Unclear mixed historical ad copy and notes
Fragmentary text mentions malaria cures, consumer ads, advice from Judge Gary, labor on economics of life insurance, fuel prices, fashion from France, and agricultural inoculation findings. No coherent single event. multiple unrelated items speak to mid era commerce and opinion.
Williston man found relief from stomach disorders
H T Wade of Williston North Carolina suffered chronic stomach problems after trying many medicines. He reports Mayr's Wonderful Remedy provided immediate relief and permanent results for stomach liver and intestinal issues. He urges readers to try it with a money back guarantee. The ad ends with a separate joke about polite French people.
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H. T. Wade
Williston
N. C
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Mayr
Adv
Resinol Cleared Pimples Fast In Daily Routine
A reader touts Resinol soap and ointment as effective daily skin care. They describe washing with hot water, applying ointment, and finishing with cold water to tighten pores. They claim faster healing, reduced pimples and blackheads, and a velvety complexion, noting physicians have used Resinol products for itching and eruptions for 20 years. The notice ends with a light anecdote about lifting a hill during travel.
Magi of Us Are Quote in Boston Evening Transcript
A fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript notes a quip about habit referencing habit of others. An old ad for Hanford's Balsam appears beside a playful line on justice and probability.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Two Wilson Girls Win State Debate
Wilson High School girls Lalla Fleming and Ethel Gardner defeated Statesville High School in Memorial Hall to win the 1915 North Carolina High School Debating Union cup. They argued the negative on subsidizing the merchant marine, as judges unanimously supported Wilson after a statewide contest involving 91 counties and 250 schools.
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Ethel Gardner
Wilsop High
Aycock
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Commonwealth
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E. R. Rankin
E. A. Greenlaw
W. P. Graham
Wilson
Wilson School
Statesville
Stewart Cowles
Cowles
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Calomel Replacement
A long promotional display declares Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, harmless substitute for calomel. The copy pledges quick relief from headaches, sour stomach, biliousness, and constipation without salivation, promising money back if not effective.
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Dodson
South
Art Suspicion and the Opera Manager’s View on Pay
A dialogue notes true art versus money and the grand opera manager claims brain work is poorly paid in art. The exchange contrasts artistic ideals with financial realities in the opera world.
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Grand Opera
Patriotism prompts talk of anti-immigration laws
Branch Bob asks the traveling man how he fared at poker. He answers he won seventy dollars. The last visit he won twice that amount. The question leads to a plan by Crimson Gulchers to pass local anti immigration laws.
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Branch Bob
Crimson Gulchers
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