raper joined a National Civic Federation committee on tax laws. L R Preston donated a memorial journalism cup for top student writer engraved yearly. Alumni occupy prominent editorial posts across major papers from New York to Texas.
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J. F. Caveny Company
Imouator
Caveny
Pennsylvania
Carolina
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Virginia
Georgia
Geo. Washington University
Washington & Lee
Johns Hopkins
Neill Ande
Winston-Salem
Gerrard Hall
North Carolina
R. B. Lawson
New York
Texas
New York Herald
World
Sun Times
Evening Post
Press
Philadelphia Record
Baltimore Sun
Charlotte Observer
News, Chronicle
Raleigh News and Observer
Evening Times
Durham Herald
Wilmington Star
Winston Journal
North Carolina Conference Announces 73rd Session Appointments
The 73rd annual North Carolina Conference met in Raleigh with Bishop Wilson reading the assignments for War Renton district and other districts. Presiding elders include J. E. Underwood in Warrenton and R. B. John in Raleigh along with J. T. Gibbs in Fayetteville and W. H. Moore in Rockingham.
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Raleigh
Wilson
Warrenton
J. E. Underwood
D. Caviness
Warren
B. C. Thompson
Ridgeway
B.C. Allred
Henderson
R. ©. Craven
North
South
G. D. Langston
Littleton
R. H. Willis
Weldon
S. E. Mercer
Roanoke Rapids
W. A. Piland
Roanoke
J. T. Draper
Enfield
Halifax
J. E. Holden
Battleboro
Whitakers
G. S. Bearden
Scotland Neck
C. A. Jones
Hobgood
W. F. Galloway
Williamston
Hamilton
C. L. Read
Garysburg
E. N. Harrison
R. C. Beaman
Fayetteville
J. T. Gibbs
Rockingham
W. H. Moore
Wilmington
W. L. Cunningham
New Bern
F. F. Bumpass
Washington
McCullen
Elizabeth City
R. RK. Broom
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad
The ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief used by mothers for fifty years. It claims the syrup soothes the child softens the gums and relieves pain. Sold by all druggists worldwide with a 25 cent bottle mention.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for sore throats and general pain claiming cure in hours and relief in any part.
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed for Cough Relief
An old advertising note urges readers to remember Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds and to refuse substitutes, sold by all druggists.
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Foley
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