Holiday Subscriptions and Local News From North Carolina
A 1910 weekly note discusses Christmas subscriptions and paying bills to avoid debt, mentions the popularity contest votes, and flags political and civic items. It reports Kitchin leading in the Second District with 16 749 votes against Norfleet’s 1 867, notes Hendersonville Baptist State Congress progress, and cites Mrs. Eddy’s death at 90. It describes Norman Lewis’s murder conviction, urges town unity for growth, and references The Commoner editorials on Democratic nominee criteria.
Dogs versus Sheep Tax Proposal for North Carolina
A call urging the North Carolina legislature to tax dogs and remove sheep from the free list. The idea aims to curb sheep losses by making dog ownership costly and encourage sheep raising across the state.
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North Carolina
May Plant Wheat Now in Scotland Neck Letter
A reader urges farmers to plant wheat despite dry conditions stating it can be safely planted with low cost. The writer notes poor wheat in some areas due to dryness but believes early planting offers a good chance for a strong crop and enables a good cow pea sequence afterward. Signed BE HilwaAnn from Scotland Neck on December 5, 1910.
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Hilwaann
Scotland Neck
Dawsons News Weathered Notes From Dec Dawsons
The item covers local comments on cotton progress, farmer outlooks, illness of J J Barnes, hopeful recovery from rheumatism, job changes for A DeBerry and Early DeBer, and a supper gathering that surprised attendees.
Banks Go Sure Tiing new
They promise life changing relief with Dr Kin New Life Pills from Lchinzeck at 647 Elm St Y. The ad touts cures for constipation and biliousness with claims of indigestion headache and debility with a 25 cent price at the Be T. head Company.
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New Life
Lchinzeck
Elm St
BE. T. Head Company
Farmer Fisher Helms Aged Confederate Veteran
A Monroe Journal clipping describes Mr. Fisher Helms a 69 year old former Confederate veteran from Buford township. It notes his wartime wounds his farming effort producing three bales of cotton and nine two horse roof jorns while criticizing pension allocations to northern soldiers. It ends with an advertisement for a nostrum claiming safety and suitability for all ages.
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Fisher Helms
Buford
Mr. Helm
Monroe
Celebration Marks Fiftieth Anniversary In Brinkley
In Brinkley Dec 6 a social event celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of a beloved couple in town. Rev A G Willcox and Mrs John Allen are noted as ill and near confinement to bed though not yet confined. The piece recalls a large turnout at the anniversary and mentions grandchildren and a soldier relative among the attendees.
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A. G. Willcox
John Allen
Robert E Asoldier
Boley Rack Advertises Health Tonic Options
Fragmentary OCR notes mention stomach and nerve ailments and a Buffalo business name. The readable text lists products like stomach tonics and heartburn aids with vague references to men and nervous symptoms. No clear event or individuals are identifiable.
Rexall Hair Grow Baldness Remedy Ad Claims
An advertisement text promotes Rexall hair treatment promising to prevent hair loss and stimulate growth. It touts positive results and offers money back cheerfully if claims fail, stating sale through Rexall stores with emphasis on natural restoration of hair.
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Ford
Rexall
EL Company
Maubee L Jenkins Adm’rx Probate Notice
Mrs Maubee L Jenkins administrator of the estate of K Jenkins deceased gives notice of probate actions dated November 14 1910 in the record.
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Maubee L. Jenkins
Adm
K. Jenkins
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