Tar Heel Club of Greensboro Ends Its Glorious Run
The Charlotte News marks the end of the Tar Heel Club of Greensboro with elegiac prose. The piece laments its demise as a glorious era closed, noting the club’s raunchy past, its auctioned walls, and the obituary tone for a once lively political boom. It mocks the fate of its progenitors and hints at a final farewell from E. Spencer as the era concludes.
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Charlotte News
Greensboro
North Carolina
Alkaliske
Panlyndle Pete
Silent Club
Papa
E. Spencer
Wise Counsel From the South on Kidney Trouble Cure
J R Blankenship of Beck Tennessee urges use of Electric Bitters to cure back and kidney distress. He claims first relief after the initial dose and complete recovery after several bottles. Sold by druggists under guarantee for 50 cents.
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J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Our Mineral Wealth and Peak Coal Outputs
The New York Sun notes dramatic rises in coal iron copper and mineral values. Ten years ago coal output reached 170 million tons, last year 400 million. Iron rose to 8.6 million tons in 1896 and copper from 240 million to 900 million pounds. Mining valued minerals in 1896 at about 9625,000,000 and total mineral value around 2,000,000,000 in 1906. The piece reflects awe at growth and lingering hope for the nation's future.
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Iweo
Earth
New York Sun
Ihe
Civil War Pension Bill Sparks Name Change Debate
A Senate vote on a service pension bill grants Civil War survivors aged 62 at 12 dollars monthly, 70 at 5 dollars, and 75 at 20 dollars, with Mexican veterans added later and attorney fees banned. The Asheville Citizen notes bipartisan, good natured discussion on renaming the conflict from the rebellion to civil war, reflecting shifting sentiment since the 1860s. The piece also muses on inspiration and the lasting influence of a woman’s support in historical achievement.
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United States Senate
Bil
Carmack
Tennessee
House
Teller
Colorado
Dr King's New Discovery Restores Kershaw Man’s Health
C O Floyd of Kershaw SC recalls a near death from consumption and weight loss to 125 pounds. After six months on Dr King's New Discovery his cough and lung trouble vanished and weight returned to 170 pounds. Thousands are healed yearly, guaranteed by druggists with trial bottles free.
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C.O. Floyd
Kershaw
Nick
Calf Salted by Farmer Aids Noisey Colts Incident
A farmer hired a helper to salt a calf in the pasture. The boy rubbed a quart of salt into the calf’s hair, attracting a gang of colts that licked the hair off and nearly tore the hide. The Hickory Democrat notes the odd incident.
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Hickory Democrat
When a Man Lies
A Denver bank teller explains a lie detector method based on eye contact. He asserts truthfulness comes from voice and posture, not gaze, noting liars may falter when asked directly while their feet and hands reveal cues. The teller cites bank usage of the technique in evaluating customers.
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Denver
Denver Post
The Year to Rise in Spring by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poem contemplates spring awakening from snow’s pall. The speaker muses if hidden buds and memories will bloom again as warmth returns, asking whether beauty and hope endure the winter’s press and awaken when May calls.
Cure Chilblains With Bucklens Arnica Salve
A reader from East Otisfield Maine praises Bucklen’s Arnica salve for curing chilblains and salt rheum, noting also its effectiveness on fever sores ulcers piles and skin diseases. The ad notes 25 cents at druggists. Also included is a discussion on pearl origins outlining three hypotheses and a method to restore dull pearls using acids.
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John Kemp
East Otisfield
Bucklen
M. Senrat
Oceangraphic Museum of
Monaca, l
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promoted By Fort Madison Overseer
The prominent Fort Madison overseer August Sharpe endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills. He claims they act more pleasantly and do more good than other laxatives, curing biliousness and constipation. Available for 26 cents at all druggists.
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August Sharpe
Fort Madison
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Banner Elk
N.C
Watauga
Mitchell
Todd & Ballou, Attorneys AT Law
Jefferson
J- E. Hodge
Sands, N. C
Aug
G.ly
F. A. Linney
Boone, N.C
13Th Judicial District
Edmund Jones
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
E. F. Lovil
Boone
N. C
A. A. Holsclaw
Mountain City
Court House
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Bala, N. C
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ATLAW
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Statesville
Asheville
Gray
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Rocky Mt
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Watauga County Bank
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State of North Carolina
Wateloga County
J. E. S. Coffey
E. S. Coffey
W. C. Coffey
N. L. Mast
J.M. May
Register of Deeds
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