Southerners in New York and public virtue noted
The Clansman at Liberty Theatre drew standing room crowds with Southerners said to fill the house. A Charlotte Observer piece extols wealth measured by public good, cites Carnegie, and contrasts gilded riches with contributions to humanity. Also discussed are football deaths, farming cautions on cotton acreage, and Carl Schurz’s leadership lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dixon
Liberty Theatre
New York
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte New
Carnegie
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Claim
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tubes and that local applications cannot reach the diseased area. It offers a $100 reward for any catarrh related deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes a land offer and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggiers
Tak Hall
Electric Bitters Cited By Harper Man In Cure Claim
George W Hoffman of Harper Washington recounts seven years of stomach and liver trouble and credits Electric Bitters with his cure. He urges others to use the medicine and notes it is sold under guarantee by E J Whitehead & Co at 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ater
Geo. W. Sticuteague
Cologne
Karl Marx
Schurz
Bonyghiv
Canelush
Geo. W Hoffman
Harper, Wash
E. J. Whitehead & Co
Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar Promoted for Croup Coughs
An old advertisement touts Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as a remedy for croup whooping cough and bronchial diseases. It credits E. T. Whitehead & Co. of Scotland Neck and Leggett's Drug Store in Hobgood with distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck
Leggett’s Drug Store
Hobgood
Good Roads Legislation Aims to Improve National Highways
Opinion argues for Brownlow Latimer national road aid noting highway quality affects all, with data from the Department of Agriculture showing high costs to move farm produce. It contends good roads could save farmers about 600 million dollars annually and urges a 24 million dollar appropriation over three years to states and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlow
United States
Department of Agriculture
A Bar for Drain Mouth Uses Wood Rod Guards
A writer in an eastern contemporary suggests specific methods to keep woodchucks muskrats and similar animals from drains. Drill three-eighths inch holes in a two by four oak piece and drive iron rods eighteen inches long at drain mouths to guard tile openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devi
Last call for sowing rye and better fences on farms
The article urges sowing rye on bare ground and improving fences to create better neighbors. It advises outdoor work in sunshine and saving rainy day tasks, plus organizing storage for barrels boxes and crates. It notes a Missouri farmer with a vast corn crop planning to shield stalks with siding and roof the field. One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds and grouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri
The Stock Speculator and His Frenzied Wealth Chase
A reflective account of stock trading elation and despair. The narrator recalls the intoxicating thrill of profits, the hard fall when losses strike, and the toll on health and nerves. He contrasts self doubt with envy of steadier, calm horsemen temperaments and notes personal decline from nervous disorders linked to speculation.
Odd Tales and Pacific Survey in a Winding Narrative
Fragmented excerpts recount a street encounter about a fat wallet that proves to be newspaper slips. A Santa-like tale shows a mule joke and a $1600 windfall. A Pacific magnetic survey vessel plan spans 70 000 knots over three years. Quick quips from Boston Post and Puck close the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Survey
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Pacific
Peruna Endorsements Highlight Family Health Claims
A garbled advertisement touts Peruna as a cure, citing a treasurer's testimony about relief from catarrh and general health improvement. The copy stresses long lingering catarrh and promises lasting restoration through the Peruna treatment referenced by medical figures and testimonials.
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Vicar
Yer
Parker
Wingat
P. Wimberley
Scotland
Neow
N.C
Albion Dunn
Attorneys-At-Law
Scottany Neck
J. W. Mexon N
Ty A.C. Livermon
Veron Whithead
Jussus Tour Tard Telek
Oelock
P.m
Acutland Neck
N.C. Perini
Ge Lru
L. Travis
Halifax
Don
Vite Dui
Dr.Miles
Ian School
Ita
Uate
Enreitalogue
Partien Irs
Exed
Mpla
University
J. M. Ressler
Nearorg, Va
Dr. Dade
E.T. Whitehead & Co
Loxgutt
Tarboro Sovtierner
Holgecombe
North Carolina
South
Halifax Southern Cotton Association
Carl Scuunz
McClure
Congress
GRIST
Cotorateana
Ion
Tim
St. Louis
Hayseed
Sam
Ruth
Georgie McDermott
Boston Post
Puck
Wits
W. Ton
Ois
Merana
Gsit
Peruua Realty
Johns
Berna
Aik OF
Ane
Ios
Iington, D.C
Piieoe
Jersey
Sharleston
Secund Baritest
F. O. B. Young's Island
Neil Eftien
WIL! H. Josey & CO
Insurance and
Neck
Salze
Roanoke i
Church Street
Sih St
Aran
Unty of Periar Courts
Plata
Nande Iil
Frances Htane
Fanny M. Kine
Aardian
Wall
B. Nichols
Joxerhire
Emms Tf N
Mary Teaneat
Mitte
Hassell
Halifax County
Maren
Sothink
Muck
Manx
Sorth
Crrolina
Trent
Sioner
Heal
Aumont
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