Life at Gripes Hill Exposes University Struggle
The UNC president H W Chase outlines a crisis of overcrowded facilities in Chapel Hill. Dorms house 738 in spaces for 469, 725 fed in a dining hall for 450, with 19 classrooms. relief requires quadrupling dorms feeding spaces and trebling teaching space and faculty. Tar Heel reports show makeshift dorms and crowded rooms as students endure.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
H. W. Chase
Groith
Chase
University
The
Tar Heel
Bill
Stock law votes loom in North and South
Across North and South Carolina counties residents confront stock law choices next month. In Columbus and Stostk county the free range district faces November 2 as a fence cost debate looms with potential state-line barriers. Meanwhile New Bern hosts Confederate memorials, and Durham notes IWW Moscow links amid local unrest.
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Whiteville
Columbus County
South Carolina
Horry County
S. C
Free Range
Laughter and love amid a house of questions and sums
A playful scene shifts from a moonlit hammock to a tensioned engagement as Jack reveals a humorous confession about a laundress in France. The piece then moves to a late night joke between old friends and a note on South Carolina mill villages where women marry young, work, and sustain large textile mills with a substantial payroll and millions in value.
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Jack
France
Boston Globe
Mason and Dixon
South Corolina
Y. W
Greenville
South Carolina
Old Mall
Pleasant Mistake and The Likeness Wit in One Respect
A humor piece contrasts Willie’s surprise at receiving a billet-doux with a witty remark about a dog’s wagging tale. The note hints at family humor. The column ends with a quip about high notes challenging singers and disturbing neighbors.
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Willie
Garter Snake Disputed Size Report At Yard
Billy claims a garter snake a yard and a half long. Paul disputes the length. Billy insists it wrapped around a tree limb, while Paul says garter snakes do not reach that size.
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Billy
Paul
The Worst Kind Prison Bath and labor Claim
The excerpt contrasts prison life with a claim that American prisons have no tortures. It mentions a bath and being made to work as part of prison routine, implying harsh conditions and punitive treatment. The dialogue evokes a debate on mistreatment inside U.S. penal facilities.
Watch Dispute Over Newness Sparks Shop Talk
A shopper questions a passerby about a watch advertised as new. The clerk insists the timepiece is brand new and never left the shop, while the customer doubts the claim and seeks verification. The exchange underscores issues of authenticity and marketing in retail.
A Friendly Remark from a Conversation
A playful exchange recalls an actor claiming credit for saving a show while a friend gently teases him about hogging the spotlight. A scientist is described as learned yet prone to fear his ideas are not foolproof.
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Tammit
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Louisville
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Maxton
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New Bern
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