For Sale Notices and WWI letter from John P Ducasse
Special notices list items for sale including a Lummus gin outfit a truck farm a registered bull land near Locust and a farm address. Also a long extract from John P Ducasse of New York recounting his WWI front experiences in France describing trench life battles and furloughs as he awaits aviation corps appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John P. Ducasse
Tompkins Avenue
New Brighton
Stevens Institute
Hoboken
N. J
la Fayette
Champagne
Helms
Ducasse
Aviation Corps
France
Manhattan
Staten Island
Victory in War Effort Boosts British Resolve in Commons
London dispatch reports War Minister Lloyd George praising British resourcefulness and the promise of victory within months as Prime Minister Asquith seeks a further loan of 2.25 billion pounds. He noted generals’ pride, cited wartime training, and stressed pressing all resources to secure success. The year’s war aid rises to 5.25 billion pounds, with total war expenditures reaching 14.15 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Dispatch
David Lloyd Georg
House of Commons
Asquith
Wellington
Napoleon
Loyd Gerke
Prim Asquith
Parisian Sage Promises Hair Health and Beauty
A Parisian Sage remedy is advertised to prevent baldness gray hairs and dandruff. A quoted user claims rubbing the solution into the scalp at bedtime stops itching and hair loss and leaves hair soft glossy and easy to style. Sold by English Drug Co. with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Drug Co
Prohibition Party Nominates Hanley and Landreth at St Paul
The national Prohibition party convention in St Paul Minnesota nominated J Frank Hanley former Indiana governor for president and Dr Ira D Landreth of Nashville Tennessee for vice president after the nominations most men would be contented with their lot if it were a lot of money.
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The
Prohibition Party
St Paul, Minn
J. Frank Hanley
Indiana
Ira D. Landreth
Nashville
Tenn
North Carolina Giants 1798 era tall men weighed near a ton
Henry King of Greenville reprints an 1840s NC history of two giants from Salisbury and Greene counties Miles Darden and James Jones. Darden reached about 1000 pounds and seven to eight feet tall, hindering work late in life and dying in 1868. Jones weighed near eight hundred pounds, rode in a buggy, and impressed observers with his strength while remaining inactive at times.
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Henry King
Greenville
N. C
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Miles Darden
Salisbury
Tennessee
Neeth Carolina
Greene County
James Jones
Miles
Goldsboro
Mr. Jones
Jones
Mr Jones
Look Good Feel Good with Dr King's New Life Pills
An advertisement promoting Dr King's New Life Pills to relieve constipation and restore vitality. It claims quick relief after taking one or two pills at night and a refreshed feel in the morning, priced 25 cents at the druggist. The second sentence shifts to a general saying about ill men not having a nice nightshirt for callers.
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Dr. King
Warning on travel without Chamberlain's remedy
Taking Big Chances, it is a great risk to travel without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Attacks of bowel complaint are sudden and severe, and everyone should go prepared for them. Obtainable everywhere.
Chamberlains Tablets Promote Digestive Relief
A Wilmington man Eugene Knight praises Chamberlains Tablets for constipation and indigestion noting their mild, gentle action and pleasant laxative effect. His wife also used them for indigestion with good results. The ad urges trials and says they are obtainable everywhere. A Harnett Reporter comment notes post convention enthusiasm fading into a cold mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlin
Eugene
Knight
Wilmington
N.C
Chamberlain
Dr Kings New Discovery Offers Cough Relief
A vintage ad-style pitch promotes Dr King s New Discovery for hacking coughs. It claims over 40 years of use and soothing pine balm for irritated throats and lungs, loosening mucus and easing coughing to help heal.
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Dr. King
Atr
Meredith College A Southern women’s college programs and facilities
Meredith College offers A B and B S degrees after four years, with a two year junior college diploma option. It grants diplomas in art and music, provides robust library facilities and systematic physical education, and has tennis and basketball courts. For catalogues and updates, contact CHAS. E. Brewer, President, Raleigh, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Association of Colleges of
Chas. E. Brewer
Raleigh
N. C
Summer School for Teachers and Law School Announced at UNC
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces the Summer School for Teachers from June 13 to July 28 with a complete curriculum and credit courses. The Summer Law School runs June 15 to August 25 with a regular session opening September 14. Students new to UNC should arrange early for admission and housing.
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Summer Law School
Certificate of dissolution for Unionville Manufacturing Company
Official notice from Secretary of State J Bryan Grimes certifying that Unionville Manufacturing Company has filed unanimous stockholder consent to dissolve. Records show the dissolution proceedings and consent dated July 7 1916, filed in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Unionville Manufacturing Company
Unionville
County of
Union
State of North Carolina
R. T. Presson
J. Bryan Grimes
North Carolina
Raleigh
A. D
Notice of Sale Under Vendition Exponas in Union NC
Vendition Exponas issued in the Superior Court of Union County North Carolina directs sale of 65 acres in Lanes Creek township. The property, described by old metes and bounds, was allotted to William A. Marre per report in book 51 page 99. Sale set for July Btst, 1916 at 12 noon at Union county courthouse door. Sheriff J W Griffith oversees.
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State of North Carolina
Union County
Willa A. Marre
E. E. Leonard
Court House
Willia A. Marze
Lanes Creek
North Carolina
Miller Road
J. A. Ashcraft
W. O
C. E. Morgan
Willia A. Marbe
J. N. Sturdivant
J. W. Griffith
N.C
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Porem
Lummus
B. F. Applewhite
Washington, D. C
Overbrook Farm
Hoffman, N.C
Locust
J. 3.Crayton
J.P Crayton
Hatmdet
Snyder-Huntley Co
Mineral Springs
S. BR. Doster
S. R. Doster
Benton’s Cash Store
Pleasant Grove
H. D. Stewart
Southrewul
Greensboro
H. B. Copple
Coltter
Martin
Hebron
Blue Ridge Mountain
Old Fort
A. Knight
J. T. Yarbrough, Monroe It. F. D
Jno
C. Lawson
Boston
J. G. Steed
Gilead N.C
Southern Vines
Pine Woods
Edwin Gladman
Southern Pines
T. F. Tadlock
Montoo
K. F
Lee Trull
Journal
Capple
Norton Yam
J. W. Railings
Indian Trail
Davis Mine Road
Monroe Insurance & Investment Co
Baker's
R. F. Beasey
Watt Ashcraft
Hayne Street
Monroe
H. BE. Copple
Lathan & Richardson
Henry Lily
Ilian
Emperor William
Peronne
Somme
Berne
Mych
Verdun
Notony of
Trench Lite
Steelman
Pattonville
Texas
Thedford
Stor
Creamery
Monroe, N.C
Thomas Ct Edison
Kilson
Nickal Trom-Aikaiinn
PE Seman
M. ©. Howte, Electrician
Monroe, N. 0
Hughes
North Pole
Harnett
Meredith College
University of North Carolina
Will, N. C
Sta
Onyx
Emery Beers Company
East 24Th ST
York
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Quebec
Saguenay
Ausable Chasm
Lake Champlain
Lake George
Saratoga Springs
Hudson River
New York City
C. H. Gattis
Gattis Tours
Seaboard Air Line Railway
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