Billionaire near in sight as McCue tale and Lowry legends loom
A column surveys rising wealth and a Virginia hanging case, linking ex mayor J Samuel McCue’s murder confession to appeals and Virginia law. It repeats North Carolina intrigue about Henry Berry Lowry and a Jamestown Exposition funding plan. It notes High Point’s prohibition boasting a major banquet by the Manufacturers Club.
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J. Samuel McCue
Charlotteville
McCue
Supreme Court of Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Virginia
Scotland County
Mexico
Henry Berry Lowry
North Carolina
Lowry
Glenn
Old Lowry
Robeson County
High Point
Manufacturers’ Club
Washington, D.C
Charlotte Observer
Raleigh Post
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Featured in Sunshine Ad
An 1890s Sun style ad extols DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for burns boils bruises and piles and cites Miss H M Middleton of Thebes Illinois praising its fever sore recovery in under a week. The genuine salve is sold by E T Whitehead & Co.
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DeWitt
H. M. Middleton
Thebes
Til
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertisement
A vintage ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a long used remedy for teething wind colic diarrhea and stomach pain in children. It claims quick relief and notes sales by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents per bottle.
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Mrs. Winslow
Inal Ow
Legislature Day Two February 7 1905 Insane asylum and reforms debated
The Senate received a governor message urging better protection for the Bindland Insane and the creation of a Bureau of Immigration. The House discussed state hospital appropriations for Morganton Goldsboro and Raleigh with totals around 219000 112200 and 218353.30 respectively plus campus upgrades Normal and Industrial College and a central purchasing plan. A purchasing agent for state institutions and stricter divorce and vagrant laws were proposed, along with higher insurance for state buildings. A memorial for Jamestown Exposition funds and added judicial salaries were also noted.
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News and Observer
Senate
Insurance
Bureau of Immigration
House
Morganton
Goldsboro
Raleigh
Normal and Industrial College
Central Purchasing Commission
Graham
Lincoln
Appropriations Committee
Webb
Wabb
North Carolina
Halifax
Warren
Treasury of
Scotland Neck
Gayle
Weldon
Watauga
Murphy
Educational Committee
Peruna advertised as cure for cold and catarrh
A reader testimonial from Miss Florence K Kenah Ottawa Ontario credits Peruna with rapid relief from a severe lung cold and related ailments. The letter urges early Peruna use for colds and catarrh, notes winter weather increases risk, and includes another endorsement from Miss Rose Gerbing of Crown Point Indiana who reports quick recovery after using the remedy. It invites readers to write Dr Hartman for advice and a Peruna Almanac.
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Florence K Kenah
Maria Strc Ty Ottaw
Rose Gerbing
Crown Point
Ind
Hartman
Perona
Martian Sanitarium
Columbia
Peruna
KENAI
Weite
House mourns member as funeral plans proceed
A bereaved House adjourned after unanimous votes and a black drape on the dead member's chair. The seat was photographed for the widow as minority members sent a floral tribute to the desk. The Speaker named Crisp, Young, Finney, and Frizzelle to attend the funeral. Kitchen tips cover cleaning enameled ware, avoiding dirty towels, and stove maintenance.
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Butler
Supreme Court
Committee On the Judiciary
Morning Post
Foushee
Caswell
Milton
Scales
East Bend
Shore
Williams
Yadkin County
Yadkin
Odell
Temperance and Sons of
Greensboro
House
C. W. Phips
Watauga
Taylor
Alleghany
Long
Tredell
Alleghanny
Senate
C. “W. Phipps
Guion
W. A. Graham
Lincoln
Graham
Representative Phipps
Committee On
Education
House of Representatives
C. W. Phipps
North Carolina
Capitol
Biggs
Mitchell
Stronach
Stickley
Dr. Phipps
Cowles
Wilkes
Sledges
Houce
Crisp, Young, Finney and Frizzelle
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children
An advertisement claims Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children from New York nurse Mother Gray cure colds in 24 hours and relieve feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample mailed free addressed to Allen C Olmsted LeRoy New York. Col Bryan and his son in law fusing over Judge Parker opinion noted by Washington Post.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen C. Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Col. Bryan
Judge Parker
Washington Post
Happiness and Hope in a Mother and Daughter Theme
Poem and essay fragments discuss cheerful hearts amid bleak days and the value of hopeful living. A Georgia newspaper tone notes happiness persists, mothers guiding daughters, and a young girl learning responsibility through simple gardening tasks and household care.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Burns and Wounds
Testimonial from C Rivenbatk Jr of Norfolk Va says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve stopped knee pain and healed a dreadfully blistered wound without a scar. Also notes a hundred thousand men out of work in New York, with a Baltimore Sun quip on money. Available for 25c at E T Whitehead & Co druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
C. Rivenbatk, Jr
Norfolk
E.T. Whitehead & Co
New York
Baltimore Sun
Stomach and Liver Tablets Aid Digestive Ailment
A distressing ailment described as a disordered stomach can be cured in a dose or two with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The attack may be warded off or reduced in severity by taking a dose at the first symptom. Sold by all druggists.
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Jonny D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Chamberlain
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