Dr Weaver Not Robbed of Collection at Bank
A bank mix up caused belief that Dr. Weaver’s collection for the orphanage was stolen. He carried small bills and had change, later found the wad of bills in his pocket after a misdirected exchange with a stranger connected to a circus. Court records note multiple local case outcomes and fines.
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Weaver
Central Church
Bank of Trion
Hown
Mwinake
Stack
Dr. Weaver
Steller
Ypick
Billy
Rural mail carrier severely cut in farm dispute
Tom Little, a rural mail carrier on Pageland route two, was seriously cut by tenant Job Knight after a dispute over tying up a horse. Knight fled in a wagon, surrendered the next morning, and is jailed. Dr. Eubanks treated 21 stitches for wounds to the back, neck and windpipe. recovery expected.
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Tom Little
Tow Little
Pageland
Job Knight
Little
Arity
Natsoon
Mr. Little
Knight
Monroe doctors write prescriptions for crowd
Of the lower prescriptions written yesterday one Monroe doctor wrote twenty one and the other Monroe doctors wrote tower ty one. One gave eight three gave three each one wrote two and two wrote each. Out of town and helped out with seventy one prescriptions one wrote fourteen and one eight. This made one hundred and thirteen for a crowd that was all up and gwine. If anybody had been sick something would we doubt have been doing sure enough.
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Monroe
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted as Supreme Healer
advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as unbeatable for cuts bruises sores scalds boils ulcers eczema and other skin complaints. It claims effectiveness for sore eyes cold sores chapped hands and sprains with a price of 250 at English Drug Co’s.
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Bucklen
English Drug Co's
Headache Rooted in Stomach Says Remedy
Advertisement claims sick headaches stem from a disordered stomach and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a fix. Product noted for sale by all dealers.
Robinsos circus figures in county suit over posters
Report from the thirteenth notes Downie and Wheeler suing John Robinson over pasted posters for a separate show. Atkinson and a traveling Henderson man lose small sums in a Saturday night pocketing near a Cap tain Lane train stop as Robinsos claims. Robinson plans talks for settlement. suit to proceed if unresolved.
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Lane
Atlanta
Stewart Clark
Waxhaw
Henderson
Downie & Wheeler
Rediving & Sikes
John Robinson
Robinson
Cotton Crop Not Too Large for World Needs
New Orleans October 4 Governor Colquitt of Texas called a ton conference to restore normal cotton prices. Governors from Texas Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Virginia and Farmers' Union chief Charles S. Parrett attended. No agreement reached and adjourned after six thirty to ten o clock. Tomorrow Colquitt to disclose world consumption and demand figures showing even a record crop could yield 14 to 15 cents per pound if priced to reflect demand.
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New Orleans
Texas
Alibiwa
Mississippi
Louisiana
Virginia
Charles S. Parrett
Farmers’ Union
Colquitt
Autoist Kills Parmer Near Shelby in 1900s
A Cleveland county farmer Sam Whither was shot and killed by Randall Hessman of Gaffney after Hessman drew a pistol during a roadside dispute while escorting a party of children. Whither lay dead, a .38 caliber pistol nearby, with $75 in cash and a whiskey flask found on him. An inquest is underway as sheriff and physician investigated the scene two miles west of Shelby.
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Parmer
Shelby
Sam Whither
Cleveland County
Whither
Lucins Randall Hessman
Gaffney
Slnt Witither
Shetby
Randall
North Carolina
Rt Jin Saiod
Vans
Shelly
Flest
Journal
Woman's Auxiliary Bazaar and Chrysanthemum Show
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal church hosts a bazaar and Chrysanthemum show on November 1 2 3 in the former Lipser drug store building. A mending booth offers hosiery repairs and sewn items with prices from five cents to a quarter. Each five cent purchase earns a cake ticket for a chocolate cake drawing for a white ticket holder.
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Woman's Bazaar
Episcopal
Ehares
Lipser Drug Store
Last Notice From McRae Mercantile Co
The McRae Mercantile Co issues a final demand for payment in a newspaper notice. It warns debtors to settle before law action begins, noting the business is wound up and urging prompt cash settlement to avoid legal pursuit.
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Taily
McRae Mercantile Co
Death by Own Action Claimed in Port Case
Former Monroe resident R. R. Watkins aged thirty five was found dead near his Southport home last Friday morning in what officials say was death by his own action. He left Monroe years ago. his wife Cora Hinson and two children remain there. Relatives notified. the body to be moved to Wadehsboro for burial. A coroner's inquest attributed the death to self inflicted causes after Watkins was found near his door with injuries and drowned in water. George W. Smith of Southport witnessed the scene and aided in the medical response before Watkins disappeared and later was found deceased.
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Monroe
R. R. Watkins
Watkins
Cora Hinson
Mer
Will Hinson
Southport
Wadesburg
Morihern
Wadeshara
George W. Smiith
Saith Port
Wakins
Ryan
Monroe County corn club to hold grand rally November first
The Farmers Union and County Superintendent announce prizes for top corn yields among boys. A wardrobe valued at $25 plus cash prizes of $10 $5 and $2.50 will go to the largest to smallest yields plus a $5 cash prize for the best written report. Submit land and corn measurements by November 5 to qualify.
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Monroe
Farmers’ Union
T. P. Dillon
Cormelu
R. N. Nisbet
Tay
Tragedy in Newark Tenement Sparks Outcry
A Newark landlord David Laskewit visited a tenement on Charleston Street to collect rent from a dying tenant one month behind. Neighbors cared for the family as the tenant, a married man with two children and tuberculosis, died hours later. The incident drew sharp charges of heartlessness from the community.
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Concord Tribune
Charleston Street
Newark
Nah
David Laskewit
Étion
Death of man blamed on harsh life sparks vigilante sentiment
A man nicknamed Laskowitz dies of heart disease after escaping enraged women who accused him of murder and blood hunger after a debt collection. The incident stirs local anger toward bill collectors while some say the widow and children of a dead consumptive deserved sympathy.
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Laskewite
Lackowits
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Recorder's Court
A. Nash
M.C. Dees
Frank Perry
Arthur Monttree
Ernest Masses
Mack Fisher
Mark Blakeley
Morice Redfram
Paul Red ‘Fearn
Dave Mungo
John Munge
Mough
Cots
Harrell
B. Howie
Frank Reed
Muive
Priew
Vielat
Troy
Boys’ Corn Club
Laskowitz
Emer
People’s Building & Loan Association
Gordon Insurance & Investment Co
Indian Trail
N. C
Indian Trail Supply Co
Indiana
E.M. Griffin & CO
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