Items From Boone on Local Developments and Rail Bid
The closing sessions of the Asian training school drew typical visitor numbers. A single day and night sufficed for activities. The annual commencement is set for July. W J Grandon of Tidiet Pa visited the county to push a proposed Lenoir Boone railroad. He would subscribe 100000 to the railroad’s capital stock or, under conditions, take the winter of the Watauga Railroad Co with a bond issue to build the road.
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Asian Training School
W. J. Grandon
Tidiet
Lenoir
Boone
Watauga Railroad Co
Wake Up Advertising Tales From A Bygone Era
A fragmented column blends advertising pitches with local notices and notices of marriages. It mentions Cynthia Blackburn and Junius Brookshire wedding, DeWitt's salves and kidney pills, a public sale note, and a rural scene of a couple on a porch while a katydid sings from a tree, reflecting small town life and ad culture.
Foley's Honey and Tar Card Ad Claim
A vintage card promises druggists will refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims the product stops coughing, heals lungs, prevents pneumonia and consumption, and contains no opiates. The genuine version is in a yellow package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
W. S. Martin & Co
Work Girs Best Wives
Boston Dispatch to New York Sis, Miss Mary E. Wooley of Mount Holyoke College argues employed women are likelier to marry and show sincerity in loving a home. She contends that factory shop and office workers gain home appreciation, unlike college girls who lack real life experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Dispatch
New York
Sis
Mary E. Wooley
Mount Holyoke College For Girls
Do It Now with King Chamberlain Liniment
A promotion for King Chamberlain's Liniment claims nine of ten rheumatism cases are muscular from cold or damp and will yield to vigorous application. It promises quick relief and endorses purchase from W. S. Martin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Ing Chamberlain
W. S. Martin & Co
W. S. Martin and Company
What is Life to You Comrade What is Life to You
Exchange poses a reader question about life as seen through many roles. It presents diverse views from preacher joker miser loafer and others, framing life as sermon jest money rest trial patient battle school play burden and story with a call to consider personal meaning.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Endorsed by Reader Letter
Rev I W Williamson of Huntington W Vs testifies he used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and praises its restorative effects. The letter notes the product contains no harmful drugs and is pleasant to take, asserting it has helped thousands of weak, run down people.
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I. W. Williamson
Huntington, W. Vs
Foley
W.S. Martin and Co
Chamberlains Liniment and Other Advertisements
An 1890s style advertisement row touts Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic pains and muscle soreness, Foley products for throat and cough relief, and Foley Urine Laxative for constipation and liver trouble. It also parades a critical note on prudent advertising and business systematization by W S Martin and Company.
Kodol Advertisement Claims Easy Digestion Promise
An ad promotes Kodol as a natural aid to digestion and relief from dyspepsia. It asserts you need only take Kodol when you feel you require it, and that the product is harmless, supporting a healthy stomach without constant use.
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O. Storia
Bears
Astoria
Hale
CPT
Lim
the Democrat
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Joe Hodges
Poplar Grove
Ind
Cynthia Blackburn
Junius Brookshire
JF. Davis
DeWitt
C. Mi Slinford
W. S. Martin
B. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
CM Shuford
WS Martin
John
Chamberlain
W. S. Martin and Co
First National Bank
Hickory
North Calassities
U. S
Appr
Mick Ra Cate
Stender
Kelempton Fund
Depo
Lashier
State of
Fort Carolina
Catawia
K. C. Menzies
Ata Whitener
H. Geitner
Mgwy
North Park Place
J.C. Biddix
Singer “Sewining Machine
N.C
R. W. Wolfe
Hickory, N.C
D. L. Russell
Atttorney-At-Law
Main St
Russell Bldg
T. F. Stevenson
Walter A. White
Menzies Drug Store
W. B. Ramsay
J. J. Case Road Roller
Rowan County
N. C
Chain Gang No. 2
P. A. Hartman
County Com
Salisbury
Case
F. D. Stewart
Hillsboro
W. A. Kerr
Kerr Bros
Mary Hudson
Eastman
Miss
Cardus
Car
We Cardus
Kodol
E. C. DeWitt & Co
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