Still There Are Wrecks and Safer Travel Debate
The article laments ongoing railroad wrecks while lawmakers fight over passenger rates, urging safety measures to protect travelers. It notes harsh freight costs burdening farmers and hopes for legislative progress toward the right priorities amid winter weather reflections. It also reports 5000 yards of peanuts planned for display at the Jamestown Exposition led by Gilbert T. Stephenson, detailing a unique strung peanut plan to showcase the crop’s prominence in the peanut belt and regional monoply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert T. Stephenson
Northampton County
Peanut Growers Association
Stephenson
Virginia
North Carolina
Words Filly Spoken Worthy of Mrs Stonewall Jackson
Mrs Stonewall Jackson declines the $100 a month pension proposed by the General Assembly. The press and people praise her noble gesture and generous spirit, saying the act enhances her revered standing while easing needs elsewhere. Her letter to Mrs Graham is cited as evidence of public love and respect for her patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Jackson
General Assembly
Mas. Graham
Is There School Enthusiasm Questioning Public Education
The article questions whether public school enthusiasm exists and argues that true zeal must arise among pupils, teachers, and parents. It says enthusiasm from officials and officials’ actions fails to reach schools unless teachers love the work for its own sake and the good it achieves. It stresses teacher devotion as the source of genuine enthusiasm.
Reading too much can hinder real learning and focus
The piece warns that wide or excessive reading, even of good books, can replace solid study. Parents and teachers should guard children from neglecting textbooks and daily studies. It argues for balanced reading to build a strong foundation in education rather than chasing a reading fad.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Offers Cure and Refund
A liquid cold relief with laxative action drives out the cold and soothes the throat while stopping the cough. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as safe and pleasant, compliant with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. The note promises a cheerful refund if three quarters of a tube of ManZan proves unsatisfactory, with returns to the local druggist. Sold by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, Leggett Drug Co., Hobgood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
E. T. Whitehead
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck
Leggett Drug Co
Hobgood
Most Dangerous Occupations In Industry Juggernaut
Arthur Reese notes two avowedly dangerous jobs dynamite and gunpowder manufacture and submarine tunneling where death hovers from making to use. He cites New York tunnel work where mine workers face cave-ins blasts and the bends while three hour shifts under three atmospheres risk life and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Reese
New York
Prohibition's Reach Grows Across United States
The Chicago Journal notes 30,000,000 Americans live under prohibition laws, with Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee nearly dry. It argues prohibitory laws don't curb overall liquor consumption but reduce saloon influence, while the saloon fades as politics and morality shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Associated Prohibition Press
United States
Maine
Iowa
America
Chicago Journal
The Importance of a Postage Stamp
The article explains that a single postage stamp is handled by over two hundred people at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington before it reaches the purchaser. It notes that delivering a letter requires nearly a hundred thousand additional workers and systems, from stamp creation to post office sorting, rails, sacks, and other accessories, all for two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Jane
Hunting for Trouble With Arnica Salve Claim
Charles Walters of Alleghany Sierra County writes that he has lived in California 20 years yet continues hunting for trouble. The ad claims Bue len s Arnica Salve cures burns sores wounds boils cuts sprains and piles quickly and guarantees availability at E. T. Whitehead & Co. drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Charles Walters
Alleghar Sierra Ce
Mr. Walters
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Riches in Mexican rubber spark regional boom
A northern Mexico guayule rubber craze follows oil fever in Texas with multi‑million investments and vast land potential. Ranchers profit as the shrub, once a nuisance, yields two tons per acre and up to $50 per ton in American value, with major landowners like Francisco Madero of Parras optimistic about future production and tire industry demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mexico
West
S&c
Francisco Madero
Parras
Acre
Be Kind to the Livin Selected Quote about Preemptive Kindness
A reflective exhortation urges expressing love and sympathy while friends are alive not after death. It compares alabaster boxes of affection to actions like sending flowers and sharing kind words to brighten days and ease burdens.
Raising Cotton in Texas Experience and Advice
A Texan writer to the Patras News describes a self cultivated farm's cotton, noting a 2500 pound yield from 92a on part of the land. He explains rows five and a half feet apart, north to south, and claims north-south rows gave more sun and yield than east-west. He suggests planting north-south for best sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patras
Texas
Cotton Journal
A Valuable Lesson and Coincidence Hinted by Earthquakes
A fragment references a person learning a lesson about life pills from Mage Life Pills and notes a coincedence of Great Britain and Senator Tillman apologizing the same week. Hartword Times mentions Horace Johnson predicting more earthquakes soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Tillman
Horace Johnson
Hartword Times
Those Useless Questions and a Shaving Mishap Caper
A humorous item notes a man foiled by a mirror scene his face lathered and razor in hand. His wife enters and asks if he is shaving and he answers he is blocking the kitchen range with a sharp dig at a mix up between shaving and staying in for the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ded
Rising From the Grave: Win Fertwell Recalls Electric Bitters
Win A Fertwell of 1 SNOC recounts a remarkable ordeal claiming after consuming over three bottles of Electric Bitters he felt revived. He attributes his recovery to the tonic’s effects on liver and bladder issues linked to Bright's disease and diabetes, asserting lasting improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
A. Fertwell
Bright
B.T. Whitehead & Co
Gossip Window Exchange From Chicago Daily News
A brief dialogue captures a husband and wife in a witty exchange about stealing. The husband warns against theft and the wife recalls affectionate thefts like kisses, as reported in the Chicago Daily News.
Neighbors Fooled by King’s Cough Remedy Claim
Mrs. Vncapher of Grover town Stark County Indiana praises a tonic as a cure for a persistent cough saying four one dollar bottles fully cured her. She credits a “King of cough and cold” remedy guaranteed by EB. ’T. Whitehead & Co. druggists and cites a divine restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Vncapher
Grovertown
Stark
Ind
T. Whitehead & Co
San Francisco Chicago Dispute Reveals Alibi Conflict
A quoted exchange shows a claim of lying about an alibi. The disagreement centers on Jim Jeffries being labeled a liar while one party asserts Jeffries was in San Francisco and the other in Chicago. The dialogue captures a cross city dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jeffries
San Francisco
Chicago
Cleveland Prees
SCHNAPPS Chewing Tobacco Ad From Reynolds
An advertisement promotes SCHNAPPS chewing tobacco from J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, praising the product’s real tobacco flavor grown in the Piedmont region. It claims high demand and growth in internal revenue statistics, contrasts SCHNAPPS with imitations, and notes price points of 50 cents per pound and 10 and 15 cent plugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Schnapps
Reynold
United States
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Kilmer
Teng
Witter
Kilmer & Co
Edamton
N.Y
F. Smith
N.C
J. P. Wimberley
Depot Street
A. C. Livermon
Whitehead
Albion Dunn
Attorneys AT Law
Scotland Neck, N.C
H. W Mixon
Atlantic Trust
Norfolk, Va
Bell Phone
Edward J. Travis
Halifax, N. C
Will H. Josfy
Surance
N. C
Day & Hedges
Tarboro, North Carolina
Ruiis
Wea
Liapur
Dava Coupasy
Marlison
Wis
Guaran Whitehead & Co
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mase
Chicago Daily News
J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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