Remedy Ad for Kidney F ailures Promising Swamp Boat Cure
Georgia planter promotes Swamp-Boat remedy as a cure for kidney ailments. Testimonial by C E Ussery of Bowersville Ga claims relief after taking the product and urges readers to request a sample from Dr Kilmer and Company in Binghamton NY. Includes references to Peete and Notary public G Kibber & Compa.
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C .E. Ussery
Bowersville
Elosery
Kiber & Compa
Shemten
Dr. Kilmer & Mymory
Binghamton
Scotland
September Morn Hats Dominant In Spring Millinery Display
Baltimore Sun notes the September Morn hat in a bright blue shade dominates the spring millinery display. Tango and turban styles appear, with close fitting turbans rising in popularity and novelty shapes like boat hats trimmed with flowers.
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Ingsye
Lt Sorins
Bernt Svar
Ana
Viking
Baltimore Sun
Frightened by Suffragette Meeting Joke
Wes recalls a suffragette gathering where a speaker invoked freedom from bondage. A whispered joke about a corset and fashion yokes leads to a punchline about safety and flattery in marriage.
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Jonesey
Warren Elected State Democratic Chairman in Raleigh
Thomas D. Warren of New Bern won the vote to succeed Chas A Webb as state Democratic chairman amid a two hour Raleigh meeting. The committee set June 17 for the state convention in Raleigh and May 16 for primaries, with May 23 for county conventions.
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Raleigh
Democrat’e
Thomas D. Warren
New Bern
Chas. A. Webb
Asheville
Laurenting
Webb
J. R. Blair
Montgomery County
W. L. Parsons
Richmond
W. A. Devin
Granville
Bruronitt
Gravehosen
Devin
Abell
Johnson County
North Carolina Women of the Confederacy
Protracted meetings opened amid town notes in March
Brinkleyville and Dawson readers receive church events and community updates. Rev J E Pritchard started a protracted meeting at Union though road and weather delays paused it. A new church nears dedication and local residents share visits illnesses strokes and social gatherings with many named names and places.
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N. C
J. E. Pritchard
Bethesda
Union
Fiossie Hardy
Jimmie Hardy
Rey
J. E Prichard
Deicids Smith
Manson
A. G. Willcox
Simpson Hewlin
Richmond
Murat Willis
Jobson Willis Hospital
Simpon
Hilliard Heslin
Simpson
Squire Hewlin
Walter Solomon
St. Vincent Hospital
Walter
Nina Vinson
Ringwood
Airlie
J. H. Norman
Nash County Elects Doctor Washburn Health Officer
Nash County boards elect Dr. B. E. Washburn of Rutherfordton as full time County Health Officer after a unanimous vote. He holds A B M A M and M D degrees from North Carolina Virginia, has been librarian at both universities, and served with the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission as field director before taking the Nash County post.
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Nash County
Rockefeller Sanitary Commission
Medical Paper Tells How Dust Spreads Disease
Washington reports the April issue of the Medical Council discusses a dust theory for disease spread. It notes cosmic dust may be terrestrial dust lifted by heat or winds, carrying living organisms and potentially triggering pandemics and epidemics.
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Washington
The
Medical Council
Tropics
Atlantic Coast Line completes 162 mile double track
After a year of construction the Atlantic Coast Line opens 29 miles of new double track from Pleasant Hill to Petersburg replacing gaps between Pleasant Hill Emporia Stony Creek and Petersburg The 162 mile Richmond to Selma main line is now nearly complete though not yet in regular service due to track settling Freight trains will use the new trackage for months before full service begins The line from Richmond to Selma is touted as a modern road bed for the region
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Rocky Mount
Atlantic Coast Line
Pleasant Hill
N. C
Petersburg
Emporia
Stony Creek
Richmond
Selma
Petersburgh
North Carolina Line
Coast Line
Press Association fixes 1934 convention dates
The North Carolina Press Association executive committee in special session chose Wrightsville Beach as the convention site for June 24 and 25 and recommended Raleigh for the midwinter meeting. Committeemen present were Major H. A. London of Pittsboro H. B. Warner of Lexington and J. J. Farris of High Point. Absentees were J. B. Sherrill J. R. Clark D. T. Edwards and J. H. Caine.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Press Association
Association
Wrightsville Beach
H. A. London
Pittsboro
H. B. Warner
Lexington
J. J. Farris
High Point
J. B. Sherrill
Concord
R. R. Clark
Statesville
D. T. Edwards
Kinston
J. H. Caine
Asheville
Halifax County Schools Extend Without State Aid
Halifax is among ten counties in the state not needing State Board of Education help for a six month term, already meeting that length. Warren county receives 3,873.85 to extend its term by about 23 more days to satisfy six month requirements. An Irishman in a hardware store tests a looking glass by closing his eyes, asking to see how he looks asleep.
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Halifax
State Board of Education
Warren
State
Life or Death Caller Causes House Alarm
A London minister bans visitors until life or death prompts a maid to announce a caller. An insurance agent arrives, claiming a life or death matter, prompting the minister to pause and meet him. The anecdote appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
Simple Life Gowns Prompt Husband’s Checkout Question
A humorous exchange shows a wife seeking wardrobe purchases for a simpler life and her husband humorously asks how many gowns are needed, reaching for the checkbook as the plan unfolds.
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Hubby
Catarrh of the Throat Linked to Deafness in Children
A Mrs. Bowman of Coon Rapids Iowa reports her five year old son Clarence improved from deafness after using Peruna. The ad warns cold-caused nasal and pharyngeal catarrh can reach the middle ear through the eustachian tubes and damage hearing. It details self tests with a watch, gargling methods and urges continued Peruna treatment, offering free literature.
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Peruna
Peruna Co
Columbus
Ohio
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