North Carolina Names in Abundant Contestas Record
A crowded OCR list shows numerous residents across North Carolina towns such as Abbottsburg, Allsbrook, Cerro Gordo, Elizabethtown and Wilmington. Each entry records a person’s name and a numeric value likely related to a census or tax roll, including Bertha Albrook, Pauline Hammond, Laura Nance, Grace Powell, and Florence Cain among many others. The scattered spellings and fragmented lines reflect a dense roster of individuals tied to specific locales.
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Cerro Gordo
N. C
Pauline Ilammond
Oneal
Winnie Breishaw
Larlie Inman
Wettie Loywts Coe
R. FF. D
Fannie Wolmes
Roth James Oo
Elizabeth Kerr
Florence Williamson Wit
EL €. Wiliamsy
Sonwey
Mattie Pritt
Iggeesr Morelus Hedley Re
Couniatl
Lizzie Council
Dublin
Flawny Melvin
Os Oy Boo Elrod
N C
Thelma Putfard
Elizabethtown
Florence’ Cain
Sadie Mar
Bbaewiedig
Fair
Grist
Eimie Pryor
Seaboard Sleeper Trains From Wilmington to Charlotte and Atlanta
Seaboard schedules list departures from Wilmington for Charlotte with Pullman and sleeping cars. Through sleeping cars to Atlanta via Augusta are shown with connections at Sumter and Orangeburg and arrival in Wilmington next day. For reservations contact City Ticket Agent Orton Hotel, phone listing in Raleigh.
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Wilmington
Charlotte
Pullman Paklor
Pullman Sparlor
Orton Hotel
Atlanta
Augusta
Georgia Railroad
Sumter
Orangeburg
Centmie
Union Depot
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
T. C. White
Heart Throbs and Hills of Home Poem Volume Review
A notice praises Ella Z Harris of Lenoir North Carolina and her small poetry volume Mountain Lyrics. It highlights daughter poet James Larkin Pearson's role in promoting her work and quotes verses about the pine clad hills of home and life lessons.
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Ella Z. Harris
Lenoir
N. C
Blue Mountains
Ella Z. Harriss
North Carolina
James Larkin Pearson
Elia Z. Harris
Miraculous Cure Claimed for Malaria in Elixir Ad
An owner reports Elixir Babek cured a relative of malarial fever after doctors gave up. He states it stops chills with three doses and serves as an unmatched tonic. The ad urges keeping Elixir Babek for emergencies and lists maladies it purportedly wards off, including chills, ague, and headaches.
Robeson Chosen for Special Health Work
Robeson County is selected as the eighth of ten counties to join the State Board of Health Bureau health work program. Dr W A McPhail y of Lumberton is named county health officer. The first tasks include enforcing quarantine and school inspection laws this fall, with later duties in extension work and typhoid prevention planned for spring.
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McPhaul
Raleigh
Robeson
Board of Health
W. A. McPhanly
Lumberton
Coun
Sts
B. W. Page
State Board of Health
Wilson
Nash
Enoir
Northhampton
Davidson
Rowan
Pitt
England correspondent urges calling U.S. troops Samsons
An England correspondent suggests the term Samsons for American soldiers as they become a force against German militarism, likening them to strong giants who will pull down the Kaiser’s pillars.
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England
Uncle Sam
Samsons
Ancient Navajo Canyon Tower in Mesa Verde Reveals Defense
In pre Columbian southwestern Colorado a cylindrical sandstone tower rises about thirty feet atop a cone in Navajo Canyon within Mesa Verde National Park. The 24 inch thick walls still stand over nine feet high and could be climbed by worn stone steps, serving as a lookout to warn Cliff Dwellers below of enemies.
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Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Navajo
Mesa Verde National Park
Basilisk monster myth debunked as harmless lizard
Ancient writers warned the basilisk or cockatrice as deadly with a breath and gaze. In fact the creature is a harmless lizard 25 to 30 inches long with a winged crest resembling a crown, earning its name from Greek for king.
Snow as a Moisture Store in Mountains and Its Value
The article explains how snowfall stores moisture in mountains that nourishes rivers for irrigation, preventing desertification if rain dropped instead. It notes snow's role as fertilizer and as a windbreak preserving soil, with scientists debating its soil-nutrition value versus its protective function.
Summer Underclothing for Babies
Advice from Marianna Wheeler on infant care for summer emphasizes keeping babies warm with light wool blend undergarments. She cautions against all cotton or linen fabrics, notes wool’s heat retention, and recommends a one third wool mix with cotton or silk, plus flannel skirts and stockings to protect extremities from cold and indigestion.
Pieces to Speak Lessons for Seasonal School Readings
A teacher describes creating personal speaking pieces for holidays by collecting magazine poems and stories. Each child compiles a two page book from a yellow tablet, cuts and pastes suitable excerpts, and practices with pride while the adult preserves a master collection for future years.
