A Letter From Old Scapegoat Tells of East Life and Wilson
Chadbourn correspondent writes from Waxhaw area about settling near Union County. He praises local girls, describes deer hunting and hounds, notes political enthusiasm for Wilson, remarks on agriculture growth, strawberries, tobacco, and cotton as triple crops, and reflects on community unity and progress. He expects rapid development in the county and expresses nostalgia for old correspondents.
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Chadbourn
Spriggs
Pad
Indian Trail
Stouts
Good Old Waxhaw
Sam
Union
Oxford
Tam
Joe
P. O
Union County
Jack Stephenson
Waxhaw — Endls
Jack
Cy Wolfe
Cy Tullman
Tom Haywood
Seues
Wilson
Joe Brown
Chicago
Colorado
Piedmont
Hirst
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad and Robbery Conviction
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for constipation and complexion issues. Separately Luke Farlow, a young white man, was convicted in Federal court in Atlanta for possessing stolen post office stamps from the Spencer facility blown open last January and received a 15 month Federal prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Farlow
Atlanta
Spencer
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Shown Effective Against Cold
The advertisement urges the average man to treat a cold seriously with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It claims the product quickly erases a cold, has a long established reputation, contains no opium or narcotics, and is widely obtainable.
Monroe Ordinance Sets Auto Hire Tax and Licenses
Monroe New York city ordinance adopts a $10 per taxi rental tax on autos used for hire and requires conspicuous license tags. It imposes up to $5,000 fines or 30 days imprisonment for noncompliance and outlines license taxes for various professions and businesses. The measure takes effect after adoption on June 6, 1916, by Mayor John Griffith.
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City of
Monroe
Ny C
John Griffith
Leb, JR
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N. B. Ayers
Main Street
the People’s Market
W. H. Lassiter
Melba-Laume
Floramye
Mary Garden
Azurea
Hudnat
Colgate
Honeyme
Alfred Wrights
AL & Chantment
Mellier's
Honeymoon
Agneta
Freeman's
Monroe Drug Co
Henderson Roller Mill
Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
Gordon Insurance & Investment CO
North Carolina
Co-Operative Mercantile CO
Roland Williams
Plymouth
N. Auto
Dependa- Cock
H. E. Cain
Troutman
N. C
Lenoir
X. X
Care
Virginia Shipp Hotel
Newton
N.C
Reliable Pressing Club
John McCall
R. L. Payne
D. Turner
Hillsboro
Rockingham
Ellerbe
Claude Gore
Rockingham, N.C
A. Hodges, Hillard
Fla
Lilesville Township
C. A. Meachum
Lilesville, N. C
West Florida
South
A. L. Helms
Chipley, Fla
Houston Street
Knox Hargett
Winshorst
Fowler & Lee
Virginia
C. Weimer
Nottoway
H, Frederickson & Co
Blackstone
Corinth
T. H. Doster
Mineral Springs
IG Lot Leap
F. AD
Rockest
Diamond Arms Co
Joseph A. Williams
H. D. Browning
Watt Ashcraft
Hayne Street
Court House
Collins & Hargetts
H. E. Copple
Cooperative Mercantile Company
F. B. Ashcraft
Ford
D. Hawn
Monroe, N. C
Sadie Howle
Matthews
Brown's Business College
North Tryon St. Charlotte
Rhode Island
Cedar Rock Ae Farms
Pickens
3. C
S. R. Doster
R. Doster
Bladen County
Whites Creek Township
W. H. Green
Covington, N. C
D. W
Richardson Creek
Postoffice
Randolph County
Whitney
Denton
P. L. Shore
Lexington
Morris Street
T. J. Payne
Middle and
South Georgia
Middle Georgia Realty Company
Sanderaville, Ga
Collins & Hargett
Henry Lily
Ashcraft
McGinnis and Bridger
Keziah
Alvin F. Frantz
Saylorsburg
W. WH
Wakefield
Gloucester
Texas
Collins and
Hargett
M. Bryant, Matthews
The
Heath-English Co
C. N. Bruner
Elkin
Box
Flovilla
T. S. Price
Unionville, N.C
John M. Deese
Belmont Drug Co
Charlotte, N.C
Berkshires
T. L. Price
Unionville,n.c
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