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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
3
Rough weather for April and a busy week in Watauga County with the Board of Education in session on Monday. Notices of property sales, farms and medical ads appear alongside reports on local illness, emigration, and social events. The April fools act, church services, farm updates, and school closings are also noted with community announcements and editorials.
Mrs. Mary Haller of Mt. Crawford Virginia credits Chamberlain’s Volie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with restoring her son after severe cramps. A neighbor provided the bottle when a physician deemed him hopeless. Three doses revived him and he recovered within 24 hours. The remedy is sold by M. B. Blackburo.
Yerger Items reports Mr. George Hayes of Silverstone is ill for weeks. Mr. J P Wilkerson and family moved from Cove Creek to Hagaman. Seed oats sell at 50 cents per bushel. Mr. Smith McBride heads to Richmond Va for leg examination by physicians. Cove Creek Sunday School Convention enjoyed. Rev E F Jones preached well. Easter Sunday brought a snow storm.
A.Cramer of Colombo Ceylon endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds and chest complaints. He cites two years of use since city dispensary introduction noting quick cures for chest colds and hoarseness in children. He recommends it and says others are pleased with results. For sale by M B Blackburn.
Sallie Harris of Salem North Carolina says two applications of Chamberlain's Pain Balm cured her severe muscular rheumatism after trying other remedies. She reports full recovery after using one bottle. Sold by M B Blackburn.
The latest bulletin states Dr. Talmage is no better and remains very ill, with health not improving according to recent reports.
Mrs. A. Geiger of Dunkerton Iowa reports taking many medicines for stomach trouble and constipation, but she claims Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets gave her the best results. For sale by Blackburn.
Wanted bids for building a brick Methodist church at Jefferson North Carolina. For plan and details apply to L. P. Beave in Jefferson NC.
The twelfth reunion of the Confederate Veterans runs April 22 to 28 with veterans sleeping in tents loaned by the War Department. Dallas, Texas is expected to host a grand gathering, while many veterans may not live to attend next year. A patent sales pitch for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets ends the notice.
A mixed notice contains an old candy slogan warning buyers about fake bulk sales and follows with a 1902 public sale ad from Watauga County North Carolina. The commissioner announces selling the Steele lands at public auction June 2, 1902, with detailed metes and bounds by Meat Camp and Elk creeks for cash.
A new grocery store opens offering a full supply of tobaccos cigars and confections to residents. The location promises a broad range of items and local shopping convenience for the community.
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