Economy Versus Stinginess in Youth and Community
A 19th century essay argues excess poverty and greed harm society while prudent investment in public enterprises benefits. It contrasts spendthrift extravagance with hoarding, praising the spendthrift over the stingy, and laments church members who avoid burdens yet enjoy church expenditures. It cites Franklin and Rockefeller as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben. Pranklin
Mr. Rockefeller
Obody
Sometmes
The Beauty of Old Age and Its Quiet Blessing
The piece contrasts two paths of aging. It extols cheerful old age earned by purposeful living as a blessing that brightens others and offers a hopeful outlook for the final years. It urges grace in decline and frames elderly wisdom as inspiring to all, ending with a blessing for renewed sunlight on aging days.
Allen's Feet-Ease Shoe Aid Ad Note
An 19th century style advertisement touts Allen's Feet-Ease for comfort in small shoes and patent leather footwear, promising relief when breaking new shoes. It claims popularity with many people able to wear smaller sizes and notes a price of 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Transpiring in North Carolina and Other States
A collage of brief notices reports bank guaranty bills similar to Oklahoma law, Alaska-Yukon Expo progress, Taft launching expo wheels, a $10 million two year build, Littleton electric lights and ice plant plans, Sterling Manufacturing power expansion, Modern Farming merged with Progressive Farmer to form Progressive Farmer and Modern Farming, Asheville municipal advertising, Cotton Manufacturers convention in Charlotte, Rural Letter Carriers convention in Charlotte, Mississippi silver service to battleship Mississippi with Jefferson Davis engraving, NC prison electric chair installation committee and governor pictures for a Chicago excursion steamer, state governors contributing wood for a national map aboard the United States, and an ad for Thomas Eclectic Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchin
Chicago
United States
In Memoriam to a Young Soldier by Father Ryan
A solemn poem honors a young soldier who died in battle. It recalls his bravery and duty, his mother’s sorrow, and the silent grave where a stone marks his memory. The piece ends with the note that his memory lives in another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Ryan
The Trusted Word in Business Sales
A tale extols a Christian salesman whose word alone builds trust, making samples unnecessary. A rival offers credit without security, but the emphasis remains on honesty and faith. A farmer demonstrates ideal selling by delivering goods upfront and accepting a note. The piece urges becoming a sampleless salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange
Clock Out Of Order Interrupts Senate Address
During Daniel Webster's speech on internal improvements the Senate clock struck endlessly. Webster paused, then claimed the floor as the clock ran on, saying the clock is out of order. The report ends with an ad for Dean's Ointment promising healing for itching and skin conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Senate
Faith and belief shape great minds and lives
A reflective piece on how confidence and unwavering support from mothers and partners sustain award winning figures. It cites famous loves and mentors, from Wordsworth to Hawthorne, arguing that faith in a person’s potential fuels art, virtue, and humanity across history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fdison
Alwearer
Pericles Down
Wordsworth
Weill
The President's Cost in the Fiscal Year
Washington figures show the annual cost to maintain the President at 209,480 dollars, including salary. The budget covers maintenance of White House property, horses and vehicles, grounds, fuel, greenhouses, repairs, printing, lighting, clerk hire, and salaries for Leeb’s secretary and staff, totaling about 229,480 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Sonesstassrenon
Leeb
Paragraphs of Wisdom from The Farmer and Mechanic
A farmer column muses on market prices, soil care, and weed control with cautions about short term neglect. It argues farmers organize to change price dynamics and notes the value of highway weed cutting and dental hygiene as broader life lessons.
The Ideal Woman Says What She Should Be
Rev Lyman Abbott argues against female dependence and fashion dictation. He defines the ideal woman as industrious, sympathetic, and independent, rejecting passivity and reliance on male support while urging shared household responsibility.
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Paris
Lyman Abbott
New York
The Mad Bag Law Enforced For Mad Dog Incidents
Local statute imposes penalties on dog owners who fail to kill a biteing dog after knowledge or reasonable belief of rabies. Offenders face fines up to fifty dollars, up to thirty days imprisonment, and liable for damages caused by bites to people or property. Also features an unrelated medical advertisement for Burdock Blood Bitterstones as a liver and stomach remedy.
Fragmented old time jokes and ad snippets in brief
A collage of vintage quips and product pitches including a racial anecdote about a darkey named Rastus seeking church entry, a mention of DeWitt’s Carbolized White Hazel Salve, pills and tonics, and light humor on manners and daily life. Several brand names and merchants appear in a garbled OCR style.
Trouble Makers Ousted and New Life Pills Strength
A sufferer with stomach trouble reports dyspepsia and indigestion vanish after using Dr Kings New Life Pills. He also notes improved nerves and energy for work. The dialogue hints at social tensions as a companion ducks calls, ending with a quip about luck. The ad styled copy emphasizes life improvements from the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kings
Women Who Deserve Envy and Their Health Secret
Attractive women flaunt beauty while weak, sickly individuals suffer nerve strain and kidney troubles. Poisons show in pimples and blotches, but Electric Bitters restore liver and kidney function, improve breath and skin, yielding a lovely complexion and renewed health. Endorsed by E. T. Whitehead Company's.
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E. T. Whitehead Company
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Hidney
Falbion Bunn
Attorney and Couns Law
Scotland Neck
N.C
Lorat
Sap Sureron
Scotland
Neck
Onfien
Depot Street
Amon
Duee
McBryde Webb
Atlantic Trust
Norfolk, Va
Tarv
Bell Phone
Halifax, N.C
Syhll HW
Josey
Sexurat Insurance
Scotland Neck, N.C
JoseyCo
Nas and Caskets
Josey Company
I Neek
North Carolina
States
Florida
House of Representatives
Taft
Northwest
Littleton
Sterling Manufacturing Company
Modern Farming
Richmond
Progressive Farmer
Raleigh
Asheville
Sheville
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Charlotte
State of Mississippi
Mississippi
Pascagoula
Miss
Jefferson Davis
George W. Norwood, Jr
Goldsboro
George Gunter
Laughinghouse
North
South
The
Senate Archives
Dean
Hollister
Rena Tare
Pierce, Pla
Cardus
Mad Bag Law
USA
Darkey
Darky
Rastus
Christian
Maud
Mary
E. T. White Wy
Cleveland Leader
Dean’ Regulet
Stella
Bella
New York Sun
DeWitt
Carl
EB. T. Whitehead Company
Twenty-third Street
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