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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
3
The Watauga Democrat is entered at the Boone North Carolina Post Office as second class mail matter, indicating its official postal designation and mailing status for distribution within the region.
Open letter to Watauga County voters argues for a constitutional amendment limiting suffrage to those who read write and pay taxes, claims the measure protects white voters and curbs black influence, attacks Republican leaders, and urges turnout for the election with emphasis on fairness and state welfare.
The document certifies careful examination of a proposition to issue bonds for a Carolina and Northwestern Rail Road in Watauga County. It states the railroad must be built along the specified route, finished within the stated time, gauge widened to standard from Chester to Lenoir, and trains run through the county before any liability or bonds are issued. It assures the county’s interests are guarded to remove danger in voting the bonds.
A Lexington Kentucky man named M A Hogarty turned yellow with jaundice and suffered greatly before doctors offered no relief. After two bottles of Electric Bitters he says he was wholly cured and praises the remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Sold by Blackburn for five cents.
Linney predicts a Democratic landslide across the state and calls leaders to push county and legislative tickets to the finish. He notes Watauga Democrats have not yet spoken and urges continued effort for three days, framing the tide as divine and unstoppable.
An old ad notes Dr King’s New Life Pills aid digestion and energy, priced 25 cents at Blackburn’s. It implies Watauga County’s prosperity hinges on approving a railroad proposition, urging voters to support it.
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