Venturesome youth lands in rich ancestral halls
London reports the young Earl of Suffolk returns from 18 months at sea aboard the Mount Stewart to Chariton House near Melmesquiry. He left shipmates after a nitrate cargo from South America arrived at Nantes and faces questions on settling into society or chasing further adventures influenced by his American mother, Levi Leiter’s granddaughter.
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London
Earl of Suffolk
Earl
Mount Stewart
Nantes
South America
Godbye
Chariton House
Melmesquiry
Canghier
Levi Leiter
Chicago
Shower Honors Miss Florence Wood with Christmas Gift Exchange
Laves Glen Mewborn and Miss Bertha Casey hosted a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Gray's home honoring Miss Florence Wood. Guests enjoyed ten tables of cards, decorated rooms, a salad course, and a Santa Claus arrival with gifts. Out of town attendees included Mrs Kate Harrell and Mrs S G Mewborn. The Creech family returned from Smithfield after a visit.
A Tale of Land Value Versus a Car
The verses compare two brothers, one investing in land and the other in a car. Over time the car depreciates while the land strengthens in value, ending with the lesson that waiting to invest in property pays off. The piece closes with a family note about the Willifords visiting Plymouth after a visit to the Pattersons.
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Sill
Joe
Bill
Visitors in Washington and Tarboro Highlight Weekend
Mrs. Julian White and a party visited Washington for the weekend while J. T. Phillips from Tarboro stayed with his brother and sister in law. Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs. Floyd Davis returned from a visit in High Point and Greensboro. The Abbit family daughters Margaret and Jean are spending the week with their aunt Mrs. J. W. Higgs in Greenville.
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Washington
Julian White
Tarboro
J. T. Phillips
Phillips
Frank Davis
Floyd Davis
High Point
Greenshots
Margaret
Jean
H. W. Abbitt
J. W. Higgs
Greenwitth Vie
Walters to Make Tampa Home After Wilson Visit
Mr and Mrs F B Walters depart for Tampa Florida this morning to establish a new home. The Rev Barclay will preach a children sermon at First Christian Church this morning and seating is reserved for about fifty children. Sam Clark reports good fishing near Bath and has leased an inn with ten rooms for weekend parties. The Senior division of the Children of the Confederacy met with Margaret Barfoot and discussed North Carolina’s five generals for Stone Mountain. Notes of appreciation were read from the Confederate Grandmother for a Thanksgiving box. Mrs R H McFarlandt is better and up in her room after illness. Santa letters abound as he visits New York shops and plans to meet children before Christmas Eve. A Hebrew Club dance is planned at the Cherry hotel on New Year’s Eve. Lilly Belle Wheeler Whitehurst and Blair Winston Alston are set to marry on January 1, 1924 at 2 PM.
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Barclay
Sam Clark
Bath
Clark
Margaret Barfoot
the Children of the Confederacy
Will
North Carolina
Stone Mountain
Santa
Santa Claus
New York City
Wilson
Cherry Hotel
Hebrew Club
Warren Wheeler ‘Whitehurst
Lilly Belle
Blair Winston Alston
Food and travel notes from a Wilson trip
The text notes a diet heavy in seafood and roast chicken and comments that roads are in good condition. It mentions bookings for the half year nearly complete and that a party of Wilson people will join him today.
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Wilson
Hit
Local Shower Held at LaGrange Home
A miscellaneous bridal shower was hosted Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gray in LaGrange. Cards were issued to attendees both in town and outside, marking a festive event at the First Methodist church setting.
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First Methodist Church
Mrs Creech Sister P B Stephens Mentioned at Sanders Chapel
A fragment mentions Mrs Creech's sister Mrs P B Stephens connected to Sanders Chapel in a church or funeral context, signaling a familial link cited in a local notice.
American Swimmers Set for Exhibitions in German Cities
Magdeburg reports negotiations with the TelLas Swimming Club and top American swimmers to stage aquatic matches and exhibitions in German cities next year. Named guests include Johnny Weissmuller, Skelton, Warren Kealos, and possibly Al White. The tour may extend to Spain France Holland and other European nations.
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Magdeburg
Tellas Swimming Club
Berlin
Hano
Leipsig
al White
Spain
France
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hungary
Rare American Stamps Fetch High Prices at London Auction
London December 18 Sir Nicholas Waterhouse’s famed American stamp collection sold in London for 68500 dollars. Elliott Perry of New Jersey paid 1425 for a ten cent block from 1851. A 1847 five cent brown stamp sold for 3750 to Sir Nicholas, with other strong results including 500, 975, 450 and 375 dollars for several issues.
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London
Sir Nicholas Waterhouse
England
America
Elliott Perry
New Jersey
Sir Nicholas
Berlin Bites On American Chewing Gum
Berlin residents try American chewing gum and rate it highly. Five cent packages are common sights in shops and cafes with signs praising the product. Distribution ranges from barber shops to street peddlers selling 20 cent packs.
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Berlin
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Japan
Aemerica
Fendaguards
MAZDA
ASH Receivers
Klaxon Horns
Laves
Smithfield
James M. Creech
A. M. Parker
Eder, Tlehane
Telephone
Edgar A. Guest
Plymouth
R. “Ke
Williford
Jacqueline
R. A. Patterson
Tampa
F. BE. Walters
Fla
Wilson Division
Julia Walls
Sarah, Herring
R. H. McFarlandt
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Stanford
Foire Worme
Epalier
Elmer Layden
Jim Stewley
Hary Stuhldreher
Rauem
Stanford University
Carolina
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