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Aunt Sadie Bryson of Jackson County has been using herbs to treat the sick for forty years. Aunt Sadie learned about herbs from ancestors, as well as her own experimentation, using her knowledge to help neighbors during periods the county doctor was unable to make house calls.
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Mrs. Cora T. Wall of Speedwell, North Carolina, owns and uses what is believed to be the oldest lock-stitch sewing machine remaining in the United States. A genuine Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, built in 1869, this model served as the forerunner to today's modern Singer brand sewing machine.