Last Stand of Old Cherokee Indians in North Carolina Hills
An 1840s style piece traces the eastern band of Cherokees in western North Carolina. It notes a 2500-strong, self-governing community preserving Cherokee identity while adopting white customs in health, farming, and schooling. Chief Joseph A. Saunoake leads a council of elder men. the group faced removal but endured, maintaining culture amid hardship.
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North Carolina
United States
Great Smoky
Indian Territory
Washington
Joseph A. Saunoake
Souan
W. C. Hendricks
Winston-Salem Journal
Governor commutes 959 prison terms to indeterminate
Gov Cameron Morrison issues a commute for 959 convicts to indeterminate sentences as part of a reform program abolishing corporal punishment. The rule cuts one quarter of remaining time for less than half served and one third for more than half served, with specifics for already serving indeterminate or life terms.
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Brock Barkley
Asheville
Grove Park Inn
Cameron Morrison
Nina name origin and talismanic beliefs
The name Nina traces through Hebrew Chonaach to English Hannah and French Anne and Ninon de Venclos influencing Ninon to Nina. The diamond is its talisman, symbolizing fearlessness and success in ventures. Sunday is considered Nina's lucky day and the number three its lucky number.
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Grace
Hannah
France
Anne
Annette
Nanette
Ninon de
Nina
Something to Think About by F. A. Walker
A reflection on youth leaving college for practical life. The essay contrasts ideal dreams with the need for patient work and self denial to achieve success. It stresses that imagination can rise quickly but real victories come through hard fighting and perseverance.
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F. A. Walker
A Fair Exchange for Financial Standing and Courage
A business manplaces ready money with a bank and keeps a checkbook to prove financial standing. Backed by probity, he pursues success on a steady road to Blowing Rock North Carolina. Life is a battlefield from infancy to death and leading one must show courage and steady work despite weariness or discouragement.
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Alaska
New York Times
Harding
Pennsylvan Co
Durham Tobacco
Good Printing
Mildred Marshall
Qualls’ Hardware Store
The
Watauga Building and Loan Association
P. O
Watauga Building & Loan Association
D. J. Cotterel
H. H. Greene
Sec.-Treas
I. G. Greer
W. H. Gragg
J. P. Hodges
R. L. Bingham
J. E. Brown
O.L. Coffey
T. J.C Coffey
W. L. Holshouser
J .T. Miller
Fea Evel
Cial
Bank
Blowing Rock, N. C
Cardus
Nannie Brown
Black Rock
Ark
Cardui
J. B. Taylor
J. H. van Cannon
Newland Garage
Banners Elk
N. C
Newland, N. C
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