Old Times and Now on China and White Supremacy Politics
Bill Arp reflects on China, its history, opium war, and Buddhaism while recalling a rural school day. The piece blends travel anecdotes with opinions on China’s government, religion, and opium trade, then shifts to a Henderson County white Republican proclamation opposing Black supremacy and demanding white control in state offices.
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Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
China
United States
Felton
Bill
Becky
Kirby Anderson
Bartow County
Pekin
Marco Polo
Confucius
Virginia
Texas
John C. Breckinridge
Richmond
Towers
Breckinridge
India
Johnny Bull
Buddha
Dickens Under Fire by Rev Browning at Toronto Conference
Rev Arthur Browning asks Methodist conference to ban Dickens works over alleged attacks on ministers. The piece praises Dickens for exposing hypocrisy and social ills, noting his blunt style spurred reform while avoiding true religious critique. A separate note describes a Manhattan Trust lightning strike triggering a building panic.
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Arthur Browning
Toronto
Charles Dickens
Browning
Dickens
Epworth League
Manhattan Trust Company
Wall
Nassau Streets
New York
Red Hot From the Gun Caused Civil War Injury
Newark Michigan resident G B Stead suffered a war wound leading to twenty years of ulcers before Buecklen's Amica Salve cured him. The advertisement claims cures for cuts bruises burns boils felons corn skin eruptions and piles at 25 cents a box, sold by J E Carry and Company Druggists.
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G. B. Steadman
Newark
Mich
Buecklen
J. E. Carry and Company
The New Boy Emerges In Domestic Training Debate
Mrs. V. Witherbee notes a shifting view as mothers and educators push domestic training for boys. The new boy can manage his own bed, clothing, cooking, and dishes and even run a bachelor setup for his father, while still ranking in the top six at school.
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V. Witherbee
Groves Tasteless Cure Tonic Promoted as Fever Remedy
Advertisement claims Groves Tasteless Cure Le Tonic relieves chills and fever with iron and quinine in tasteless form. Slogan promises no cure no pay. Mentions price but text cut off.
Voluntee r Infantry to Return Home from Cuba Delayed
Washington reports delays in the homeward movement of the Second Fifth and Eighth Regiments of Infantry from Cuba. Orders direct these units to reach New York first, then determine stations. the move accelerates to replace Philippine volunteers with regulars.
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Phillippines
Washington
Miles
Wood
Cuba
United States
New York
War Department
Philippines
China
Manila
Davis
Porto Rico
Fifth Cavalry
Sixth Infantry
Fifteenth Infantry
Nagasaki
Taku
Fleet
Georgia
Vermont
San Francisco
Sumner
Farming Does Pay Says Agricultural Epitomist Essay
William Gill argues farmers should record livestock costs and household expenses to judge profitability. He warns many cannot value stock or living costs, urging yearly accounts to curb spending and avoid bankruptcy. He praises farming as morally and physically beneficial and financially paying.
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William Gill
Looo
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised as Miracle Health
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a busy reliable health booster. It claims sugar coated globules transform weakness into strength and listlessness into energy, promising mental power and improved health for 25 cents per box sold by J. E. Curry and Company.
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Dr. King
J. E. Curry and Company
Peculiar Church Bell Draws Howling Dogs in Salt Lake City
A Salt Lake City church bell causes dogs within hearing to form a single file line and howl in unison until the bell stops ringing. No other belt in the city shows this effect.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Japan Given A Free Hand In China War Dispatch
London reports Russia grants Japan liberty to act in China. Japan plans to deploy about 20 000 troops to assist foreigners in Pekin while imperial aims and coordination among powers grow tangled. Fresh reports describe massacres in Pekin and surrounding provinces, and fading news from Tien Tsin and allied forces.
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London
Japan
China
St. Petersburg
Pekin
Tokio
Baron Hayaki
Shanghai
Che Fu
Tien-Tsiu
Tien-Tsin
Taku
Daily Telegraph
Our Home endorses amendment on white supremacy issue
The Marshville Populist paper Our Home argues the proposed constitutional amendment to indissolubly unite the suffrage plan will not disfranchise white men and will elevate politics. It contends the race question would be removed from campaigns, aiding reform while acknowledging limits of the Simmons machine.
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America
Henderson County
North Carolina
Upward
Bertie County
Yadkin
Forsyth
Polk
Old Currituck
Sgathgard
Fair Columbia
Ham
Canaan
Register of Deeds
Marshville
Union County
Observer
Beaver Dam
Grand Circuit
South
Simmons
Negro Suffrage Debate Shapes Southern Conference Report
The Montgomery conference discussion frames the Negro vote as central to political progress. It urges keeping the ignorant voter from power while promoting development and careful qualification for suffrage, noting Southern states move to suppress the ignorant vote and North Carolina broadens the shift.
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Jane
Montgomery
Alabama
South
Hawaian Islands
Cuba
North Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Practical Education at the A. and M. College
A hand book from the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Raleigh highlights its focus on technical education and manual training. It notes 302 students enrolled last year, with many paying expenses via labor, and outlines costs and scholarships, with entrance exams July 28 at 10 a.m. in the county courthouse.
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North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Raleigh
N.C
A. and M. College
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Geo. T. Winston
Kale N
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Board of Control
Florida
Bret Slarte
Bret
Bert Morgan
Paul Akin
Paul
Kirby
Republicans For
Amendment
Upward Republican Club
Hendersonville
Flat Rock
Frank Brown
James Brookshire
Long Law
N. C
G. A
Livga
Rip van
Hymweyng
Spain
Joba
Great Pacific
Hector
Babylon
W. A. Cagle
Republican Club
Elias M. Gibbs
Taboo Dickens
Detroit Tribune
PROM
Russia
Charlotte Observer
The
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