Confederate Negro veterans and Southern homefront tales
The piece portrays three elderly Black veterans from Civil War service and their reception in Charlotte. It includes reflections on wartime duties, family finances, and gender roles, with anecdotes from Peter Wilson of Newton, Daniel Hoskins of the city, and William Newby of High Point about their service and memories at Fort Fisher and the Battle of Manassas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Wilson
Newton
Catawba County
Peter
North Carolina
Daniel Hoskins
Twelfth
South Carolina Regiment
J. B. Kershaw
Daniel
Wilson
Wan
Fast Manasses
Marster
William Newby
High Point
Fort Fisher
William
St. Louis
Washington
Oregon
California
Ambi
Seattle
Tacoma
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Puget Sound
Billings
Great Northwest
Colorado
Burlington
Pacific Coast
Old Rockaway Draws Crowd in Wilkes County Tale
A four foot bed rockaway from Palmyra to Winston-Salem, once owned by General Patterson and then Samuel L. Patterson, is being taken to Lindsay Patterson to be repaired and donated to the State museum. The piece features swan-neck springs and folding brass steps, with an observation seat for an attendant, hailed as among the finest vehicles in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes Patriot
Rockaway
Palmyra
Patterson
Happy Valley
Winston-Salem
General Patterson
Samuel L. Patterson
Lindsay Patterson
J. Rt. Steele
State Museum
Col Hammer proposes cure for Pellagra in a noted column
The Asheboro Courier notes Col Hammer as a major benefactor and presents a controversial Pellagra remedy claiming equal parts corn whiskey and castor oil taken before meals. The piece mocks the cure’s plausibility while citing medical doubt and public curiosity. It also includes assorted epigrams about humility and a quip about a funeral procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Hammer
Asheboro
North State
Goody Goody Suspicions and Dysentery Remedy Ad
Citizens wary of talkative leaders. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised as cure for nine epidemics of dysentery, suitable for children and adults when diluted with water and sweetened. Sold by J M Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. M. Hodges
East Tennessee Violent Crimes Highlight Hill Country Savage Acts
The Bristol Herald Courier notes brutal murder and attempted murder in Cocke and Johnson counties in upper East Tennessee, portraying a region where vicious acts persist among isolated hills, likening offenders to worse figures from Kentucky or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocke County
Johnson County
Upper East Tennessee
Kentucky
New York City
Bristol Herald-Courier
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Charlotte
Baltimore Sun
Potomac
R. M. James
Louellen
Wadesboro
Ansonian
J. T. Moore, Sr
McFarlin
Moore
Save the
Hickory Democrat
Col. Thornton
Sabre
Huck
Cry Roner
Chicago Record Herald
Castoria
Una
Leger
Patel
Scientific American
Midle Journal
New York
Nyw York
Geo At
Renee D
Cardut
Tomrol
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Carolina Chemical
Vurnam, Chuan
Colombhy
Balirore
Bears
Fannie Ellis
Foster, Ark
Cardui
Pacific
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