Road Congress in Raleigh to spur North Carolina roads
The editors urge prompt bill payment to aid relief for distress and endorse widespread promotion of good roads. They praise farmer independence, note Rep E W Pou's speech opposing a Manila army post, and cite advice from Henry Watterson and a Norfolk Landmark item on pea flour for bread and nutrition. The note ends with a fragment about balsams and a Northern wood.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
E. W. Pou
Congress
Washington
Manila
Pou
Henry Watterson
Saturday Evening Post
War Department
Angora goats rise as profitable Southern industry
The Angora goat movement grows from a 1853 Peters breeding effort in Atlanta to thousands across the Southwestern states, Missouri, and Iowa. Angoras yield mohair and meat, aid land clearing, and protect flocks from dogs, with bucks priced from 50 to 100 dollars and pure breeds preferred for crossing.
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Harvie Jordan
James B. Davis
South Carolina
Turkey
Col
Richard Peters
Atlanta
Dayla
Col. Peters
Missouri
Iowa
Angora
Oregon
Chicago
South
Texas
Georgia
Politeness in the Smoker and the Smoking Car Debate
A fragment from The Youth's Companion recalls a suburban train scene where two young men consider politeness to an standing passenger in a smoking car. The dialogue probes whether manners fade in smoking compartments and whether tobacco use dulls sensibilities or defines manliness, raising questions about civility and behavior on public transport.
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Bob
Worth of Politeness in Modern Commerce
A Little Chronicle essay extols good manners as a path to success. It cites Butler of Providence and the Bon Marche in Paris to illustrate how courtesy builds customer loyalty and wealth, noting Abbott Lawrence’s courteous treatment and a clerical error that secured a loyal buyer. The piece argues politeness profits, shaping fate in business and life.
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Emerson
Butler
Providence
R. I
Paris
Abbott Lawrence
Boston
Sympathy Poem From Cincinnati Relative to Crops ey Family
A Cincinnati note dated January 8 1902 from Miss Jeannette Cropsey offers sympathy to Mr and Mrs Cropeey for a bereavement. The verses mourn a missing girl stolen in the night and plead with the river to reveal the culprit and comfort the grieving family. The piece reflects a somber homeland sentiment and a personal tribute published in the newspaper.
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Elizabeth City
Jeannette Acropsy
the Groton
Cincinnati, Ohio
Don’t Talk About Your Aches and Pains
A February Ladies' Home Journal urge urges readers to dismiss illness from memory and avoid dwelling on suffering. It encourages focusing on others, world events, heroes, battles, victories, and uplifting stories, while promoting cheerful, uncomplaining living as a light-bringer.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Earth
Fooled the Temperance Man in Charlotte Street Encounter
A Methodist temperance leader in Charlotte is approached by a tramp who asks for money to buy a drink. After a brief moment the minister hands over a dime, noting the tramp’s frankness wins out. The man then watches the tramp buy cheers and crackers at a grocery. Also an ad notes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a constipation remedy.
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Charlotte Observer
Methodiat
Scott's Emulsion ad compares grain and grass fed horses to children
An old advertisement claims feeding differences affect vitality. It draws a parallel between horses and children to promote Scott's Emulsion as a rich supplement and medicine that increases appetite digestion and red blood. The copy invites readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
North Carolina Rail Schedules and Connections Listed
Rail timetable from Wilmington to Fayetteville Sanford Bennettsville and branches outlines daily and partial services. Details include arrival and departure times at Fayetteville Maxton Red Springs Hope Mills and connections with Carolina Central Railroad Red Springs and Bowmore Seaboard Air Line Southern Railway and Gulf Durham and Charlotte Railroad. Also lists trains to Washington Parmele Tarboro Plymouth and Nashville with specific transfer points and officers.
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Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Yadkin Division Main Line
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Sanford
Bennetteville
Bennettsville
Maxton
Red Springs
Hope Mills
Kinston
Greenville
Halifax
Washington
Parmele
Tarboro
N.C
Plymouth
Midland N. C
Goldeboo
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Spring Hope
Nashvill
Stocky Mount
Clinton Brich
Warsaw
Clinton
Weldon
Richmond
H. M. Emerson
J.r.kenly
Anize
T. M. Emerson
Trafiy Mena
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Ttaorveys-At-Law
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Chas MO Walsh
Sycamore St., Peterspurg, VA
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Munn & Co
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K. T. Whitehead & Co
City of Toledo
Lucas Cousty
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
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Jeannette Cropsey
Temperance Man
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Sterling Menedy Company
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Wilmington & Weldon R. R
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