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Newspaper
Wilson News
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
5
The Wilson News runs a friendly chase for big watermelons with a prize offer of a subscription for the largest fruit entered at the paper office. A 20 pound first fruit from James Wells and an 11 pound second melon are noted from Old Fields township.
Theophilus J. Harris aged 40 and Roxanna J. Joyner aged 27 were married by Justice of the Peace Major J. L. Weaver. The ceremony occurred at 8 PM at the residence of Frank Felton.
An advertisement claims health and happiness depend on good health and urges use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla to keep the blood pure and vigorous. The note appears among other locals on the newspaper's eighth page.
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