Handwriting on the Wall and North Carolina Road Congress
The article compares political warnings to Macaulay on James II and reports the North Carolina Road Congress meeting in Raleigh. Gov. Carr opened the session urging practical road work, with Dr. R. J. Brevard named president and J. A. Holmes as secretary and treasurer, and a wide roster of regional participants.
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Macaulay
James II
Christendom
Persuaiit
Mecklenburg
J. A. Holmes
Association
Hex-Gov
Thos. J. Jarvis
A. Leazar
F. H. Busbee
Moore
W. C. McMackin
H. Holmes
C. C. Thomas New
W. F. Kornegay
Wayne
How to Stop Hiccoughs
Advice on hiccough relief notes common causes and home remedies. Cold water on demand and face sprinkling cited as quick fixes. For babies and children, overfeeding and digestion are discussed with position changes and gentle postmeal activity as preventive ideas.
Peanuts and their varied uses in industry and commerce
The article outlines peanut products and applications from oil content and pressing methods to uses in cosmetics, lubricants, and medicines. It notes regional production from Africa to Marseilles and large trade flows to London, Hamburg, Berlin, and other markets, with Brazil and India also significant.
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Africa
Marseilles
London
Hamburg
Berlin
India
Brazil
National Nut Magazine
Senator Vance Honored by North Carolina at Ral eight Fair
The Wilmington Messenger lauds Senator Vance as a steadfast North Carolina leader. It praises his wartime governor role and his peacetime stand against Republicans, carpetbaggers, and corruption. The piece celebrates his return to the capitol and urges lasting remembrance of his civic virtues.
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Wilmington Messenger
Senator Vance
Vance
North Carolina
Capitol
Time to subscribe to the Mir newspaper
A brief note urges readers to subscribe to the Mir, highlighting its continued publication and availability. The terse message emphasizes joining a readership for ongoing news and updates from the paper.
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Mir
Phrase from courtroom transcript hints at suspect’s reputation
A police magistrate questions a witness about the prisoner as the witness recalls only suspicions of involvement. The exchange implies a lack of direct prior sighting but notable suspicion surrounding the defendant.
Mean Trick Defends Note Case In Court Far West
A lawyer defending a promissory note in a western courtroom lunches away from his papers. Upon return the opposing counsel cites authorities the judge finds irrelevant and insulting. The judge notes the references and contemplates nonsuit but ultimately dismisses the misguided attempts.
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Duckworth Boozyman
How Camphor Is Made From Two Distinct Trees
Camphor formed from essential oils in cinnamomum camphora native to China and Japan and dipterocarpus camphora from Sumatra and Borneo. For cinnamomum camphora, chopped roots stems and leaves are heated in earthen vessels with hooded tops and rice straw to collect volatilized camphor. Dipterocarpus camphora yields camphor in trunks about arm thickness. a moderate tree gives about ten pounds, a large one about twice that. Japan values native camphor higher, with two hundred pounds of native camphor equaling one pound of Bornean camphor.
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China
Japan
Sumatra
Borneo
Woman Sits Through Night in Senate Gallery Endurance Test
A Washington woman staged a practical endurance display at the Senate by remaining in the gallery from early afternoon through the night and into the next day. She attended Senator Allen’s remarks and stayed on after the speech, sparking curiosity among lawmakers about the chamber. She briefly left to stretch then returned to continue watching the session.
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Washington
Senator Allen
Senate
Highway Robbery Report From Western State Route
A correspondent describes a highway robbery near Callettsville to Globe, about eighteen miles from Lenoir. On Friday evening a white man and a negro stopped Mr. Al Clay, demanded money, and after a struggle opened his pocket and took $44. The assailants, strangers to the county, escaped.
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News Observer Chronicle
al Clay
Hickory
Callettsville
Globe
Lenoir
High Priced Chicago Restaurant Surcharge Echoes
A visitor in Chicago at an Exhibition grounds restaurant debates conscience with a waiter over steep prices. The waiter concedes uncertainty about conscience on the bill, noting that if it exists it would entail extra charges, per the house rules.
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Chicago
Exhibition Grounds
Georgia Judge Performs Patriotic Wedding Ceremony
A Georgia justice declares a marriage with ceremonial phrases referencing state pride the Empire state of the South cotton fields coon dog howls gourd vine watermelon and a heartfelt blessing. The unusual oath frames a traditional union with vivid regional imagery.
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Georgia
State of
Empire State of the South
Insurance suit over accidental death policy denied
The Travelers Insurance Company faced a claim by Clarence Hendersons beneficiaries in Mississippi. The policy excluded death by intentional injuries. Henderson was killed by Parker in McComb, and the court ruled the plaintiffs could not recover, holding the death was not accidental.
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Travelers’ Insurance Company
Clarence Henderson
Miss
Henderson
Parker
McComb
McIver
Lincoln Court
Theft and Heart Kept in a Blushing Exchange
A playful verse depicts a girl accusing a man of stealing her kiss while he admits a greater theft of her heart. She blushes and asks for the kiss to be returned, offering her heart in its stead.
No Apples or Eggs for Chloe’s Apology Dinner
A Charlestown colored cook frets over entertaining guests without essentials. She asks her mistress how to improvise an apology meal with no apples, eggs, butter, or other ingredients.
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Charlestown
Chloe
State News Roundup Highlights Fire Loss and Fair Notes
Maj Graham’s Hillsboro home burned last week with unknown cause while frost plagues crops across the state. North Carolina Agricultural Society officers elected Col Jule Carr president and H W Ayer secretary treasurer. The State Fair drew large crowds with fine exhibits and racing. A Winston area girl bitten by a snake shows eye color changes. New Bern sent funds to Brunswick strike victims. A colored man killed on a Wilmington excursion train. Col Theo F Davidson and Miss Sallie Carter wed in Raleigh. An Indian arrow head found in a Mulberry tree in Wilmington after a storm.
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Col. Jule Carr
North Carolina Agricultural Society
H. W. Ayer
Society
Theo F. Davidson
Asheville
Sallie L. Carter
Christchurch
Raleigh
M. M. Masha
D. M. Carter
Hyde County
North Carolina
The
Wilmington Star
Jas
W. A. Bryan
Geo. H. Dickies
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Hillsboro
New Orleans
John D Cameron
the Press
Cherry Street
Newbern
Ferdinand Hahn
Mr. Hahn
Ashe County
J. S. Foy
Winston
Wadesboro
Buunswick
Wilmington Review
State Normal School
Greensboro
University
Newbern Journal
Wm. Dry
Wilmington
Jacksonville
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