High Point Brews of Tar Heel Life and Quips
A lively North Carolina column from High Point shares breezy city squibs and anecdotes. Uncle Tate Horsley, a local justice of the peace, recalls wartime deserters and revenue foes with rough humor, while painter D. L. Clark earns praise for portraits and fiction. Other notes survey roads, farming, and a mix of whimsical regional vignettes from Tarheelia and nearby towns.
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D. L. Clark
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Keely Johnson
Trinity College
Young men back Stedman for Lieut Governor and Walker for Attorney General
Special correspondence from Laurinburg notes strong appeal to North Carolina’s youth. The writer praises Maj. Charles M. Stedman for Lieut. Governor and urges Platt D. Walker of Charlotte as Attorney General, asserting Walker’s legal brilliance and readiness to serve on the Supreme Court bench. The letter argues unity of Stedman and Walker will boost the Democratic ticket.
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Winston N Carolina boom town and growing church presence
Raleigh Advocate notes Winston's rapid growth with new factories and tobacco trade. Dozens of manufacturers created wealth as people move in. Methodists sponsor a new church with large gifts and plans for parsonage, salary rise, and furnishings.
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Idham
Weather, Politics and People in Surry Selections
A historical notice from Dansons North Carolina reflects on Democratic prep in Surry County. It urges active primaries to unite factions, supports strong local candidates, notes the White Plains coroner verdict against Fan Satterfield for infant murder, and mentions Pocahontas mine disaster victims George Chapman and Gus Campbell.
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Dansos
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Radical Party
Old Surry
R. F. McGuffin
Pochahontis
George Chapman
Gus Campbell
City by the Sea reports Wilmington boom and improvements
Immington notes Wilmington, North Carolina, in a boom with new streets, paving on Water Street, Seaside Park leased by the Scovilles, and expanded Hotel Brunswick. Maj. Stedman the likely lieutenant governor candidate canvassing the state amid local praise and Durham road ambitions. Other items cover New York reform bills, Virginia railroad chatter, Rhode Island constitutional amendment, and local journal notes.
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Beyond the Blue Ridge Prospect for Ashe County Rail Route
Special correspondent from Ashe County notes Jefferson sits at the foot of Nigger Mountain with grand views west of the Blue Ridge. County plans a railroad to spur mining and agriculture, with a February county meeting and the next July 7 gathering to push the project. Local hotels and tourism are highlighted as mounting interest in rail access grows.
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