Lorimer case looms as Roosevelt backs woman suffrage in 1912
In the June 20 1912 issue the paper notes Lorimer Senate vote on July 6 and Roosevelt's support for woman suffrage. It praises Col Wade H Harris as new editor of the Charlotte Observer and urges a Confederate monument in Scotland Neck on school campus with Commonwealth support for the project.
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Lorimer
Senate
Col. Roosevelt
Wade H. Harris
The
Charlotte Observer
Deacon Hemphill
Observer Company
Colonel Harris
Brother Harris
Observer
Scotland Neck
Ashby Dunn
Graded School
Commonwealth
Endorsement Debate Foreshadows North Carolina Vote
In a strong reaction to the Democratic State Convention resolutions, critics say endorsing Senator Simmons and Governor Kitchin is a flawed balance. They predict the public will reject the Simmons endorsement and deliver the largest vote for Governor Kitchin on November 5th.
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Simmons
Boro Couvier
Witchin
Simmon
Cam. Morrison
North Carolina
Kitchin
Minnesota Congressman Fumbles Reciprocity Petition
Representative Steenerson of Minnesota rushed to present a petition against reciprocity. A clerk claimed no petition existed, showing only an unopened barrel of apples. Steenerson toppled the barrel, scattered protests on the floor, and recovered a nearly two hundred page document before the House referred it to the Ways and Means Committee.
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Steenerson
Minnesota
Sen
Clapp
Senator Clapp
Hendersonville Case Ends in Acquittal Verdict
Jury returned a verdict at Hendersonville this morning finding all defendants guilty on all counts after a lengthy trial that began last night. Judge Fous presided over the case naming defendants including Mr. and Mrs. McCall, Shaft and Nora Britt.
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Hendersonville House
Fous
and 3Re
Ley, McCall
MM Shaft
Nora Britt. M
Drowning at Tar River Claimant Roy Moore
Roy Moore, a boy about middle age, drowned while swimming in the Tar River at 9 30 this morning near Ru Mount. He was with three younger boys when the air escaped from his water wings and he could not save himself.
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Ru Mount
Tar River
Roy Moore
N. C. Moore
Strength of Democratic Candidates
The South needs more livestock but not enough to feed them on bought hay. Forage from legume crops and grasses becomes of great importance as per The Progressive Farmer.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Testimonial and Cure Claims
A fragmented testimonial advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, claiming internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It lists F. J. Cuesey & Co of Toledo and endorsers Walding Marvin and Kinnan & I. The copy includes price per bottle and instructions to take internally.
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Hall
F. J. Cuesey & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Convict labor and highways push halifax county roads
A Roanoke Rapids businessman argues for bonded funding and convict labor to build trunk highways in Halifax County. He notes only a few miles of gravel or sand-clay roads exist and urges a countywide vote to issue 800000 in bonds for 300 miles of improved roads and an All-Capital Highway crossing the Roanoke River.
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Jno. L. Patterson
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County Good Roads Association
Charlotte Daily Observer
Roanoke River
Roanoke
Danville
Thankful note for kindness after daughter's death
A letter from Mr and Mrs B I Allsbrook dated June 14 1912 expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness and death of their daughter Etta. They acknowledge the compassion shown and state they cannot fully repay each act of love and service.
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Etta
Mrs
B. I. Allsbrook
Farm Feeds and Dynamite Ditching Advised by The Progressive Farmer
The article urges producing feeds on the farm to reduce failure risk in the South livestock business. It notes feeds are more profitable to sell than to buy at current prices. It also mentions tests showing dynamite can dig ditches six feet deep cheaper than other methods, especially in stumpy or rocky land, and recommends exploration of dynamite use.
Stork partial to miner’s domicile at Jackson City
An old-time tale notes a strong affinity between the stork and the family of Frank Partofeki a miner in Jackson City Pa Over ten years the bird has brought multiple sets of offspring to the domicile including three pairs of twins and one set of triplets.
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Frank Partofeki
Jackson City
Steering In Doses
Doctors study shorter sleep periods with more frequent rests to gain work time and restore energy both physically and mentally. The idea, analyzed in Harper's Weekly, suggests reworking sleep division for improved efficiency.
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Harper’s Weekly
Vincl Health Claim From Seymour Stomach Cure
Seymour Indiana resident Edward Nieman shares relief from chronic stomach trouble after five weeks on Vincl. He reports weight and strength gains and plans to return to work. The ad cites cod liver oil elements with tonic iron and offers money-back if unused, sold by E. T. Whitehead Co.
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Seymour
Ind
Nieman
Vinci
E. T. Whitehead Co
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Norfolk
Richmond
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Twente
R. V. Kitchin
Cotland Neck
Hardy Hardware Company
B. H. Ivey
Mazion
S. J. Hudson
Newbern
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W. V. Clifton
Raleigh
N. C
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Richmond, Va
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Washington, D.C
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