Colonel Withers of Virginia Dead and Funeral Reflections
Watauga Democrat notes the death of Colonel Withers of Virginia, a former Lieutenant-Governor and United States Senator. The piece recalls his Civil War service, loyalty to the South, and social circles in Washington with Gordon, Hampton, and Lamar, while contrasting old Confederate leaders with changing times. It includes literary excerpts and public notices about health remedies and local merchants.
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Colonel Withers
Virginia
United States
South
Washington
Hayes
Gordon
Wade Hamton
Lamar
Metropolitan Hotel
Withers
Burneides
Senate
Jim Blaine
Bill Chander
Teller Conklin
Matt Ransom
Cheveland
Harper’s Weekly
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised for Biliousness
An old newspaper blurb notes a prior day recovery aid found at drug stores. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills, guaranteed for biliousness malaria and jaundice, priced at 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Portraits of Politics and Odd Remedies in Brief
A collage of political quips and product pitches. Senator Platt favors Root for president over Roosevelt or Hughes, while the Times lampoons the aging Thomas. Also noted are cures from DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and various medical ads. The miscellany includes stock commentary on public figures and stray jests from several papers.
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Platt
Root
Roosevelt
Hughes
Thomas
Phil
Rogers
St. Louis Times
Government needs powder factory for effective anti combine effort
Government plan calls for a powder factory as a first step in fighting the combine, asserting government legal battles will cost funds until such a factory is built. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as safe, small pills, sold by M. Hodges.
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Combine
Ka_nosha Evening News
DeWitt
4. M. Hodges
Disrespectful jab at Roosevelt over Bryan theories blots
Norfolk Virginia blot compares Roosevelt’s fluttering to a jaybird’s fuss over a new acquisition filched from hus pied bar’s nest, mocking the president and Bryan theory ties in a sharp aside.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Norfolk Virginia
Hollister's Rock Mountain Tea Promotes Red Lips Laughing Eyes
An old promotional snippet touts Hollister's Rock Mountain Tea as a great beautifier offering quicker aging reduction with tablets. It credits M. BR. Blackburn and Blowing Rock drug to.
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Hollister’s
Rocky Mountain Tea
Blackburn
Blowing Rock Drug Co
Cartelyou
Rocky Mountain
M. B. Blackburn
Brooklyn Eagle
Hollister
Rock Mountain
M. BR. Blackburn
Japanese War Cloud Exhibit On Western Circuit
A contemporary asks what became of the Japanese war cloud while Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson preserves the display. The exhibit travels daily on the western chautauqua circuit under Hobson’s custody and ownership.
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Chatauqua
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Kansas City Journal
Hand Trouble Plagues Baseball Player in Fly Trap Incident
A baseball player suffers a hand issue after an incident involving a fly trap. The event drew attention from teammates and fans, with medical staff providing care and assessing impact on upcoming games. No further details on player identity or team are provided in the accessible text.
The Reward of Wrongdoing Haunts Kendall Man
The Charlotte News reports Ran som Goodwin, age 67, fled authorities after the brutal murder of his wife Mrs. Goodwin last August. Suffering remorse and hardship, he ended his life, a pathos filled tale warning men against yielding to temptation.
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Kendall
Ransom Goodwin
Goodwin
Charlotte News
Wise Advice and Digestive Aid Mentioned in 1900s Text
The piece blends a quotation about perceiving others motives with a health ad for Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia. It notes many people suffer slight indigestion and that the stomach needs help to digest food, promoting the product sold by J. M. Hodges. It references Theodore Roosevelt and Judge Alton B. Parker in a Charleston News and Courier context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
Charles— Ton News and Courier
The Touch That Heals Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad
An old advertisement hails Bucklen Arnica Salve as the touch that heals all wounds burns ulcers and sores. It claims rapid relief for back aches and skin injuries and guarantees availability from druggists with related DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills sold locally by J. M. Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
J. M. Hodges
Bucklen
J. M. [Odges
Trinity College Offers Four Departments and Law Program
Trinity College presents four departments Collegiate Engineering Graduate and Law with large library facilities and well equipped scientific laboratories. A gymnasium with modern apparatus and moderate expenses invites worthy young men to study law. pursue the senior advantages in the Department of Law. For catalogue and climber information contact D W Newson Registrar Durham North Carolina.
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Department of Law
Trinity College
H.M. North
Denia
N.C
No clear headline found from article snippet
Fragmentary note observes Taft travels and calm presidential pace, implying a long break from leadership may be considered by the country, reflecting a stationary political moment.
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Taft
Rootsick
Cortelyou
Atlanta Journal
Entry Notice for 18 Acres on Elk River Beech Mountain
State of North Carolina entry in Watauga County locates and enters eighteen acres of land on Elk River at Trice Ridge Beech Mountain township beginning at a sugar tree corner of Dugger land and runs courses to include all vacant land entered September 39 1807 by H J Hardin Barry Taker.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Said County
D. B. Gragg
Elk River
Trice Ridge
Beech Mountain Township
Dugger
H. J. Hardin
Barry Taker
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