State official salaries should be fixed and fees go to treasury
A Brown County chapter editorial urges a single state salary scale from governors to officials, with all fees put into the treasury. It argues for uniform pay levels, economy in setting salaries, and cautions against extravagance, urging fair but not excessive compensation. It concludes with a moral aside and a light anecdote about appetite for cakes.
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News and Observer
Webb
Buncombe
Webberra
Corporation Commission
Treasury
Wonder Hill in Bowie Texas Grows Twice as Big
A tale from Bowie Texas notes a hill denoted as a wonder, claimed to be twice as large as last year. An anecdote about W J Hill claims a weight gain from 66 pounds to over 180 after using a medicinal tonic, with a testimonial about recovery from consumption.
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Bowie
Texas
W. J
Hill
Spain and Japan tensions cited in editorials
A New York Herald letter criticizes Japan’s treatment of foreigners and highlights discriminatory practices in education property rights and taxation. It notes strained relations with San Francisco and implies Western voices urge equity. Feeds from Charlotte Observer and other papers add opinion on railroads and politics.
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Spain
New York Herald
Japan
San Francisco
Herald
United States
Charlotte Observer
Irrigation Committee to Present Unfavorable Report
In a few days the committee on irrigation will present an unfavorable report on a good many New Year resolutions.
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Committee On Irrigation
Washington Post
War Veteran Bill Brown Recalled in Boston Tale
Boston Herald notes the veteran William Brown is famed for Civil War stories including a head wound said to be from a Confederate cavalry sword. His brother Charles once teased him about the scar, diminishing the tale's credibility amid office chatter and local ad copy touts Hollister’s Body Mountain Tea for digestion and appetite.
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Boston
William Brown
Brown
Charles
Bill
Butler
Boston Herald
Fire devastates Statesville Flour Mills and nearby depots
A morning blaze near the depot destroyed the Statesville Flour Mills and an adjacent elevator holding about 20 000 bushels of wheat. Estimated loss 70 000 dollars with two thirds insured. Gaither Lumber Co. lost lumber worth about 500 dollars and Southern Railway two or three cars. Origin of the fire unknown with no further details.
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Statesville
Colck
Gaither Lumber Co
Southern Railway
Mountain Scout
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Ad in 1900s style
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. Itching, Bleeding Protruding Piles relieved by this prep. A fragment references a magistrate and Mr Dustin Stax in a Washington Star exchange about personal finances.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Stood 25 Years
The old Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic remains known for iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It promises no cure but no pay, claiming long-standing sales past a quarter century.
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Grove
Parker enters fifty acres in Boone township NC
Entry Notice No. 2461 records W F Parker locating and entering fifty acres in Boone township Wetauga County on Bairds creek. Beginning at a chestnut tree corner of Parker and Blair land the survey runs south along Parker Blair line to Hagaman land then Hagaman line to a hickory tree then along Parker Blair line back to the beginning. January entered by H J Hardin Entry Taker.
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State of
North Carolina
Wetauga County
Said
W. F. Parker
Boone Township
Bairds Creek
Parker and
Blairs Land
Blair
Parker and Blair
H. J. Hardin
Law Proposed to Stop Liquor Shipments Across State Lines
The House bill by C. E. Littlefield of Maine aims to forbid liquor shipments into any state with prohibition. It argues Congress must act to curb cross state alcohol flow highlighted by Christmas excesses and drunken debauchery. The Chatham Record supports treating all states alike and limiting liquor advantages for dealers.
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Congress
House For Representatives
C. E. Littlefield
Maine
Virginia
Chatham Record
Jacksons Great Fight Remembered In New Orleans
New Orleans yesterday celebrated the ninety second anniversary of Andrew Jackson's victory over the British. The Picayune recaps the morning battle lasting about twenty five minutes with 12,000 British troops led by Sir Edward Pakenham versus 6,000 American riflemen. casualties numbered 2,500 for the British and 13 wounded for Jackson's force. News reached Washington on February 4.
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Gibbs
Lambart
Jackson
Packenham
Keane
Washington
Addy
Ferry Notice locates fifty acres in Beaver Dams township
North Carolina Watauga County offices list Samuel Heaton as entry taker locating fifty acres on the headwaters of Stone Mountain branch. Beginning at a rock near the Tennessee line the survey runs with J C Keller to the Palmers lands then J H Lunsford land toward the state line. Entry dated January 3, 1997 by H J Hardin Entry Toker.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Said County
Samuel Heaton
Beaver Dams Township
Stone Mt. Branch
Tennessee Line
J C. Keller
Palmers
J. H. Lunsford
State Line
H. J. Hardin
Boy in school valued higher than poolroom hands
A Charlotte News item notes a simple boy in school holds greater value or respect than twelve workers in a poolroom, reflecting a local view on youth and virtue.
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Charlotte News
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