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16349
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Most of what the average American knows about tobacco comes either from cigarette company advertising or from the Federal Government. But among the small, rural tobacco farmers in North Carolina, and among other North Carolina folk in general, there is tobacco lore which has persisted since settlers were introduced to the herb by the Native Americans. The most obvious example is in the area of herbal remedies--tobacco medicine. This article presents a brief summary of the history of tobacco as an herbal medicine, the contemporary uses of tobacco as a folk cure, and comments on the nature of current tobacco medicine in eastern North Carolina.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 27 Issue 1, May 1979,
p26-31
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35688
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The golden weed was tobacco, part of a scam that went down in history. It was memorable partly because of the unexpected co-conspirators for the shady sale of the tainted tobacco: two men passing themselves off as reverends.
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24543
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This article discusses the Living Tobacco Museum and how it will preserve North Carolina’s tobacco industry and heritage. It is located at the Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham.
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16402
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The nomenclature of tobacco has been exceptionally diverse. Remarks from 19th- and 20th-century authors support this claim and Tanner provides a listing of the various terms used in writing about tobacco.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 3, May 1971,
p116-122
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5.Quilling or Snuffing by Clark, Joseph D. North Carolina Folklore Journal Vol. 19 Issue 3, May 1971
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35458
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A doctor was taught a new method delivering babies when several women used tobacco smoke to induce the final stage of labor.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 3, May 1971,
p105-106
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16434
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Burley tobacco has long been the chief cash crop grown in the southern Appalachian mountains. Throughout the area one finds a continuity of words and ways involved in burley tobacco production, but there is also colorful variety in local practices and terms.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969,
p27-38
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35334
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As tobacco was a popular cash crop in North Carolina, the methods and terms used to raise and harvest the tobacco are shared between regions. From preparing the tobacco beds to selling, and touching on hazards and illegal practices, the author gained most of his knowledge from his grandfather. With illustration.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1969,
p27-38, il
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35285
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An excerpt from “A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings, and Escape of John Brown, a Fugitive Slave, now in England,” details the process of tobacco farming in North Carolina from a slave hand’s perspective.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 16 Issue 1, May 1968,
p15-18
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31037
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New whole grain wheat wafers have been developed for fall out shelters, while tax payers will receive some relief from a new wheat program available to farmers in 1962, along with a bigger wheat income forecasted for over $8 million. Additionally, a new method of harvesting honey has been developed, while tobacco has been described as the most suited crop for mechanical harvesting.
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10376
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In 1771, Johann Matthew Miksch opened a tobacco shop in the Moravian village of Salem along with a log-cabin tobacco manufactory. Both buildings have now been restored and authentically furnished as part of the Old Salem Restoration project. To date, eight village buildings have been restored to their original appearance.
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30847
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Tobacco has historically been an important crop for North Carolina, and now a current research plan is seeking new technologies to keep tobacco as a mainstay for years to come. The State College agricultural research staff are working to emphasize technical information in a time when acreage is limited.
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13353
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In an excerpt from his 1848 book, Letters from the Alleghanies, Lanman discusses his view on the discovery and use of tobacco by Cherokee Native Americans. Lanman claims that Cherokees began using Tsolungh, the Cherokee word for tobacco, after encountering a man from Asia smoking the plant from a pipe.
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10098
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Thomas discusses the history of Wilson's Tobacco Festival, which was suspended during the war years, beginning in 1942. Between 75,000 to 100,000 people attended from all parts of the country. Planners hope to resume the festival in 1947.
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33204
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The Combination of industry and agriculture have made Aberdeen a prosperous and progressive all-year-round town.
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