Prohibition debate and temperance anecdotes in Watauga GOP page
A collection of short quips, proverbs, and sermon excerpts on temperance, family discipline, and morality from various voices. It emphasizes the value of prohibition, warns against wolves in clothing, and recalls humorous tales about parental guidance, with references to Solomonic wisdom and a pastor’s caution. The piece also notes the State's push for prohibition and advertises DeWitts Little Early Risers liver pills.
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Zion Hill
Bredern and Sisters
Kansan farmer Groves tops world potato growth record
J G Groves, a Black Kansan farmer, reportedly raises more potatoes yearly than any other individual. On his 500 acre farm he produced 72 150 bushels of white potatoes last year, with sweet potatoes added. The crop yields about 245 bushels per acre and enabled him to accumulate wealth after starting as a day laborer decades ago.
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Kansans
J. G. Groves
Dissolution Notice and Land Entry Public Notice
The firm of Williams Bros. dissolves by mutual consent with L and B M Williams to collect debts and settle outstanding accounts this April 4 1908. J A Williams signs. In North Carolina Ga, J B Horton locates 66 acres on New River in Boone, noting boundaries and adjoining land lines with various locals and named surveyors.
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Williams Bros
L. & B. M. Williams
J. A. Williams
Republican subscribers seek relief at The Dispatch
A Republican donor left a dollar for 80 days of subscriptions at The Dispatch office. He lamented Republican leaders and compared Cleveland’s panics unfavorably to Roosevelt’s, calling Republicans the sorriest people.
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Dispatch
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Lexington Dispatch
Calestoria Valley Tales and Lessons
A reflective saying about female wit and cunning in social brief. The line suggests a girl’s lack of knowledge may still enable her to expose a man’s arrogance. It reads as a proverb-style observation from a period newspaper fragment.
Entry Notice of Granville Triplett Land Entry
State of North Carolina Watwuga county records show Granville Triplett locating and entering six acres along Bik creek in BLK township. The entry begins near Marshall Triplett, runs west to the old 98 acre tract, south to Louis Triplett, east to Nance Triplett, and north to the starting point to include all vacant land. Entry dated March 21, with HJ Harcin as Entry Taker.
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State of North Carolina
Watwuga County
Said County
Granville Triplett
Blk Township
Marshall Triplett
Louis Triplett
Nance Triplett
Hateract
Gos
Barrel of Headaches and Hopes in a Drunken Verse Ad
An odd verse catalogues a barrel of woes from alcohol including sorrow poverty tears and deathlike curses. The ad then promotes Kodel as a natural digestant to aid digestion with claims it treats dyspepsia indigestion sour stomach belching and nervous headaches, sold by J. M Hodges.
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Erie
J. M Hodges
Pessimistic 1904 Election Forecast Contested by 1904 Returns
The News and Observer cites that many papers claimed a Parker nomination would yield a Democratic sweep as safe and sane. It urges readers to read the 1904 election returns and judge if these projections proved sound profits.
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Bryan
New York World
Parker
News and Observer
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Watauga Democrat
Billy Saunders
Solomiones
Solo
Michel
Clarence Raymond
Joel Chandler Harris
Chronicle
Chas Kingsley
Washington
DeWitts
J.M. Hodges
Watauga County
Said
J. B. Horton
New River
Boone Township
Iena
Horton
Jonathan Horton
R. F. Vooney
Palmiat
Killian
Falithe
Jimmie
Aix
J. Hardin
Rotry
Virginia-Carolina
R. J. Redding
Georgia
Sases
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Richewowl
Durham, N.C
Norte
Charleston
S.C
Calestoria
HJ. Harcin
The
Charlotte Observer
N.C
Observer
North Carolina
the Observer CO
Crancerre &, CO
Gough
King
Joe Moorhead
Archibald
J. T
Aliza
U.S. Patent Office
Washington D.C
Uli
Newadealera
Innn& Co
York & F Bt
Washington. D
Partier
En Lee
Ftee
Waiens D. Swift & CO
Washington, D. C
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Castoria
Conuie Castoria
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Palace
St. Louis
Burlington Reve
M. Merrill
General Southern
Zo North Pryor Street
Atlanta
Arvo Black
Kennedy
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