The Great Dismal Swamp Region Described
A long vivid notice details the Great Dismal Swamp along the Atlantic coast from Suffolk Virginia toward North Carolina. It describes Lake Drummond, wild cows, deer, bears, primeval trees, ferns, and tropical fauna. It notes the swamp’s isolation and attractions for naturalists and sportsmen, with its muddy waters and dense timber.
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Athaetic Seaboard
Suffolk
North Carolina
Lake Drummond
Wales
Long Voy
Health laws urge daily towel movement to avoid punishment
A fragment suggests a health rule mandating movement of towels daily with penalties like piles for violation. It recommends regular bowel care using Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets to prevent severe punishment, mentioning Prive Q5ets and Fer feats Blackburn in unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Blackburn
DeWitts Witch Hazel salve praised in letters and ads
Letters and advertisements extol DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for healing running sores and piles. A tale from Bryantville Ind cites six years of leg sores cured by the salve while notices urge safe genuine products from Moretz & Farthing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James White
Bryantville
Ind
DeWitt
Moretz & Farthing
Zeb Buchanan
Samuel McCall and TB Ex-Confederate Ternthings
The Charlotte Observer notes Samuel McCall an ex Confderate of Moecklenberg, age unspecified, is referenced in a brief item. The report provides limited details and identifies the individual in a historical context.
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The
Charlotte Observer
Samuel McCall
Moecklenberg
Georgia paper teases self succession candidacy oddity
A Georgia publication carries a witty political stunt where a candidate says he will succeed himself after 13 years and resign after 14, claiming a long tenure would be unlucky. Elsewhere an ad touts One Minute Cough Cure as safe and effective for children. France reportedly needs 40 million bushels of U S wheat due to bread shortages. In Wallingford Conn a Seminole War veteran rests in a Masonic home.
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Georgia
Moretz & Farthing
Zeb Buchanan
Wallingford
Conn
Charles Benedict
Uncle Sam
Hartford Nurse Stricken by Ophthalmia After Child Contact
In Hartford a nurse Ida Hathaway contracted ophthalmia from a child patient while serving at Hartford hospital and was left unable to work. Local residents raised a fund of 8000 dollars to aid her recovery and support.
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Ida Hathaway
Hartford Hospital
Hartford
Policy man Seeks Premium But Keeps Quiet
Mr. Jefferson Davis is seriously ill at the Columbia Hotel in Portland Maine, with word of his condition circulating amid unsettled issues around insurance matters.
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Jefferson Davis
Columbia Hotel
Portland
Ex Gov Bob Taylor Runs for U S Senate in Tennessee
Ex governor Bob Taylor announces candidacy for the United States Senate from Tennessee. His decision to reenter politics promises a lively field among numerous prospective contenders.
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Bob Taylor
United States Senate
Tennessee
Portamouth boy Jeter Winston jailed for murder
Jeter Winston a ten year old from Portamouth Virginia was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for murdering his playmate Charles Wright. The report also mentions a Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertisement and notes a bubonic plague case in New York aboard the steamer Hohenfels from Calcutta.
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Jeter Winston
Portamouth
Charles Wright
New York
Hohenfeln
Calcutta
Duncan Boots and Boot Repair Ad in 1901
G H Duncan promotes boots shoes and loggins with repair service and guaranteed satisfaction. Prominent ad notes location 410 offering best materials and prompt attention. Also includes anecdotal claim about Chamberlain's cholera and diarrhea remedy aiding a teething baby, sold by Blackburn.
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G. H. Duncan
O. P. M. Hollday
Deming
Ind
Chamberlain
Blackburn
Fine Nursery Fruit in Moretz North Carolina Offers Trees
W L Correy promotes a fine assortment of fruit trees from three to six feet tall and grape vines suited to the local climate. Prices are about the same as other nurseries with delivery available. Call or address Moretz, N C for details.
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W. L. Correy
Moretz, N.C
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Inflael
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Iine
Arizona Republican
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Arkansas
Jennie Sears
Sears
Texas
de Witt
Morets & Farthing
B. Bochannan
Cardinal Manning
London
Nashville
H. Allport
Johnstown
Sho
Cscarstoria
Kia
France
Lebanon
Western Star
Castorra
Castonia
Castor
Sien Ac
P. T. Thomas
Nature
Johnston’s Sarsaparilla Sa
Ee ‘Eare
Michigan Drug Compart
Mich
Ootee Farthing
Boone, N
C - Hodges
Rutherwood, N
Boot & Shoe Shop
Blowing Rock, N. Y
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Castoria
C. C. Buck
Beirne, Ark
Moretz and Farthing
B. Buchavan
McElree
Cardus
Berton
EC. Dewitt &Co
Chicago
Frantie
Stedeford
Pir
Pitts
Candy Cathartic Trade Mann Coqnetered Ag
Taney
Lees
U. G
Dr. King
Hin
Bucklen
Slackburn
the Morning Post
Raleigh,n.c
Afl
America
Rowett Mana
Peske Scientific American
Fee Ear
Mune & Co
Broadway
New
Washington
Jc.a.snow&co
Orrick
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