County Officers Convention Reveals Foreign Tongues
Satiric column recounts a secretive County Officers Convention held in Morehead City with mock foreign languages and humorous jibes toward officials. The piece threads through wartime camaraderie and a critique of political power, arguing for elected judges and a more democratic system, referencing historical figures and constitutional debates.
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County Officers' Convention
Morehead City
County Officers’ Convention
Col
Hal
Worth
Orho Wilson
Col. Kingsbury
United States
Tergether
Priyashana
Cole
Josephus Daniels
Publicist urges constitutional reform and federal judge overhaul
A long reader letter argues for a constitutional revision to elect federal judges, reduce life tenure, and curb presidential patronage. The piece claims current structure concentrates power with moneyed interests and urges a broad reform plan including postmaster appointments and judiciary limits.
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Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
U. S
Henry Clay
James K. Polk
Washington
Free Scholarships in Fourth District Exam at Raleigh
A competitive examination for the Bingham School Free Scholarship in the Fourth Congressional district will be held in the Railroad Commissioner’s office at Raleigh North Carolina on August 11 1897. Applicants must be attentive to duty disciplined physically sound and reside in the district. Examinations cover English grammar spelling arithmetic geography and US history. Copy all district papers formally signed by W F Ergroup M C Fourth N C District Chapel Hill NC.
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England
Russias
Rhode Island
Massachusettes
New Hampshire
United States
New York
Jefferson
Barry
Congress
Supreme Court
Railroad Commissioner's Office
Raleigh
N. C
Bingham School
Mar R Bingham
Fourth Congressional District
W. F. Erroup
M. C
Fourth
N. C . District
Chapel Hill, N
American Well Works Ad Seeks Farm Buyer Cooperative
The Progressive Farmer reader notice promotes American Well Works advertising. It suggests farmers could form an organization to purchase and move a well digging machine, with profits from shared use. Inquiries go to American Well Works in Aurora, Illinois, and readers are told to mention the paper.
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Aurora
Til
Catawba College Announces 1897 Session Start Date
Newton NC requests for next session begin August 3 1897 offering full academic business and collegiate courses with music and art. Good buildings apparatus and libraries. Thorough work moderate expenses. Pure water and mountain air. Catalogue free. For particulars address Rev J C Cuapp D D Pres.
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Catawba College
Newton
N.C
J.C. Cuapp
Hopkins
Amherst
Berlin
Land Conservatory
Paris
Grees
Conservatory OF Mus
England
Washington Clan
Bath
Teschers
ART Conservatory
Psi
Eastmannees College
NOTIC
Guilford College Prospectus Highlights Facilities and Programs
Five large brick buildings and a new gymnasium plus a science hall mark a coeducational campus in the healthy Piedmont area. The 300 acre dairy farm supports three degree courses with additional music, art, and physical training offerings. Correspondence solicited. President L L Hopps, Guilford College, N O.
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Piedmont
L L Hopps
Guilford College
N O
Union Institute Opens Fall Term in Unionville North Carolina
Union Institute announces fall term opens August 4 and closes December 23 1897 with a free catalogue offered upon request. Address O. C. Hamilton Unionville N C Union Co. promotes the school as among the cheapest and most desirable high schools in the state with testimonials of superiority.
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Clares
C. Hamilton
Unionville
N. C
Union, Co
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