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Washington
Sleepy Indian lullaby echoes in prairie night
An old lullaby text blends Native imagery with references to pappoose and wigwam. The verses evoke night winds through pines, dewdrops on a mother's breast, and stars over a dreamy western landscape. The piece presents a poetic, rhythmic tribute to Indigenous themes and maternal sleep.
A Guide to Profitable Poultry Breeding and Marketing
A detailed instructional piece urges farm wives to select a single breed, buy pure stock, and raise superior chicks for higher prices. It covers choosing market stock, fattening, sanitation, and humane slaughter, plus practical tips for reaching private customers through ads and store displays.
Travel evening game with postcard swapping and talk
Guests aged older set gather for a travel themed evening. Cards depicting places or things are drawn face down and can be exchanged once. Holders later discuss their card pictures, then a vote rewards the best presenter with a travel book. Light refreshments served.
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United States
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Abbottsburg
J. Baldwin
Mattie Powell
Allsbrook
S.c
Bertha Albrook
Hallsboro
Lula I
Doors
Louise Thompson
Hamlet
Ruth
Ruby Medlin
Bertha Moore
Lizzie Newton
S Hampstead
Beulah Howard
Mary Mallard
Ils
N. Cc
Culin Baker
Pearl Owen
Ingold
Lina Fowler
Ginie'eny
Lucile Johnson
Alma Melvin
Avanhoe
W. E. Powell
Lake Waccamaw
Grace Sfeares
Laurel Hill
Madie Bowen
Myriam Hargrave
Sallie Love
Suches Ate
N. Gc
A. C. Sessoms
Laurinburg
Mary Russell
Ethel Cowan
Leland
Annie Lou Knox
R. F. Vv
W. D. Ganey
Edith Vereen
Henry Williams
Loris
Caltier Wilaty Teed Mullins
G. C
H. A. Blackwell
Sara Mae Byrd
Eula Montrose
Magnolia
R. E. Taylor
Marion
S&s. Cc
Bernice Martin
Mollie Pace
Marietta
Rubie Adams
W. M. Oliver
Anna Pace
Newbertin
Maggie Mare Hobbs
Sara Stone
GTO
Parkersburg
Annie Bell Melvin
Lillian Reeves
Parkton
Nola Everette
Katie Ivey
i'Mattie McArthur
Roseboro
Pauline Owen
Minnie L. Sessoms
Tera Starling
Clyde Underwood
Rose Hill
Pearl Hester
Oeas
Southport
Eloise Daniel
Restes Supply
Myrtle Galloway
Tabor
Sallie Garrell
Hattie Purvis
NGG
Tomahawk
Lillie Carten
J. BI. Devane
Fay Newton
Town Creek
Nyda Evans
R. F
Vineland
Bertha Pierce
Belle Richardson
Madge Thompson
Wallace
N.c
Ruth Teachey
Watha
M. C
J. G. Blake
Whiteville
Lillie Cook
Willard
Elizabeth Page
B. F. Britton
Myrtle Bessellieu
Olive Brown
Grace Burriss
Sallie Congleton
Lorena S. DeVane
Meriel Everitt
Bessie Buck
Elizabeth Bullard
Bessie Daniels
Maude Foy
Donnie Garganious
Thelma Howard
Mozelle Jarrell
Mary A. Jewell
J. Frank Jarman
Pauline Jones
Sol. James
Betty Jones
Ruth L
Kohler
Viola King
Clyde W. Lassiter
Edna LaNier Sesting Gee Hekry
Bila McCarley
A. B. McNair Sheave” Aber Ates
Emma Malpass
Manet Tor
Lee Mearee
C. L. Myers
Georgia F. Merritt Oe
Sophie Northrop Ohid
Sallie Ottawey
Annie Phelps
Thomas Piver
Fannie Reville
Katherine Shaw
Louise Singletary
Katie SwWanti
G. F. Seitter
Pauline Underwood
Maude van
Maybell Williamson
Winter Park
Hazel Bishop
Edna Ellis
Elizabeth Westbrook
Nizabeth Shannon
Alma
Lee
Albertson
C. Lenoir
Dorn Grins Ashton
Kath
Haynes
Bolivia
Vera Mc
Kreithan
Bolton
Brinkley
Bowdens
Pi Ble
Sagiain
Grace
Bernard
Mabe
R. FD
Durham
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Progressive Railway of the South
PA Varne
John T. West
Raleigh, N. C
Phone Jf
Wilmingto, N. Co
Atlantic
Ssandard Railroad
Jonas
Cjissoy
Marianna Wheeler
Babies’ Hospital
New York
Hursting
Agnes Lockhart Hughes
Arepmiijiimeme
Kate V. Saint Muir
Dni
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