Small Farm Survival Shapes North Carolina’s Future
The article argues cotton farming remains dominant but diversified farming grows, with stock raising and small tracts rising in importance. It cites England’s small holdings, Paris market efficiency, and a shift toward independent family farming under a mild climate and long growing season led by Hugh MacRae.
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North Carolina
North
England
Paris
Hugh MacRae
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure and Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh with a one hundred dollar reward for cures it cannot achieve. It claims thirty five years of use, blood based action, and general health improvement after short use, urging readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney and Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney and Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Adv
Training camps open for third series officers
Preparations are complete for the opening of the third series of officers training camps. From the Regular Army National Army and National Guard many will advance to commissioned grades. 2,500 candidates from schools and colleges with military training join the program. Enlisted men will be on detached service and paid their grade. College graduates become first class privates and must enlist for the war duration.
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Regular Army
National Army
National Guard
Another Victim of Norfolk Fire
Norfolk, Va. John R. West died at St. Vincent Hospital from injuries after Lenox building walls collapsed while firefighters battled remaining flames last Tuesday night. Firefighter W. H. Nelson remained in critical condition after falling walls at the Monticello hotel earlier that same morning.
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Norfolk
John R. West
Lenox
St. Vincent Hospital
W. H. Nelson
Monticello
Fifty Thousand Slackers in the United States Report
Washington reports that Provost Marshal General Crowder estimates about fifty thousand slackers in the United States, based on 10 men per registration district who have escaped. About 16,000 have been identified and over 2,000 prosecuted. The draft-age German total accepted is 928.
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Washington
United States
General Crowder
Bake
National Army
Big Cotton Sales At Mullins Market In South Carolina
About four to five hundred bales of cotton from local farmers were bought by the Palmetto Grocery Company in Mullins on Wednesday and Thursday. At thirty cents per pound, the firm plans to ship to mills when weather allows.
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Mullins
S. C
Palmetto Grocery Company
Telegraph company hires girls as messengers in Mobile
One telegraph firm in Mobile hires female messengers as boys quit to take factory jobs for higher pay.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Oqone
Telegraph Companies
Canadians Embrace Winter Sports Across Borders
Canadians young and old welcome winter sports as the season begins at dawn and ends with ice receding. Americans visiting Quebec marvel at the Dufferin Terrace toboggan slide while Banff offers skating rinks, toboggans, curling, skiing, and outdoor warm-water pools amid snowbound scenery.
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Quebec
Dufferin Terrace
Lower Town
St. Lawrence
Chateau Frouten
Pac
Banff
Fcr Soucwelz
British Recruiting Mission in North Carolina Faces Apathy
A British vice consul in Wilmington notes insufficient public awareness of the British and Canadian recruiting mission in the United States. He cites low enlistment from North Carolina, mentions four local American-born volunteers, and explains potential draft plans for British subjects aged 18 to 45 in the U.S. Details for enlistment information are provided for New York and Wilmington offices, dated January 2, 1918.
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North
Caroline
United States
Britain
North Carolina
Staneard
Wm. G. Bamber
India
Rutherfordton
N. C
Great Britain
Georse
Royal Fying Corps
Royal Engineers
Royal Flying Corps
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Murchison Bank Building
Wilmington
Donald Macrae
Notice of Administration for Maria A Fosgate
Thomas W Davis named administrator of Maria A Fosgate deceased of New Hanover County. Creditors and debtors urged to settle claims and present them by December 4 1917 at Wilmington North Carolina. Rountree and Davis act as attorneys.
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Wilmington
Stetina
D. J. Prease
W. H. M. Eoch
North Carolina
New Hanover
Maryland
Onslow
Priscilla Onslow
New Hanover County
Aaid County
North
Caroline
Snd
N. Harries
Clerk Superior Court
Maria A. Fosgate
Thomas W. Davis
Toothbrush Advice Spurs Gum Health Warning
An New York dental committee reports two thirds of people do not brush teeth and warns against brushing gums due to abrasion. It notes Riggs disease, receding gums, and loose teeth treated with pyorigg a medicated massage ointment sold for one dollar at local drug stores including Jarman Futrelle Wilmington NC.
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New York
N. Y
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Broadway, New York
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