Gambling Habit Among School Children Debate
A Waxhaw and Asheville era piece warns that gambling in schools corrupts youth. It traces progression from marbles to craps, citing local figures like Mr J W McCain and Mr H L Price, and notes planned property changes and new lighting projects amid community concerns. The article links early gambling to broader crime, urging vigilance by teachers to curb the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Waxhaw
Asheville
Charlotte News
Waxhaw Enterprise
J. W. McCain
Wesley Chapel
H. L. Price
W. C. Broom
Heath
Rodman
McCain
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Monroe Citizen
A Monroe resident Carroll from Monroe N Y testifies that after years of back pain and kidney issues a supply of Dean's Kidney Pills from English Drug Co. relieved the trouble. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents United States Remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Carroll
Monroe, N
Dean
English Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
The Right Way to Banish Piles
Dr Leonhardt claims a new internal remedy that targets the piles cause. He offers Dr Leonhardt's Hemroid through English Drug Co with a 24 day treatment for one dollar and money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonhardt
English Drug Co
Cough Medicine for Children Ad Promotes Chamberlain's Remedy
An advertisement praises Chamberlains remedy as safe pleasant tasting and effective for children. It claims widespread popularity among mothers and notes its sale by local Jets Advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain'semedy
Dea
Jets
Father Tests Suitor Worth Before Consent to Marriage
A humorous exchange cited from Lippincott's Magazine shows a girl’s father demanding wealth details before approving a marriage. The suitor quips he earns ten dollars weekly and is worth fifty, prompting smiles and lighthearted amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott's Magazine
Surest Way to End Catarrh
An advertisement promotes HYOMEI as a cure for catarrh with an English Drug Company outlet. It describes filling a rubber inhaler, breathing for five minutes, and using the product four to five times daily for several days. The complete outfit costs $1.00, with extra bottles 50 cents. It claims no opium or harmful drugs and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Drug Company
Booth
Engsh Drug Company
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised Remedy
A vintage advertisement promises relief from constipation by using Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims liver stimulation, improved digestion, and elimination of poisons, urging readers to buy at English Drug Co for 23 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Meath
English Drug Co
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promoted For Colds
An advertising note urges trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs or colds. It claims remarkable cures and a world wide reputation with strong endorsements from leaders who work hardest when they have no obligation.
Re-Sale of Valuable Farm Land in Union County
Two estate notices describe sales by the Helms estate and a superior court order. The first sale offers 115.5 acres with two dwellings near Monroe, NC, to be sold March 31, 1912, with one third cash and balance by December. The second sale, April 7, 1913, covers about 112 acres in New Salem township along Zacks branch, with half cash and half credit at six months, bidding starting at 1175 dollars for the tract, subdivided into three parcels then whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawthorne
New York
Julian Hawthorne
Wiliam J. Morton
Albert Preeman
Jostal Quincy
Boston
Cleveland
Morten
Freeman
Quincy
United States
Mayer
H. Elizabeth Helms
Court House
Monroe
N. C
J. P. Penniger
M. C. Richardson
Richardson
R. L. Helms
H. A. Helms
Superior Court
U Jon County
North Carolina
County of
Union
State of North Carolina
New Salem Township
Zacks Branch
W. T. Griffin
Jas. R. Gardner
Jas. R. Stewart
8. L
M. J. Mulia
G. M. Stewart
W. H. Mullis
M. A
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Franklin Street
the Savings Department
R. B. Redwine
Ilver King Sewing Machine
Davis Sewing Machine Company
Silver King Sewing Machines
THE
W. J. Rudge CO
Rayo Nettled
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Newark, MJ
Rrnce
Plyler
Grove
Milllip Dollar Hotel
E. W. Grove
Chill Tonle Fame
Sunset Mountain
John D. Rockefeller
York
Daniel T. Davis
Lelilh
Doctor Crane
Frank Crane
China
Japan
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Liberty
Invincible
Graham
Virginia
Henderson
Roller Mills Company
Austin & Correll
N. C. English
S Loan & Teast Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!