Waxhaw items bring news and local notices mixed in
The Waxhaw column reports visits and illnesses among local families including Miss Annie Green and Mr Grady Belk. It quotes editorials on war sentiment, a Texas dairy college cow program, road conditions around Waxhaw, and plans to develop the Andrew Jackson birthplace park with a local association efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Simpson
Iss Vara Belk
Annie Green
Theron Simpson
Ida Simpson
Billy Carnes
Bethlehem
Oscar Hallman
Loma McCain
Jim McCain
Walkersville
H. M. Harkey
Sam Wallace
Jeff Starnes
Lower Buford
Andrew Jackson
Waxhaw Enterprise
Enterprise
Rabirta
Tr Main
Andrew Jackson Memorial Association
America
Colored Gatling Gun Invention Claims North Carolina Origin
The Charlotte Observer reports William D. Polite, head waiter at the Selwyn Hotel, as the inventor of an anti-aircraft device with patent number 1228458. Born in 1867 in Charleston, Polite has lived in North Carolina for years and has drawn attention from lawmakers in Washington as the government considers advances in war equipment developed by North Carolina residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Wilmington
Observer
Germany
M Mactness
Fort Caswell
United States
Fort Monroe
Charlotte Barata
South Carolina
North Carolina
William D. Polite
Selwyn Hotel
Saal
Washington
Politte
Godwin
Simmone
Overman
Tes Daniele
Esker
Betr Ted
Polltte
Wrighteville Beach
Selwyn
William
Polltto
Where Corn Bread Persists in the South and North
The Nashville Danner notes a New York Sun view on corn bread’s past fame and current vitality. It argues Southern eaters still favor corn bread, baked with cream and butter, contrasting Northern habits and highlighting regional pride in humble foods amid evolving tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Champ Clark
New York Sun
Fotke
New York
South
Taylor
Prosperity on Main Street Waxhaw as wagons crowd trade
The town shows a thriving scene with twenty five to thirty wagons on Main Street daily delivering fertilizer and farm supplies. Farmers plan a large crop and begin diversifying by growing cotton on less land while devoting more area to feed crops. If inner crops succeed, the area may mock bread riots elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Thore
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The
Houston Post
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the Post
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