Record #:

10610

Author(s):

Jones, Joe

Abstract:

Lotteries were once respectable among North Carolinians. In 1801,the General Assembly authorized the University of North Carolina to sponsor a lottery to raise money for the completion of South Building, then a dormitory and now UNC's administration building. Some of the state's leading citizens, such as U.S. District Court Judge Henry Potter, State Treasurer John Haywood, and State Senator Henry Seawell, helped sell the tickets in an effort to aid the struggling young university.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 5, Aug 1970, p11, il

Subject(s):

Lotteries; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Buildings

Record #:

10611

Author(s):

Padgett, James R.

Abstract:

Three weeds commonly found on the roadsides of North Carolina played an important role in the family routines of the 1800s. Boneset, White snakeroot, and Queen of the Meadow would have all been well known to mountain women for their individual properties. Boneset was used to make Boneset tea, a reputed purge for summer germs and fevers, and White snakeroot was known to be poisonous, most often inducing 'milk sickness' in persons who drank milk from cows that had ingested the weed. Queen of the Meadow was used as a late summer decorative flower that signified the passing of the seasons.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 5, Aug 1970, p13-14, il

Subject(s):

Aquatic weeds--North Carolina, Eastern; Flowers