King of Weary Willes visits Occidental Hotel crowd
Watauga Democrat reports on a large crowd gathered at the Occidental Hotel on Bowery to pay respects to Doc Reitman, Chicago branch head of the Brotherhood Welfare Association. The piece notes over 100 blind baggage workers were banqueted in Western metropolis, with a single disruption when a club lieutenant yelled Low Bridge as host and guests stepped onto the sidewalk.
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the Battery
Harlem
Occidental Hotel
Lower Bowery
Doc” Reitman
Chicago
The
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Doc’ Reitmans
Reitman
Tim’ Sullivan
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North America
Linney Withdraws From Republican Nomination Scene
The Salisbury Post notes Frank Linney will not seek the Republican congressional nomination in the district. It suggests the race may be between ex-solicitor Mose Harshaw of Caldwell and R. Z. Linney of Landmark. George W. Vanderbilt’s Buncombe County taxes total about 24000 dollars this year, paid half by year end, while he delays the remainder.
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Le_ noir News
Salisbury Post
Frank Linney
Mose Harshaw
Caldwell
R. Z. Linney
Landmark
George W. Vanderbilt
Buncombe County
Success Through Speed and Kindness, A Heritage Motto
Fragmented quotation emphasizes winning by timely action and personal integrity. It advocates doing your best, letting the better outcomes follow, and highlighting small kindness as a force for good beyond grand creeds.
Early Risers remedy and royal appetite satire
A humorous ad style note claims Jack and Jill recover from illness, while King Alfonso allegedly eats nine meals daily. It promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers sold by J. M. Harges and mocks royal omnivorous feasting as an exaggerated stereotype.
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Jack
Jill
DeWitt
J. M. Harges
Alfonso
Notice of Sheriff Sale in Watauga County North Carolina
By virtue of sundry executions from the Superior Court of Watauga County directed to me in favor of multiple creditors including M J Gump Summers Parrott Hardware Huntsman Armour Mitchell Powers Brading Marshal against G F Bingham I will on Monday February 3 1908 at the courthouse door in Boone sell by public outcry a 61 acre tract on Cove Creek bounded by Snoch Swift J C Henson A J Combs and others. The land is to satisfy the executions. Sheriff John W Hodges sign January 1907.
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Watauga County
North Carolina
Superior Court of
Watauga C v
M. J. Gump
Summers-Parrott Hardware Co
Huntsman Bros
Armour & Co
Mitchell-Powers Hardware Co
Brading & Marshal
G. F. Bingham
Court House
Boone
N. C
Watauga
Cove Creek
Snoch Swift
J.C Henson
A. J. Combs
A. J
Sam Fletcher
Fletcher
Enoch Swift
Swift
G. F. Singha
John W. Hodges
Death of Mr. John Campbell in Lenoir
After weeks of suffering, Mr. John Campbell died at his home last Friday morning at 30 o clock. The burial was in Pairfield Cemetery Sunday morning with Rev. J. S. Moondy of St. James Episcopal Church conducting the funeral. He was about 80, survived by a widow, three sons and two daughters. An intimate friend promised to write a life sketch for the next issue.
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John Campbell
Rlock
Pairfield
J. S.moondy
St. James Episcopal
Campbell
Lenoir Topie
Wonderland Health Claims At Mould City
Local notice touts Dr King s New Discovery as life saving for a boy in Mould City, praising its cure of exhausting coughing spells. Ad urges trial bottles, claims no fatalities in the dry list regions, and mentions general kidney and bladder relief with DeWitt s pills sold by J M Hodges.
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South Dakota
Mould City
E. D. Clapp
Lapp
Charlotte News
DeWitt
J. M. Hodges
Carnegie Versus Rockefeller Charity Compare
A historical note questions Andrew Carnegie as a tightwad next to John D Rockefeller. It compares annual charitable giving, citing Carnegie at 3 million and Rockefeller at 42 million, highlighting stark disparities in philanthropy.
Do King's New Life Pills End Dangerous Deadlock
An advertisement promotes Do King's New Life Pills as a rapid remedy for stoppage of liver and bowel functions. It claims safe, satisfying results with a money back guarantee at all druggists.
Notice to creditors of Tempa Johnson estate
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Tempa Johnson deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to the undersigned duly authenticated within twelve months from the date hereof or this notice will be pled in that of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make settlement at once. Dec. 2, 1907. J. M. Calloway, Adm.
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Tempa Johnson
J. M. Calloway
Adm
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