Disappearance Mystery Tests Zealous Family Plot
In the tale Henry Alston faces scandal after a missing thousand dollars, alleged theft and shifting alibis. Mrs Wilson hints at motive while Alice Vincent remains steadfast in Henry’s innocence as the story unfolds through a web of rumors and personal loyalties.
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Pe Alston
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Tom
Zeno
Henry Ailston
Henry Alston
Alice Vincent
Alice
Henry
Zeno Wilson
Sam Jones on Marriage Warns Money Endangers Family
The preacher Sam Jones denounces wealth as a motive in marriage. He argues a premium on a daughter corrupts love and undermines society. He claims lavish dowries pressure men to value fortune over fidelity and predicts unhappy homes and worn-out mothers by age thirty.
Electric railway planned for London crowding out old routes
A broad notice lists diverse items from Europe and America. It notes an impending electric railway in London, ongoing crop reports in France and Europe, high and low tax pledges tied to party tickets, and various social, political, and industrial tidbits.
State News Highlights From Across North Carolina
Reports note a short apple crop and strong civic activity. Davidson College lists 92 students while Wilmington exports cotton and faces burglary issues. Raleigh streetcar lines extend and Wilkesboro road work resumes. Rocky Mount Fair promises a wild Indians exhibit and Lexington sees heavy dried fruit shipments. New Bern area boasts 500 workers across 40 manufacturers. Senator Vance spoke to 5000 in Charlotte. Durham Exposition hosts Union veterans. A&N-C railroad ships fish, and a Russian nobleman farmer in Iredell gains attention. Dem ticket upbeat in Nash. Guilford Democrats return to loyalties. Charlotte touts self supporting street railway and extensive steel-car coverage. Track work continues on the Durham-Henderson line. Henderson end 20 miles graded. A Congo-educated negro preacher tours Seaboard. North Carolina Conference meets in New Bern Nov 25 for week. Iron ore working nears Goose Nest. Atlantic Coast Line aims for Greenville. Chowan and Southern road advances. Roanoke river bridge contract under way with piers and river foundations prepared. One hundred mules to Palmyra for embankment work. camp set for six months.
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Southern Road
Roanoke River
Positive remedy claims cure for consumption
Advertisement letter to the editor offers a patent remedy named EREE that allegedly cures consumption. The writer invites readers to send their address to receive two bottles and states the remedy has cured thousands of hopeless cases.
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