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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1917

Page

7

County lines fight over district split and age bill debate

The report covers Gaston and Cleveland counties contending over a district split with Cleveland winning 85 to 9 on second reading. A separate Senate bill proposes raising the age of moral responsibility from 10 to 14 and lowering it from 14 to 18, sparking a long, contentious debate with supporters urging change and opponents warning of dangerous consequences and false notions of chivalry.

Ton Cleveland Gardner King’s Mountain Gaston Celeviand House Senate Ray Macon Grier Iredell Beeches Dalton Grant New ‘Hanover Scotland Highland Lowland Game Committee Gough Little Anson Cranmer Gregg Randolph Montgomery Buncombe Davidson Vance Warren Jones Beaufort First Judicial District Cameron Hollderness Person Brentzer Mecklenburg

Lumbago and backache remedy ad and state senate actions

An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a safe backache remedy. The article recounts legislative moves in North Carolina with a vote on age 18 to 16 and bills on courts, public education, and state institutions, plus adjournment notices and committee work.

St. Jacobs Senate Gardner Griffin Burgewyn

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward

A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. It claims internal ingestion helps blood and mucous surfaces, building constitution and fighting disease. The ad offers $100 to any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials from readers.

T.starru Uall EF. J. Chhney & CO Toledo

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