Mormons in Goldsboro stir local opinion and politics
The Goldsboro Argus urges citizens to avoid Mormon meetings while The News favors a firm delegation to warn Mormons to move on. The piece links Mormon activity to North Carolina influence and notes a New York protest against Brigham Roberts seating in Congress. It also covers Transvaal tensions and local militia actions in Hamlet, North Carolina.
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the Argus
Carolina
Helen Gould
New York
American Female Guardian Society
Brigham H. Roberts
Congress
Ice Draws Nigh Prompting Winter Preparations
An old time sighs as cold weather nears while coal wood and water services cheer. The ice man frets yet others celebrate the coming freeze with shared resolve.
Hood's Sarsaparella Health Claim Ad
An wartime era health promotion urges readers to consider their health and prevent scrofula taints by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla now, claiming it keeps the body well.
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Hood
Army secretary reports on Manila soldiers and Manila conditions
James H. Peyton, secretary of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, returns from the Philippines and describes widespread rot in Manila under Otis. The piece notes growing Mormon influence in eastern North Carolina with a conference planned in Goldsboro and a large turnout at the opera house.
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The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
James H. Peyton
Philippines
Manila
Otis
North Carolina
Goldsboro
Deafness Cure Claim Warns With Catarrh Basis
An 1880s promotional note claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local treatment. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure, and promotes Hall's Family Pills. It ends by urging injunctions against telegraph and Associated Press for not reporting Governor Russell’s parade applause in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Telegraph Compani
Associated Press
Russell
Dewey
Mark Hanna Denied Admission in White House Conference
Report states Mark Hanna sought audience with President McKinley but was turned away during a Dewey era White House meeting. He allegedly left a note with the door keeper and promised to return later. The remark paints Hanna as modest in the face of access limits.
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McKinley
Admiral Dewey
White House
Mark Hanna
William
Mark
Dewey Home Fund Aims to Buy and Furnish House
The article notes enthusiasm for the Dewey Home Fund purchase of a house with subscriptions. The Admiral favors the plan and wants the committee to save enough to fit it up so he can simply walk in and order dinner. Dewey Hampton and Gordon are not treated as a trio in this context.
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Dewey
Hampton
Gordon
Georgia man sets seed cotton weight record in a day
John Doolittle of Georgia hauled 487 pounds of seed cotton in a single day to set a championship mark. The text also notes a playful petition to rename him John Doo much.
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John Doolittle
Georgia
John Doomuch
Fragmented OCR raises oddities in Raleigh Post text
Partial readable segments show garbled typography and stray characters amid mentions of dates and names, suggesting an OCR artifact. The fragment hints at a newspaper page with scattered lines and unusual spacing without clear events or coherent report.
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery touted as health savior
A promotional letter extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for curing hemorrhages and lung ailments including bronchitis and pneumonia. It claims the remedy strengthens the stomach, liver, and bowels, and advises readers to insist on the genuine product, not substitutes.
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Hern
Mason County
Dr. Pierce
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Gay
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Raleigh
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