Town Paper Notes Sharply on Court Case and Public Affairs
The Watauga Democrat reports a York court case where Judge Corneill suspended judgment after a near shooting over a daughter. It also highlights editorials on Confederate pensions, Porto Rican cases, Indianapolis political moves, and racial issues in Philadelphia and Kerneraville with a mix of national and local notes.
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Durham
Radcliff
Couneill
Corneill
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Dreyfus Case and Labor Strike Mentioned in Fragment
A fragmented text references Esterhazy as the possible author of the borderan that convicted Captain Dreyfus and notes uncertainty about a machinists strike, predicting wide household impact if it occurs.
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Esterhazy
Captain Dreyfus
Wake Forest gifts boost education endowment in North Carolina
The News and Observer reports Mrs. Swepson of Raleigh left a near fifty thousand dollar estate for education, benevolence and church, boosting endowments to Wake Forest College Baptist University and related institutions. Gifts include Baptist Female University 25000 and Wake Forest College 18000 with further bequests to Swepsonville Baptist church Thomasville Orphanage and Women's Missionary Society. The article notes prior gifts totaling around 50000 and praises education philanthropy. The tone critiques colonial views of the United States as a mother nation while Cuba and Porto Rico are described in metaphorical terms.
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Hearly
News and Observer
North Carolina
W. Duke
B. ON. Duke
Announcement from Mabel merchant offers low prices
A. E. Moretz announces relocation to Mabel at G. W. Lawrance building offering savings on coffee at 1.00 per bag sugar 16 lbs for 1.00 prints 5 to 6 cents domestic goods 6 cents per yard and other items at low figures. He invites exchanges of trade for highest market price and asks for a reply.
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Mabel
G. W. Lawrance
New Year Promises Savings Across Articles and Trade
The year 1901 arrives amid trade and traffic and a forecast of savings for readers. The message highlights opportunities to save money on every article, signaling a promotional tone and intent to attract shoppers and readers to start the year with value.
Johnson and Buchanan Advertises Bargains in Blowing Rock NC
The store offers merchandise across categories including dress goods, groceries, hardware, shoes, and table ware. They invite locals to bring produce and trade, noting wide stock and bargain prices. The ad mentions bronze galax leaves, staple roots, ginseng, birch oil, and high prices for produce.
Sarsaparilla Bottles Alert From North Carolina Firms
Public warning lists Johnston's Sarsaparilla quart bottles from Moretz & Farthing Boone North Carolina and J W Hodges Rutherwood North Carolina as potentially unsafe with guidance to discard suspected bottles and seek substitutes.
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Johnston’s
Land Timber and Mineral Wanted by Boone Agents
Land timber and mineral interests sought in Boone North Carolina. Linney and Hayes Estate Agents invite anyone selling or buying to call. If we don’t buy we’ll find a buyer. If you won’t sell we’ll sell you. Per F A Linney, attorney.
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Linney & Hayes
Boone, N. C
Linney & Hayfs
Boone, N.C
F. A. Linney
Local Advert for Farm Goods Trade by James R. Phillips
Come and buy goods to save money says WIEW SPORE offering BF all good country produce including grain chickens eggs and bitter at market value. Visit Sugar Grove Ort March 3 1900 for offerings from James R. Phillips.
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James R. Phillips
Bargain Batch at Todd North Sold by H C Miller
A local ad from Todd announces a stock of goods at low prices including yard goods plaids ladies dresses and cashmeres with men s and boys wear small to mid range prices and a big line of shoes. Household items lamps cups and glassware are offered with cheap odds and ends. Also a section lists poetry books and schoolbooks for sale and notes they pay high market prices for produce roots and herbs.
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Todd
Aoda
Longfellow
Bryant
Campbell
Burns
Shakespear
Peck
Ridgepath
The
U.S
Mark Twain
H.C. Miller
Will Holsclaw Offers At Cost Summer Goods Sale
Will Holsclaw of Vilas North Carolina advertises a seasonal sale at cost on a wide range of dress fabrics lawns calicoes and percales plus men s shoes silk shirts and undergarments Also sought are roots herbs eggs chickens feathers and other produce with sugar sales and exchanges noted in a brisk rural storefront notice dated May
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Sadie
Jeane
Will W. Holsclaw
Vilas
N. C
May
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