Burleson plan for cotton aid faces criticism
The editor questions Secretary Cortelyou's plan to loan Treasury funds to cotton farmers amid a tight money market. It argues such a move could disrupt prices, threaten earlier bank support, and urges a universal effort to restore normal cotton values. It cites bank assurances in Charlotte and Galveston as encouraging signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson
Treasury Department
New York
Cortelyou
Cotton Association
Charlotte Observer
the Observer
C. H. Wolfe
Mecklenburg Cotton Warehouse Holding Company
Charlotte
Mr. Wolfe
Galveston
Prohibition Debate Shifts Southward in Proving Grounds
The article argues prohibition spreads fastest in the South due to shifting moral sentiment and economic and social factors. It cites Collier's on Southern progress, Anti-Saloon League tactics, and the belief that prohibition will soon confront every state. It notes public trust and employer confidence eroding for drinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Hall
New England
Collier’s
South
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Mississippi
Moral Suasion or Prohibition Which Shall it be
John B. Gough recounts a tale to argue that moral suasion alone fails to protect families from alcohol harm. A wife recalls a drunken husband, a shopkeeper who sells him drinks, and a brutal incident affecting a child. The speaker contrasts murder threats with a call for prevention through prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Gough
Tuddle
Ned
Leonard
A Great Mother and a Coffee Substitute Claim
A tale of John Quincy Adams crediting his mother for his virtue and a gentleman noting the boy’s reaction to his mother’s name. Also a promotion for Health Coffee Imitation by Dr. Shoop as a quick coffee substitute made from toasted cereals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Adams
Shoop
Racine
Wis
A. C. Peterson
The Strong Boy and The Strong Girl
An exhortation praising self control and inner strength. The strong boy is defined by restraint, patience, and conscience amid temptation, likening him to biblical figures and citing his influence. The piece ends by asking who the strong girl is, elevating quiet resolve and supportive character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Lion's den
Napoleon
Grant
Strange Benevolence and a Mansion in Our City
A narrator recalls a palatial residence funded by benevolent citizens who donated clothing, pianos, carpets, and food while the mansion’s owner enjoys luxury. The piece questions who the donors are and who lives inside the stately house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Laughbaum
Cured of Bright's disease claim by Foley's Kidney Cure
Mr Robert O Burke of Elnora New York reports dramatic relief from Bright's disease after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He says before treatment he suffered nightly awakenings many times, severe dropsy, and blurred vision, but after three bottles the dropsy and other symptoms disappeared and he regained health. E T Whitehead and Co endorses the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O. Burke
Elnora
N. Y
Foley
Bright
E. T. Whitehead & Co
October Nostalgia and Laxative Ads in One Page
A fragmented page blends a long October poem about memory and motherhood with assorted 19th century ads. The verse contemplates October as a generous season, then shifts to brief promotional snippets for Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup and medical remedies, urging cheerful disposition and healing tonics from multiple brands.
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Fr. Smith
M.D. Prysician
Scotland Neck
N. C
New Bank
J.B. Wimberley
Isician
Island Neck
N.C
Depot Street
de A. C. Livermon
Ofice
Whitehead
W. Mixon
Sayde Webb
Atlantic Trust
Norfolk, Va
Bell
Howard L. Travis
Law
Halifax, N. C
Will H. Josey
Iland Neck
Parker
Burlson
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Raleigh
Chapel
Winston
Day & Hedges
Farness
Robes Tarboro
North Carolina
Any
Madison
Wists
Kil Tee Gough
Lancs
Granteed
John Charles McNeill
Mer Crise
Undertakers
Caesar
de Fonteneile
DeWitt
M. Hoffman & Bro
J. EF. Masrow
Virginia
Seber
Main Street
Talbot
Morfolk, Va
Wood
T. W. Wogd & Schs, Seedsmon
Richmond, Va
United States
Kellam Hospital
West
Richmond
Street
Lotto Hone
Nicholson Lane
Clark Estate
Clark's Canal
Roanoke River
J. Id
Mike Hardy
Seleven
Kennedy
Healthy
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