Wordy civic wit and political notes from a North Carolina paper
A long row of captions and quotes opens with satirical jests about courtship and modern life then shifts to a Boston Transcript item noting Gen Robert E Lee letters in President Roosevelt's White House library and a Raleigh News column about Gov. Glenn being pressed on prohibition. The piece cites the upcoming election and the heated party line battles shaping the state political scene.
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Lrew
Boston Transcript
Robert E. Lee
Vitshugh ‘Lee
Fitzhugh Lee
White House
Washington
Lincoln
Jackson
Monroe
Roosevelt
Adam and Eve Family Tree Without Pedigree
The line suggests that Adam and Eve lacked a formal pedigree yet still possess a family tree as reflected in many stories. It emphasizes universal kinship arising from mythic origins rather than established lineage.
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Eve
One O Clock Strike and a Wedding Ad Joke
A late night encounter yields a pun about time as an Irishman dodges a knockout while the other man quips about striking one. An Oklahoma girl advertises for a husband and marries, costing eleven dollars for the wedding outfit. he dies within a year leaving eleven thousand in insurance. The ad ends with a sales pitch for De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by J. Ja. Hodges.
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James M. Swint
Chipley
Oklahoma
de Witt
J. Ja. Hodges
Mysterious family figures puzzle advertised
A peculiar riddle promises to reveal counts of deaths living sisters and living brothers through a arithmetic sequence. The ad cites Dixie Home and De Witts Little Early Risers pills sold by J M Hodges as the source of the mystery text.
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Dixie Home
de Witts
J. M. Hodges
Our Country's Wealth and a Salisbury Coin Scam
A Salisbury Special notes counterfeit silver dollars dated 1899 circulating locally. Officers pursue the fake coins after a Grocer F D Rufty recovered one and questioned a boy who claimed his packer paid him to buy goods. The father confirmed the money came from a Spencer merchant. The item closes with an advertisement for De Wit's Kidney and Bladder Pills cited by Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin praising their efficacy.
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Salisbury
Spencer Merchant
Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
Mr. Barber
de Wits
J. M. Hodges
Hoddin sigs Relieves sour stomach and heart nespitation
Letters Testamentary in the estate of Mary N. Garter formerly of Blowing Rock Watauga County North Carolina have been granted to Warren Carter Executor 1012 Cherry St. or his attorney Joseph Kenworthy 1420 Chestnut St. Philadelphia Pa. Debtors and creditors are urged to settle claims promptly and present them for payment.
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Mary N. Garter
Blowing Rack
Watauga County
North Carolina
Warren Carter
Cherry St
Lattornay
Joseph Kenworthy
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Notice of Summons and Attachment in Watauga Suit
In Watauga County North Carolina Superior Court Spring Term Igo P 1 Hamby versus J L Winkler E B Crocker and J B Green Defendants are summoned returnable March 23 1908 A warrant of attachment was issued January 29 1908 against property of E B Grooker and J B Green returnable at the Spring term when they must appear and answer finally issued January 21 1908 Clerk Thos Bingham signed Taos Brrcaam O S C
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North Carolina
Watenga County
Superior Court
Igo
Hamby
J. L. Winkler
BR. Crocker
J.B. Green
Thos. Bingham
Watauga
Boone
E. B. Grooker
J. B. Green
Superior Court of
Watauga Court
Taos
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Ro Yan
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Virginia-Carolina
King
Acre
United States
Hoddin Sigs
Castoria
What Is
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Swift & CO
DeWitt
Charlotts Observer
N.C
Observer
Sunday Observer
S ‘Jona
Fe Rein
Observer CO Charters 4
C. Te
Ite
Teeling
Kennedy
Hodges
B. C. Dewitt & Co., A
J. M.hoilgens
Janet
Patent
Washington D.C. Lake Aan
Isericen
Rendoomety
Srientido
Cardus
Lucinda Johnson
Fish Creek
Wis
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