Gettysburg Valor of North Carolina Troops Highlighted
Reminiscences of Capt. Bird who carried the flag at Gettysburg celebrate North Carolina units and their heroic stand. The piece lauds the state’s soldiers, noting losses at Gettysburg, the flag’s symbolism, and Capt. Bird’s bravery. It reflects on the Union, Confederate memory, and religious tract work aiding soldiers.
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Bird
S1th
North Carolina Regiment
University OF
Gettysburg
Lee
Avery
North Carolina
North Caroina
North Carolin
Virginia
Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolins
New York
Pennsylvania
North Caronnia
North Carolna
Tuttle
Light Brigade
Frank W. Bird
Pickett
Bullle
P. H. Wi
Windsor
Bertie County
Hird
Verge
Brown University
R.J
James Oena
Wmeat
Tle
Confederacy
Samson
Episcopal Church
George T. Winston
J. Randolph Tucker
A. M. Scales
Proposed Amendment Seeks Strict Church and State Separation
The piece argues for a constitutional amendment to guarantee strict separation of church and state and to prevent public funds from supporting sectarian schools. It emphasizes nonsectarian public schooling, warns against sectarian influence, and urges keeping Catholic and Protestant interests out of government funding.
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United States
American Republic
Opinionated Dispatches from Greensboro and Coastal Rumors
A collection of sharp notes from Greensboro on Guilford Court House authorship disputes and Mecklenberg legends. The column mocks political alignments, claims about officials, and satirizes the Dole Willis Corwin exchange amid Pacific news while noting a Bos tian bridge settlement and the President's delegation to Congress.
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Weclp
Charlotte Observer
Greensboro
Frank Caldwell
Guilford Court
Schenk
Gov. Holt
Mecklenberg
Capt
Jack
Tom Jefferson
Corwin
Hawaii
Willis
Dole
Washington
United States
Congress
Valuable War Tracts Preserve Soldier Literature Relics
During the war volunteers distributed religious literature to soldiers. Mr. Crowder recovered wartime tracts, including New Testament and camp hymns, and prepared to deposit copies with the society. The General Tract Agency began in 1861 and distributed tens of thousands across sixty publications.
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Wm. T. Nicholson
N. C
Jesus
Arkansas
Jeter
Virginia
B. F. Guthrie
L. O’b. Branch
A. E. Dickinson
N. B. Cobb
North Carolina
David
Raleigh
General Tract Agency
Thomas E. Skinner
Centurion
Crowder
Society For the Preservation
Cuowder
B. Manly
W. F Broaddus
W. J. Hoge
J. L. Burrows
Football Mania Draws Fire Over Safety and Morality
The piece condemns football for brutality and injury risks, arguing the sport endangers youth and tarnishes Christian values. It compares it to boxing, notes rioting after games, and urges colleges to reconsider sanctioning such violence in athletics.
Howells Assignment of Bank Official Stuns Local Circles
Capt Howell assigns as late Bank of Warne cashier R P Howell who resigned New Year s. deed of trust to Mr T W Yelverton today. bank not involved and unharmed. Howell owes about 50000 with meager assets and few preferred creditors. odd remark ends with a stray exclamation.
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R. P. Howell
Bank of Warne
T. W. Yelverton
Howell
Immodesty in Modern Dress A Call to Modest Apparel
A dated essay urges women to shun immodesty in dress and cosmetics, citing religious guidance from St. Paul and warning that revealing attire leads to social ills. It advocates lifting up sisterhood through modesty and combatting cultural evils to protect purity and freedom.
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St. Paul
Postage Stain Teaches Lessons On Stickiness and Purpose
A brief note on a postage stain illustrating how its usefulness lies in sticking until it reaches its destination, a small reflection on practical function and timing.
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Son
Dreamland and Loveland Chorus
A poem fragment titled Dreamland Loveland by WALLace Bavce depicts a idyllic realm near a dreamland with flowers and a cottage. The speaker asks for guidance to reach Loveland and rest at home as duty is sweetened by care and blessing.
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Loveland
Wallace Bavce
Billable Time Clash Across Hire Dispute
A humorous exchange highlights a billing dispute where a worker claims four and a half hours of work but clocked four hours. The paper-hanger replies it took half an hour to read the bill, underscoring friction over billing and measurement of labor.
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Prtysburg
Winston
News- Observer-Chronicle
Tis
Bostian Bridge
Paul Means
Capt. Price
Judge Schenck
Maj
Busbee
Col. Andrews
Preamland and Loveland
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