Prize Fight in San Francisco Stirs Controversy Across Papers
The era of Jafres versus the negro Johnson is slated for July 4 in San Francisco. The Richmond Times Dispatch and Watauga Democrat condemn prize fighting as a depraved sport, urging bans. Endemic wagering fuels the spectacle with top seats listed at $100, while many expect rail fares and cheap seats around $5.
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Greensboro
Payaliets
Jafres
Johnson
San Fracisco
Richmond Times Dispatch
Jeffries
Comet Sighting Triggers Pulse Of Town On The Street
A crowd gathers along the avenue to glimpse Halley’s Comet with onlookers crowding gates and sidewalks. Voices quip about size and authenticity as observers joke and react, while the reporter prints a verdict of 'we got through the day anyway' amid mixed opinions.
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Halley
Seedsman
No. 35
Mr. Halley
Presbyterian
Methodist Sunday School
Roger Williams
Beyond
Mammoth Snohomish Cherry Tree Landmark
The large cherry tree at Henry Short's house near Snohomish, a county landmark, is described as the largest of its kind. Its trunk measures 12 feet 1 inch in girth, rises 55 feet, and its branches span 70 feet. Planted in 1857, it produced about a ton in 1905, though recent years yielded less. variety remains unknown per the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Snohomish
Henry Short
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Road repairs urged for Linville Blowing Rock route
In a Hickory Democrat letter to the editor the need for regrading the road between Caldwell county and the Catawba River bridge is urged. The critique notes the steep 20 percent grade beyond the bridge and calls for joint county action to improve ingress and egress to the mountains. An exchange quip about garden talk and a Mas cot proverb are also mentioned.
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Linville-Blowing Rock
Tere
Lenoir
Catawba River
Caldwell County
Hickory Democrat
Leva
College men to seek wheat work in Oklahoma and West
Catawba County News notes that several college men and other students plan to go to Oklahoma and other Western states to cut wheat, reflecting seasonal work trends among students and the region’s agricultural labor needs.
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Oklahoma
Catawba County
Calves Destruction Sparks Alarm in North Dixie
The Wilkesboro Chronicle quotes alarm over calves being slaughtered for meat and shipped to northern markets at prices from $1.50 to $3.00. Officials warn this harms future beef supplies. calls rise to halt the practice and protect cattle.
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Wilkesboro Chronicle
J Y Dane
Keeper King At Tome Dr Ring W Life Pifs In One Howes
Paul Mathalica of Buffalo New York writes that Dr Ring W Life Pifs have proved a blessing to his family. The advertisement promotes relief for stomach liver and kidney troubles and claims availability at all druggists for 256 units.
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Ring
Howe
Paul Mathalica
Buffalo
Bart
Carina and Northwestern Railway Consolidates Two Roads
From Lenoir News text claims Carina and North Western Railway Company will consolidate Vive Caldwell and Northern railroad July first to the general public. Management has long shared the same. the Caldwell and Northern merge will bring wider lines and notably better freight and transit rates for customers.
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Upos
Carina & North Western Railway Company
Bis
Vive Caldwell & Northern
Tiealy
Caldwell & Nos
Lenoir News
Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Cough Remedy at Boone Store
Boon Furniture Store advertises Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey for coughs and colds alongside furniture offerings. It markets mahogany caskets in multiple finishes and promotes phone order service, promising best attention and customer satisfaction.
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Dr. Bell
Ture
Boone Furniture Store
Buckley's Alaska
A dreadful wound from various causes demands prompt treatment with Buckley’s Anywhere to prevent blood poisoning or poison. It’s the quickest, surest remedy for burns sores skin eruptions eczema chapped hands boils piles. 25 cents at all druggists.
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Buckely
Uncertain OCR Dialogue From The Blade
Fragmentary depo in which a suitor asks a father to provide comforts for his daughter and mentions breakfast at the house and dining at the club as part of a case discussion.
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Pater
Late frosts hit eastern republican districts amid political frost
Severe frosts have affected eastern republican congressional districts beyond horticultural and agricultural zones. The unusual cold disrupted political activities and raised concerns over seasonal schedules.
You cannot judge a mother by a boy's dirt on his face
A proverb asserts that a mother's worth is not measured by her child's dirt or mess. It emphasizes intrinsic parenting over appearances, reminding readers that character and care define motherhood more than surface signs.
Fletcher's Castoria ad claim and fruit punch line
Fragmentary note highlights a Castoria advertisement slogan about children and digestion, paired with a stray line about persimmons. The readable text shows marketing language and a nonsensical closing statement. No clear event or person names. limited concrete facts present.
Parable Fragments on Hope and Brotherhood
A compact reflection notes that some men resemble gunpowder, showing effort once and then vanishing. It then links a brother’s loss of hope with a father’s loss of faith, implying ties between family trust and perseverance.
Executor notice for G. W. Lawrence estate in Watauga County
Having qualified as executor of the estate of G. W. Lawrence late of Watauga County this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of May 1901 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons interested in said estate will please tele teleine payment Plus 15 birthday of May 1910 IM. GREER Executor
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G. W. Lawrence
Watauga County
IM. Greer
Escentor
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Thursey
Chambersin
Suall
Peasileyt Taft
Mater
Prises
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Wall Street
Tome
Furniture & Goffins
Moretz
Fletcher
Persimmons
Nsea
Sanure
Arrolt of
Mast & CO
Zionsville, N.C
Cardus
Itcarde
Wen Fnew
Castor
Bears
Gasturia
Oman
Cardui
E. Winter
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Buen & Go
New York
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Ron Sr
Te Ie He
Draswist
Lyon
5Th St
Brooklyn, N.Y
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