Escaped convict case echoes fiction in Leavenworth linked tale
Watauga Democrat summarizes a Kansas City incident where a respected businessman, once an escaped convict from Leavenworth, was recognized by a detective as William January. He had served part of a five year Oklahoma post office robbery sentence, was recaptured, and faces renewed confinement amid debate on punitive versus corrective justice. Washington, Brooklyn, and Lenoir papers add notes of local deaths, social mishaps, and North Carolina delegation politics.
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Victor Hugo
Kansas City
Leavenworth Ran
Oklahoma
W. (. Anderson
William January
Jovert
Brooklyn Standard and Union
The Home Paper and Community Duty Message
A local appeal urges residents to support the town newspaper as a guardian of liberty morality and civic unity. It argues the paper shapes public opinion protects government and serves as a social mirror for distant readers, calling on readers to back its town-wide mission and benefit themselves. Also mentions Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and a blinds pile remedy advertisement with PAZO OINTMENT and a laxative product.
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Hickory Democrat
Largest shark ever captured and Carolina moonlight
The article notes a 32 foot shark caught off California waters weighing 14,000 pounds with a 3.5 foot mouth. It adds quips and quotes about Carolina moonlight, Tarheel hearts, and regional wit from Charlotte and Greensboro/Durham papers.
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Solaras
California
Carolina
Charlotte
Washington Post
Wild Jim in town sells daring history and gear
North Wilkesboro Patriot reports Wild Jim a Texan saddle king and crack shot in town. He claims to be the sole survivor of Custer's raid and Canby’s fight with the Madocks. He tours in buckskin with a $100 bridle a $50 saddle and a $10 lasso and offers a quarter for his history of deeds.
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North Wilkesboro
Custer
Gen. Canby
Lava
Keep Bowels Regular with Dr King's New Life Pills
An advertisement claims Dr. King's New Life Pills keep bowels regular and prevent appendixes from complaining. It guarantees gentle action and is marketed as a trusted remedy available through all druggists.
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Dr. King
Pocahontas Seen Through Modern Satire
A witty quip contrasts Pocahontas with contemporary attire as quoted by the Chicago News and Washington Post. The remarks humorously note her “straight front” style and imply today she would struggle to keep a straight face.
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Pocahontas
Chicago News
Washington Post
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Iron Quinine Form
An advertisement extols the old Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as containing iron and quinine in a tasteless form. The copy asserts no cure no pay and invites readers to try the product, framing it as a reliable remedy with a guaranteed offer.
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Grove
Ina
Stamp Sale Surprises at New York Collector’s Club
Last week at the Collector's Club in New York a stamp sold for 472.53 dollars. The note jokes that the same stamp would be returned for insufficient postage, reflecting quirky postal history.
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Collector's Club
New Yk
Boston Bulletin
Kentucky and North Carolina Bits in Moonshine Verse
A miscellany of rustic sketches and verses from Kentucky and North Carolina. The piece paints a wild portrait of mountain life with whiskey, feuds, and sudden danger, interwoven with a brief anecdote about a North Carolinian named Parksot losing $800 to a street trader in Jamestown Expo.
Hollister Rocky Mountain Theatre Healing Power advertised
Advertisement proclaims Hollister Rocky Mountain Theatre as the greatest healing power on earth. It claims medical science fails and the theatre cures and keeps you well, endorsed by M. B. Blucxburn at Blowing Rock Drug Co.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
M.B. Blackburn
Blowing Rock Drug Co
Mountain Teather
Earth
M. B. Blucxburn
Democratic Party Stakes In State Chair Contest
A Franco aligned scramble emerges between conservative and radical factions within the Democratic party as they vie to succeed Senator Simmons in the State Chairmanship, signaling a power struggle shaping party leadership.
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Democratic Party
Senator Simmons
Winston Republican
Notice of land sale in Watauga County North Carolina
J L Hayes administrator of Elizabeth Gilliam deceased acts as commissioner to sell at public auction on June 3 1907 at 1 p.m. at Boone Court House door a tract of land in Boone township Watauga County bounded by Hayes Blair Calloway lands and the assignee listed of Elizabeth Gilliam’s estate with attorney F A Linney.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
J. L. Hayes
Elizabeth Gil
G. W. Moody
Sarah Moody
Jobo Gilliam
Jeff Gilliam
Julia Gilliam
J. H. Hayes
Carrie
Frank Gilliam
Nancy Johnson
Will Johnson
Amos Johnson
Louisa Johnson
Geo, Johnson
Sam McCarg
Davies McCarg
Minnie Wagner
Wa ‘Taugad
Court House
Boone
N. C
Watauga
Boone Township
Joseph H. Hayes
Jus. Blair
Calloway
Elizabeth Gilliam
Hughes Seeks VP Nomination Amid Political Enemies
The Tribune notes Governor Hughes remains a potential presidential hopeful and argues that his political foes may help push him toward the vice presidential nomination. The piece weighs his standing, timing, and the possible party dynamics shaping the choice.
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Hughes
Presidential Timber
Tribune
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Tuion Republican
Jed
Tern Ted
Charles J. Harris
Taft
Butler
Queer
Harris
News and Observer
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E.W. Grove
Greensboro
Durham Herald
Castoria
Wild Jim
Kentucky
Cain
Parksot
Norfolk
Citizens’ Bank
Parks
Wilming
Castoria Tt
Agit Peliagh
F. A. Linney
al Ty
Chamberlain
Cuno
Sashowia
Fr Reiei Pex Ae Vale
Bears
Potter
Washington Stour
Cardus
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tean
Naomi Bake
Webster Groves
Charlotte Observer
N.C
Observer
Sunday Observer
Acess
the Observer CO
Ciartorri
Corymtants &c
Washington D
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