Plucky Nurse Refused Hotel Room of Booker T. Washington
A Watauga Democrat report from Huntley Washington recounts a chamber maid's bold act of refusing to prepare a bed for Booker T. Washington, earning praise and relief pay from Southern supporters. It also notes New York school officials excluding Uncle Tom's Cabin, and comments on North Carolina and Washington state ties, land, crops, and quest for better living as the century opens.
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United States
America
Louise Hurley
Booker Washington
Indianapolis
Enouh
New York Public School
Watauga
Huntley
Old Confederate Veterans Attend New Orleans Reunion
The fading ranks of Confederate veterans flooded New Orleans for last week's reunion. St Clair McElway of the Brooklyn Eagle is proposed as a potential president candidate. He is uncle to Dr. McElway of Charlotte and regarded as a bright, capable newspaper man.
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New Orleans
St. Clair McElway
Brooklyn Eagle
Dr. McElway
Charlotte
Dr A J McElway Takes Charge of Charlotte News Editorials
Dr A J McElway known as former editor of the Presbyterian Standard has assumed leadership of the editorial department at the Charlotte News, signaling a new direction for the paper's opinion pages.
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A. J McElway
The
Presbyterian Standard
Charlotte News
Mducate Your Howels With Casearetn Om Cathartic
A fragmentary ad or note mentions a cathartic remedy labeled casearetn om for constipation. It references fall timing and money details but provides no clear usage or efficacy information. The readable portion points to a dubious medicinal claim with lacking context.
Scott's Emulsion Fattens and Fortifies the Body
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing tonic for invalids convalescents and weak children. It claims the emulsion increases bone flesh blood and nerve in all who need flesh and strength and serves as a natural tonic even when appetite is low.
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Scott
Quick Arrest Cures Severe Piles Case in Verbena
J A Guiledge of Verbena Alabama endured a severe pile attack causing twenty four torments. After doctors and remedies failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve halted the inflammation and cured him. It conquers aches and kills pain. 25 cents at Blackborn's.
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J. A. Guiledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Blackborn’s
Spring Medicine and Vitality Claims
In spring, claims are made that medicine restores balance by cleansing the blood, boosting appetite, and renewing strength and vigor. Advertisements emphasize pimples, bodily eruptions, and fatigue as signs of impurity, urging remedies to revive health and energy.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promise Purity and Strength
An ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as blood purifiers that improve appetite vitality and health. It cites a Vermont family anecdote from Mins Bronan Boyce praising the product after a period of weakness and declares the promise and effectiveness of Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Local Notes and Young Folks News
Miss Ethel Kerley returned home from Wilkes where she wintered with relatives Mrs Chas Hodges at Howards Creek and visits her parents Mr and Mrs T J F Brown. Skyland Institute hosts a dance next Friday night. Mesars T L and John H Cook trek to Statesville after a steam engine. Mr John Critcher has been quite ill all week. While logging last week Spencer Hampton mashed his hand badly. Evoma Harrison wed John Benson on the 17th. Mr and Mrs Wm Elrod visited brother Joseph Elrod of Linville. Miss Lora Cook of Linville spent a few days with family recently.
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Ethel Kerley
Wilkes
Chas. Hodges
Howard’s Creek
T. J. F. Brown
Mesars
T. L
John H. Cook
Statesville
John Critcher
Spencer Hampton
Evoma
Pinkney Harrison
John Benson
Wm Elrod
Joseph Elrod
Linvile
Lora Cook
Linville
Home Folke
Hood's Sarsaparilla Keeps Health Balance Up
The ad urges vigilance to maintain health, warning against any loss of appetite or fatigue. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best tonic to prevent sickness, strengthen endurance, and preserve the body's even balance when early signs appear.
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Hood
Drought Grips North Carolina Stating General Across State
The Weekly Crop Bulletin of North Carolina reports drought is general across the state. Farm work is seriously interrupted and crop growth is retarded by the dry weather and heat.
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North Carolina
Twentieth Century Medicine Candy Cathartic Claim
Cascarets Candy Cathartic are promoted as superior to ancient pills and liquids, likened to electric light replacing a tallow candle. The ad touts Genuine stamped C.C.C. and notes they are never sold in bulk, available at all druggists, social circles.
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C.C.C
All Druggists, Soc
Murderer John Broadnex Hanged at Wentworth
John Broadnex, condemned for killing Sidney Blair, faced the gallows at Wentworth on the 22nd. He remained cool and pleasant to the end, confessing he killed the old man for money.
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John Broadnex
Sidney Blair
Wentworth
Fragmentary Confederate note on Richmond and Davis monument
A garbled passage references the Confederate era in Richmond Virginia, mentioning a payment of 20000 dollars and insurance for a monument to Jefferson Davis. The text also contains a moral couplet about happiness linking good men to joy and good women to happiness.
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Richmond
Jefferson Davis
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Watauga Democrat
Robert C. Rivers
Huntley, Washington
Democrat
Washington
North State
Roby Estes
Loby
Thave
Hay
Union
New York
Tennessee
Asheboro
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
Skyland Institute
Castoria Esestae
Y. Illerr
Wilkesboro
Mable Works
Webb & Miller
Hamilton Brown
Halle& Jones
Blowing Rock
Bryan Lumber Company
Mountain City
London-Steffel Hardware Company
Chattanogga
Oliver Childed
Cyracuse
Timothy
London
Stoffel Hardware CO
Tenn
Ted
Blowing Rock Drug
Blowing Rock, N. C
Atork
Blowing Rock Drug Company
G. W. Raby
Manacmr
Merchant and Trader's Bank
J. Walter Wrgat
W. P. Duncan
J. S. Rampo
R. F. McDapg
Res
J. N. Witte
R. E. Donneway
J.C. BuTter
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