The Commonwealth discusses politics and reforms in 1911 North Carolina
The newspaper excerpt from The Commonwealth edited by J C Hardy in Scotland Neck North Carolina on June 8 1911 covers multiple topics. It notes Senator Lorimer facing further investigation General J S Carr possibly entering the Senate race and civic league ideas for Scotland Neck. It references tariff debates President Diaz resignation Taft judicial appointments Wilson in North Carolina and a critique from Henderson Gold Leaf about dissenters. It includes Reidsville sanitary concerns urging clean streets and prevention of typhoid malaria and dysentery plus calls to remedy stagnant pools and waste to keep Reidsville healthy.
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Reidsville
Westland Neck
Boys Corn Clubs Offer North Carolina Prize Money
Raleigh June 3 The Board of Agriculture approved about 1000 dollars in prizes for boys who grow the most corn per acre. Registrations urged, with 90 entries from the Second District and Wilkes County leading with 132 applications. Director T B Parker promises blanks and a Boys Corn Club button to entrants as county pride and farming skill are encouraged statewide.
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Raleigh
N.C
Board of Agriculture
Boy Corn Club
Gates
Hertford
Bertie
Martin
Halifax
Edgecombe
Wilson
Warren
Wilkes
North Carolina
Corn Club
Boys Corn Club
T. B. Parker
Boys Corn Clubs
Essex Notes roundup in Essex North Carolina
Essex notes from June 5 report Rev A P Mustian at Harris Chapel sermon noted as soul stirring. Local visits include Mrs G W Sexton and family from Nick, and Mrs T B Browning of Ringwood visiting sister Mrs W H Mabry. Arline Williams and Mary Prudden return from colleges. W E Knight and sister Lela attend Prof Forlines lecture at Bethesda church. Mrs Ella Mabry visits Arcola. Ice cream supper at W A Ellington’s praised with music. County court attendees include E L Lee J W Powell and deputy sheriff G L Knight. Greenville Reflector quote reflects on roads and flattery quips. Notes conclude with ambulance First Rider amusements and Punch quips.
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Peace Institute
Raleigh
W. E. Knight
Lela
Forlines
Bethesda Church
Ella Mabry
Arcola
W. A. Ellington
E. L. Lee
J. W. Powell
G. L. Knight
Commissioners Court
Halifax
The Senatorial Fight in North Carolina's Campaign
A study of four candidates Simmons Kitchin Clark and Aycock for the U S Senate in North Carolina. praise for Aycock and caution about Clark, with Aycock favored though nomination uncertain. The piece highlights personalities, records and public appeal while noting campaign ethics.
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Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Washington
Kitchin
Clark
Charles B. Aycock
Aycock
Halifax graded school gains support and 130 pupils
News from Halifax reports the Aurelian Springs graded school securing a permanent ward, led by Rev. Draper and local citizens. The piece notes 130 pupils enrolled, community pride in the school, visits by residents to Richmond and Scotland Neck, and praise for Mr. D. Dunn's Memorial Address published in The Commonwealth.
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Halifax
N. C
D. J. Milikin
Richmond
B. H Hale
Here
F. C. Froelich
J. H. Watkins
Bessie Twisdale
Spring Hill
W. J. Clements
Lynchburg
Ellen
Near Crowells
N. L. Steadman
J. T. Draper
Aurelian Springs
Draper
Commissioners Court
Mr. Draper
Messrs
Walter Brewer
J. R. Liles
Liles
Halifax County
Walter Burwell
Henderson
George Gilliam
Sterling Gary
W. A. Sater
Clinton
Clay
William Leonard Harrell
Scotland Neck
Margaret
Louise
Thomas Stephenson
Norfolk
B. A. Mabry
Edward
Frank
Rocky Mount
R. C. Dunn
Enfield
Buck Kitchin
Commonwealth
Hardy
Dunn
W. F. Coppedge
Death of Mrs. James A. Whitley in Glenview N C
Mrs. James A. Whitley, born 1878 near Enfield, died May 21 in Glenview after heart trouble. She leaves a husband, five children, four others, and extended family. Burial at Methodist cemetery May 23 after services. community mourns a devout member of Central Cross Church.
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Glenview
N. C
James A. Whitley
Central Cross
Whitley
Enfield
Central Cross Eaurch
W.D.K
Swearing Sy Proxy and the Thanksgiving Leg
Denver bishop Olmstead tells a tale to show clerics must avoid evil more than others. An old fisherman recalls a nearby divine who swore, claiming a turkey leg sent cranberry sauce flying and the preacher muttered These legs are damned rough, ain t they, sir.
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Olmstead
Denver
Olmsteadville
Bishop Olmstead
George
Patriots on Parade at Hoboken Port
Three vessels with patriotic American names arrived in port with bunting and music. The George Washington from Bremen, the Martha Washington entering quarantine, and the United States from Copenhagen steamed to their docks on Independence Day, a coincidence not planned for the holiday.
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George Washington
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Hoboken
Martha Washington
George
Martha
United States
Copenhagen
New York Tribune
Seashore Romance Delays Lead to Seaside Engagements
A light anecdote recalls Cholly’s two week shore stay where he proposed during the first week and remained engaged all night, only to break it off in the second week. The tale underscores the comic misfires of seaside courtship and the slow drift of plans.
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Cholly
Cardui Rejuvenates Dexter Woman Says
Mrs. Cook of Dexter Kentucky signs a statement praising Cardui the woman’s tonic for ten years of weakness and nervousness. She claims relief and improved health with daily strengthening and regularity after trying Cardui, noting thousands of other women helped.
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Dexter, Ky
Cardui Advert Says It Helps Female Ailments In Clinton Ky
A Clinton Ky reader, Mrs M C McElroy, reports six years of femate troubles eased after a week using Cardus and endorses Cardui as a reliable remedy for female weakness and disease based on fifty years of practice and success.
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Clinton, Ky
M.C. McElroy
Clinton
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J. C. Hardy
Senator Lorimer
Gen. J. 8. Carr
Durham
Scotland
Diaz
Mexico
Senor Dela Barra
Taft
South Carolina
Steel Trust
Australia
Collier's Magazine
Charles W. Morse
New York
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Federal
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
State University
Essex Notes
Greenville
Archibald Johnson
Hardy Hardware Company
Hardy Hardware Compe
K.elite
K. Elite
Kk. Elite
Tober
Castoria
Irs
Cook
K. Jenkins
Roanoke Rapids
Court House
TreRwoop
H. M
N. R. Newsom
Butterwood Township
Commissioner of Agriculture
Blir
Madry
J. M. Morrisett
Cr. L. Everett
Stieff Pris
Chas
M. S. L. C. Steele
Granby St., Nor
Jamestows
Ian
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