Protest over hotel dining room segregation cited in press
A report recalls Booker Washington at Hamlet hotel breakfast with twenty seven companions on a late train. White passengers refused side rooms and accepted main dining room seating. The incident draws wider backlash, noting three hundred traveling men vow to avoid the hotel. The piece condemns social segregation and criticizes the North Carolina State Guard for violent misconduct. It also discusses professional jurors and praises a gravity cooling machine showcased by Pearson's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet Hotel
Booker Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Hamlet
United States
Bacon
Georgia
Baltimore
Raleigh
South
Roosevelt
Tur Commonwalth
State Guard
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina State Guard
Morehead City
Newbern
Greensboro
Fleet
Biltmore
Western North
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Pearson
Moore
Trees Along Roads Promote Shade and Food in State Plan
The New York State forestry department urges planting trees along country roads and in villages to provide shade and products. Species favored include American elm and hard maple for wide roads, with other options like oaks, basswood, white ash, locust, chestnut, and maples. Proper road drainage and spacing are stressed to avoid mud, with scarlet oak and red maple boosting autumn color. Nut bearing species are noted for their beauty, while birches are less suitable for roadside growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndiana State Sentinel
State Forestry Department of
New York
Fox
Boya
Don't Hire Drunkards and The Grove's Tonic Ad
A letter from Marshall Field & Co. declares it will not hire men who drink and would dismiss those who drink habitually. The note, excerpted in Epworth Herald, urges employers to withhold applicants who drink alcohol despite qualifications. Also an advertisement touts Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic with plainly printed formula and a No Cure No Pay claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Berry
Epworth Herald
Wr. Berry
Marriuatt Fienp & Co
Grove
Man
South
Georgia
The
Republic
Liquor Fight in North Carolina Stirs Statewide Sweeping Reform
The Voice notes North Carolina’s shift from decades of mixed liquor laws to organized prohibition efforts driven by Watts law reforms. It praises a united movement among educators, artisans, merchants, ministers, and laymen, while warning of counter pressures from the liquor element. The piece portrays the state marching toward definitive prohibition with a disciplined, reform-minded citizenry and a ship of state anchored for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Watts
Releigh
Raleigh
Durham
Waynesville
Fayetteville
Philadelphia
Ship of State
Reform
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Easy Digestion
The advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure lets indigestion sufferers eat all they want by preparing the stomach to receive, digest, and assimilate food. It asserts the remedy aids transformation of food into healthy blood and strength, sold by E. I. Whitehead & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.G. Dewitt &Co
Chicago
E. T. Whitehead & CO
E. I. Whitehead & Co
DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Authenticity Warned
Consumers urged to buy Dr Witt's Witch Hazel Salve from E C DeWitt and De Reade amid many counterfeit products in the market. The genuine salve bears the DeWitt name and is promoted for curing burns boils eczema and piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
DrWitt
E. C. DeWitt & de Reade Oor
How Bill Arp Got His Name From Wake County Man
Wake County Confederate veteran Major Charles H. Smith printed a satirical reply to the Proclamation that led to the nickname Bill Arp. A North Carolina farmer named Bill Arp urged Smith to sign his name, and the moniker stuck as Arp became a famed weekly letter writer for twenty years. He died peacefully after a long, celebrated career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake County
North Carolina
Major Smith
New York Herald
Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
De Wit's Little Early Risers Potent Pills Praise
Albany dealer reports De Wits Little Early Risers as potent and pleasant. A Georgia man says a single pill during a severe illness helped more than calomel blue mass or other remedies and proved agreeable. Sold by T Whiehest & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philpot
Albany, Ga
T, Whiehest &Co
Peruna testimonials relay health cures and political views
A collection of letters touts Peruna as a cure for nerves with Mrs X Schneider and Mrs Fanny Klavadatscher reporting relief from palpitation, back pain, and pelvic symptoms after use. The piece also mentions Dr Hartman and hints at broader social notes about a Confederate veteran and Southern patriot, reflecting era views and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Seren V
Ayea
X. Schneider
Fanny Klavadatscher
Summitsville
N. Y
B Hartman
Hartman Sanitaryium
Columbus
Ohio
Dysentery Cured Without a Doctor's Help
Merchant T A Pinner of Drummond Tennessee credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing his dysentery after a single bottle. He says no doctor is needed and praises the medicine as the best cholera remedy for children and adults. Sold by E T Whitehead & Co Scotland Neck and Leggett's drug store Hobgood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Pinner
Drummond
Tenn
E.T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck
Leggett
Hobgood
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup: A Century of Calming Babies
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a longtime remedy for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea. It claims quick relief for distressed infants and notes worldwide druggist availability at twenty five cents a bottle. The copy also urges shoppers to seek the Mrs Winslow brand and avoid substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Boy Cured of Colic After Physician’s Treatment Failed
A Shell Lake Wisconsin father reports his four year old son suffered colic and cramps. A physician’s morphine injections failed to help before half a teaspoonful of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy calmed the child and led to a swift recovery. The father, F. L. Willzina, is a bookkeeper for Shell Lake Summer Co. The product is sold by E. T. Whitenead & Co Scotland Neck and Leggett’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. L. Willxine
Shell Lake
Wis
Wilzina
Shell Lake Sumver Co
Eale
E.T. Whitenead & Co
Scotland Neck
Leggett’s Drug Store
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Ayer
Bettie
Piata
Livermon
Whithead Building
N.C
J. P. Wimberley
W. A. Dunn
Scottagp Neck
N. C
K. Ti, Smith, Ati, & Smith
Stuart H. Smith
Staten Bld’g
Over Tyler
Dward L
Halifax
Claude Kitchin
A. P. Kitchin
Kitchin & Kitchin
Attorneys-At-Law
Futrell
Chas M
Walsh Sioum Marble
Ycamore St., Petersburg, Va
Wales
Prapay Freiehten
Foster
Peisure
Billarp
Xx.schneider
Re Boy
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