Blind traveling salesman travels alone on trains
Percy H. Howard of Hartford Connecticut recalls a ten year blind period, travels alone without assistants, lands orders from five textile mills in Charlotte and plans to return to Charlotte next June. He praises southern hospitality and hopes one day to live there.
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Percy H. Howard
Hartford Conn
Charlotte
Greensboro
Observer
Howard
Tne
Hartford
Atlanta
Birmingham
Mr. Howard
South
Europe
South America
United States
Charlotte Observer
Xenia expedition finds Bronze Age Sodom and Gomorrah remains
Dr. Melvin G. Kyle announces Xenia Seminary led expedition along the Dead Sea region has uncovered evidence of a Canaanite early bronze age settlement dating to the 20th century B C. The team supports theories that Sodom and Gomorrah lie buried beneath the Dead Sea beyond recovery.
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St. Louis
B. C
Xenia
Dead Sea
Palestine
Melvin G. Kyle
Kyle
Xenia Seminary
Sodom
Gomorrah
Buchanan to be tried again for murder in Harrell case
Fonze Buchanan is to face murder charges in the case of Blaise Harrell and Sam Buchanan. He was captured near Newhall West Virginia by bondsman J C Greer with Deputy Sheriff Honeycutt and brought to Bakersville for jail. True bills exist on two murder counts and liquor charges tied to a prior bond.
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Fonze Buchanan
Newhall
West Va
J. C. Greer
Honeycutt
Bakersville
Greer
Buchanan
Mr. Honeycutt
Blaise Harsell
Sam Buchanan
Fragmentary Quote Highlights Murder Charge Rumor
A fragment from the Mitchell County Banner notes the alleged charge of killing two men may not worry him much, suggesting doubt about the case's impact on the subject.
No Time for the Pessimist Says a Passionate Editorial
The Gastonia Gazette argues that pessimism harms progress and urges active effort to overcome distress. It recalls history of reactionaries and revolutions, stresses that only through work and example can society regain peace and prosperity.
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Gastonia Gazette
Life’s mystery and duties from infancy onward
A Life column reflects on entering a world of duties and responsibilities, noting babyhood’s bright, curious eyes and the start of a lifelong mission. The fragment hints at how early impressions shape the path ahead, suggesting a reflective, moral viewpoint.
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CW. A. Waston
Growing up right to build a life of happiness and success
The passage urges youth to grow up as God intended, plan for the future, save money, and drive toward the goal of success. It compares energy to a battery and stresses prudence, self discipline, and shaping a worthy life to leave a proud family history and a peaceful end.
Women join Mecklenburg kitchen improvement contest start
Forty six farm women join the Mecklen burg County kitchen improvement contest led by Miss Bertha Proffit. An oil stove and kitchen cabinet awarded to top improvers. State College extension workers urge fruit use, noting fruits provide vital vitamins.
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Mecklenburg County
Bertha Proffit
State College of Agriculture
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