Cleveland poor man left widow with four children
An article notes Grover Cleveland died a poor man despite public belief of wealth. It claims he left his widow and four children with little beyond the Princeton house and a Burland Bay property, mentioning modest income after a second term and later roles, plus a few deposits and credits. It also includes observational humor about cigarette use in hiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Princeton Dispatch
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Burland Bay
New York
Knickerbocker Trist Company
Best Pills Ever Sold Says Ingleside Man
An office seeker testifies that after fifteen years of chronic indigestion and spending hundreds of dollars nothing helped as much as Dr Kings New Lift Pills. He calls them the best pills ever sold and notes they are sold under guarantee at all druggists for five cents.
Birthdays Holidays and Weddings Cited by Commentator
A columnist claims birthdays holidays and weddings strain finances noting ongoing social costs and personal budgeting challenges. The piece emphasizes cultural expectations around celebrations and suggests prudent spending strategies.
Committed Matrimony Mention in Local Utterance
A heated exchange notes the term committed as indicating deliberate malice in a marriage case. The piece praises Rocky Mount Revard Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as child friendly with gentle bowel action. It is sold by J. M. Hodges and urged timely action to avoid distractions from worthy tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount Revard
Prose Reflections on Wealth and Love
A concise moral sketch on self awareness, satisfaction, and wealth. It contrasts boasting with true value, notes the ease of following love, and concludes that riches come from what one derives rather than possessions.
Trinity College Departments and Facilities Ad
Trinity College offers four departments including collegiate graduate engineering and law with large library facilities and well equipped laboratories across science. A well furnished gymnasium and moderate expenses with aid for worthy students. Young men seeking to study law should investigate the superior advantages offered by the Department of Law at Trinity College. Address D W Newsom Axerstar Dunham N for catalogue and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity College
D. W
Newsom
Axerstar
Dunuam
Wycollar Hall ghost tale and old land notes
A British correspondent recalls Wycollar Hall near Colne, once home of the Cuniffes, now ruined. Legend says a Stuart horseman visits yearly in wild weather, masks a murder by a Cunliffe, and foretells the family extinction. Newspaper snippets on ads and land entries follow, including a 1908 North Carolina entry notice with detailed land descriptions.
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Nglish
Wyeollar Hall
Colne
Cuniffes
Billington
Wycollar
Wycollar Hall
Cunliffes
Specter
Woman Upset If Neighbors Say She Looks Bad After Illness
A woman feels elated only when neighbors do not remark that she appears terribly unwell after recovering from a brief illness, highlighting social scrutiny and personal pride in appearance following sickness.
First Class Preparatory School Prospectus
A first class preparatory school offering graduation certificates accepted for entrance to leading southern colleges. Seven years of phenomenal success with a faculty of ten officers and teachers on a seventy five acre campus. Library of thirty thousand volumes and well equipped gymnasium. High standards and modern methods of instruction with frequent lectures by prominent lecturers. Expenses exceedingly moderate. For catalogue and information address H. M. North, Headmaster, Durham, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. North
Durham N.C
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Arts Admits New Seats
Practical education in agriculture civil electrical and mechanical engineering cotton manufacturing dyeing and industrial chemistry. Tuition forty five dollars per year board twelve dollars a month scholarships offered. Examinations for admission at the college seats on July 9 address provided.
Notice to creditors for Mattie Wellborne estate
Having qualified as administrator of Mattie Wellborne deceased in Wilkes county North Carolina this is to warn all persons with claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned by June 7 1909 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to the estate should make immediate payment. Date 11 1908 Iro T We toonry Adm'r
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Mattie Wellborne
Wilkes County
N. C
Ino
T. Wettuory
Adm
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Hanel
State of
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Watauga County
F. G. Murper
Wat Countty
Blue Ridge Township
Yadkin River
Richard Martin
Grant
Blue Ridge
N. E
Ren Green
Green Park Improvement Co
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Said Improvement Co
Locust Ridge
Martin Grant
Isaac Story
Tyre
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H. J. Hardin
Cartonia
Trinity Park School
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West Raleigh N.C
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Tastoria
San Parebin
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Bears
Matilda Warwick
Kokomo
Ind
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Warwick
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Cardui
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J. Carpenter
Charlotte Observer
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the Observer Co
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Foe Doveck
Davoral NY
D. Swift & CO
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