The Editors Leisure Hours on Cocaine and Criticism
The piece notes cocaine's growing presence in the U.S. and Georgia while North Carolina shows hope to avoid it. It laments free advice to farmers, discusses merchants pressuring cotton farming, and condemns excessive public criticism as harmful to both private individuals and public figures. It references fakirs en route to the Charleston Exposition and comments on social critique.
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United States
Georgia
North Carolina
Poetic Reflections On Life And Ambition From An Era
A fragmentary LIFE column quotes a series of aphorisms on life, death, ambition, and virtue. It blends classical and literary voices, noting Fortune, fame, and the limits of wealth while urging righteous living. The note credits Johnson Pope Prior and others, with a final remark about assembling the mosaic from English and American sources.
Daily rail schedules and connections from Wilmington area
The notice lists daily and Sunday train times for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, Yadkin Division, with arrivals and departures at Fayetteville, Bennettsville, Maxton, Red Springs, Hope Mills, and others. It notes connections at Fayetteville, Maxton, Red Springs, Sanford, and Durham and mentions branches to Scotland Neck, Washington, Tarboro, Tarboro to Plymouth, and Midland N C Branch details. Officials H M Emerson and J R Kenly are cited as railway officers.
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Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Yadkin Division
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Nford
Banford
Jeaves Fayetteville
Bennetteville
Maxton
Red Springs
Hope Milla
Clleville
Leavesville
Bennetts
Carolina Central Railroad
Sanford
Southern
Gulf
Durham and Railroad
Scotland Neck
Weldon
Halifes
Greenville
Kinston
Halifax
Washirton
Washington
Parmele
Tarboro
N.G
Plymouth Tao
Being
Plymoush
Midland N. C
Thoro
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Gol
Nashyi Rocky Mount
Nashville
Rocky Mount
Clinton Brich
Warsaw
Clinton
All Rai
Richmond
H. M. Emerson
J. R. Kenly
M. Emerson
Youths Companion previews 1902 volume and authors
The Youths Companion announces a 1902 volume with 200 to 300 stories. Four groups promise four tales each titled Tales of a Deep Sea Diver Tales of a Circus Hand Tales of a Mississippi Pilot and Tales of an Indian Agent. Noted contributors include Annie Fellows Johnson Eva Wilder Brodhead Arthur E McFarlane Homer Greene Ellsworth E Kelly Ella W Peattie and others. A full announcement can be requested and new subscribers paying 1 75 for 1902 receive remaining 1901 issues and the 1902 Companion Calendar.
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Youth’s Companion
Annie Fellows Johnson
Eva Wilder Brodhead
Arthur E. McFarlane
Homer Greene
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Mass
Scott's Emulsion Promises Growth for Weak Children
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a remedy for childhood growth delays caused by illness. It argues healthy children thrive while some stay small, claims the product strengthens appetite, sleep, and activity, and invites readers to request a free sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl
Lablache’s Thunder Storm Facial Mimicry
Planche recalls Lablache portraying a thunderstorm with facial expression. The gloom deepens into darkness, a fearsome frown marks the sky’s lowering, lightning comes from eye winks and lip tremors, then a sunlit smile signals the storm’s end. The idea struck on the Champs Elys es after a storm by the Arc de Triomphe witnessed with Signor de Begnis.
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Uy. C. Advocate
Planche
Lablache
Champa Elysees
Signor de Begnis
Arc de Triomphe
Mexican Syrup and Worm Syrup Remedies Sold Cheap
A smear of patent medicine pitches Mexican Syrup for coughs and colds at 25 cents, plus Worm Syrup to expel stomach worms and a battery of tonics, purifiers, and pain cures. The ad touts Gooch’s Quick Relief, Mexican Root Pills, and Sareaparilla, with testaments on wrappers and money-back pile cures.
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Gooch
Americas Great Men in an Age of Material Achievement
The Philadelphia Record argues that America has produced substantial great men focused on practical science, industry, and commerce rather than classical literature. It cites Morgan and Rockefeller as finance leaders, railway magnates, showmen, and innovation in education as proof of national greatness and originality shaping global influence.
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Philadelphia
America
England
Siberian
United States
Morgans
Rockefellers
Shakespears
Miltons
Aristotles
Platos
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Bank of England
Danny Maher
Schoos
Home Gold Cure Promises Dramatic Drunkenness Cure
An at home treatment claims to cure alcoholism without publicity or time off work. It advertises a protected antidote called the Home Gold Cure sold for one dollar with full directions and optional physician advice, mailed worldwide from Edwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia.
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Edwin B. Giles & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Striefly Confidential
Second Crop of Apples Bears at Bank Porter Yard
Silas Washington, the colored porter at the First National Bank, has a apple tree in his yard that produced a second crop this year. Washington recalls the tree was in full bloom eight months ago but did not expect another harvest this fall, according to the Charlotte News.
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Commission
George W. Blackwall
Chicago
Silas Washington
First National Bank
Washington
Charlotte News
Button Style Headlines from Chicago News
A witty exchange notes the origin of two button sack coats. Van Albert jokes it stems from a weary husband who stopped asking his wife to sew on the remaining buttons. The remark reflects fashion lore and social humor of the era.
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Rodick
van Albert
Chicago News
Botanic Blood Balm Claim for Blood Troubles
Advert says Botanic Blood Balm cures blood poison eczema cancer and skin ailments with no cost to try. Claims deep seated cases permanently cured and offers free medical advice by Dr. Gillam with a $1 price at druggists.
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Costa
Gillam
Mitchell Street
Atlanta
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