What About the Baby Pardon Question for Governor Bickett
Governor Bickett reviews 70 days of pardons and frees Emma Singletary a 13 year old infanticide offender who served 18 years. He also pardons Len Spence a 27 year old inmate who stole 35 from a Wake County man, saying humanity guides his choices. A pardon fight over a seduction case pivots on a baby. The governor asks Was there a baby and vows care before any pardon consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickett
W. T. Best
Greensboro
Alo
Len Spence
Wake County
Spence
One Mule SUL on Hand in Marshville Home
The late Mr. Jackson Rushing of rshville township left twin sons Sue and Jason. He bought mule colts for them when they were boys, four days apart in age and closely matched. Mr. Jesse Rushing has kept the mule for years. the animal is thirty one years old and still spry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
Jackson Rushing
Ofrshville Township
Sue
Jason
Jesse Rushing
Sugar famine grips Marshville coffee drinkers
Coffee drinkers face a sugar shortage as Marshville endures a famine of sugar and molasses. The text notes the sugar scarcity is widespread, with other towns reportedly sharing the distressing conditions and reliance on substitutes like sor ghum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
War on Whiskey Script Writers Sparks Local Scandal
A Monroe North Carolina column exposes a clash over Prohibition era affidavits requiring age and use declarations for whiskey. Notary public payoffs and a judge's bid to cut prices spark warnings of widespread evasion and official complicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Express Company
Sam Warlick
N. P
Johan Doe
Southern Express Company
North Carolina
North Chatina
Ih. C. S
Warlick
T. W. Bickett
Tan
H.C. S
Saya
Jude
Ore
Express
Balti
Banish All Rheumatic Pains with Rheuma Remedy
The ad claims Rheuina by English Drug Company relieves joint and muscle pain within days. It promises a 60 cent bottle and money back if relief is not achieved, referencing skepticism from the Philadelphia Record about an actor’s endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhonas
English Drug Company
Cold Remedies Ad Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a cure for new and old colds. Claims spring weather brings coughs and hoarseness and that the balsam soothes sore throats and heals irritated tissues. Offers a 25 cent bottle with formula printed on the label.
Silent Post and Rumors spread in a small town
A fragment from a period piece covers a gossip ridden scene at a rural English corner with a silent post and heated chatter about truth and scandal. The text shifts to a German situation and then to a marriage report in Goose Creek township noting Solon Braswell and Lorena Ballcow wed last Saturday at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon Braswell
Lorena Ballcow
Goose Creek Township
E. C. Snider
York
Euto
Esq
C. J. Braswell
Esq. Braswell's
D. A. Baucem
Wingate School
Braswell
Mars Hill College
Might Happen In Germany
The piece notes Jewish interest in German upheaval, cites a Berlin speech by Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg promising postwar equal rights and parliamentary participation, and compares American impressions with reports from The Baltimore Sun about Petrograd developments.
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Germany
Charlotte Observer
New York
Russia
von ‘Bethmann- Hollweg
Berlin
Baltimore Sun
Sun
Petrograd
Bilious Attack Relief Promoted by Chamberlain Tablets
An advisory promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to treat bilious attacks. It claims the tablets tone the liver, cleanse the stomach, relieve constipation, and stop nausea and headaches. The ad notes a quarter price.
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Tyson-Jones
the Sikes Co
Sikes-Sanders Co
Ford
Fava Mater Co
Henderson Garage & Machinine CO
Monroe, N. C
Dodge Warlick
Philadelphia Record
Bivens Brothers
T. C. Lee & Co
Mae Ea
Clon
Mr. Braswell
Haneom
Monroe Drug Company
Whitman
Ansco Kodaks
Cal and Biological Depot
Henderson Roller Mill
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