Stricken Appalachia Inundates North Carolina Landscape
Biblical Recorder recalls the July 5 and 6 cloudburst and flood across eighty counties, claiming hundreds of deaths and millions in damage. Rivers like the Catawba and Yadkin overflowed, bridges, mills, farms, and towns washed away, leaving communities isolated yet vowing to rebuild with neighborly aid.
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North
Rolina
Appalachia
Blue Ridge
Yadkin
Wilkes
Snbeer
Asheville
Bilt
Piedmont
War Turning Point Seen as Allied Drive Proceeds
Zion's Advocate argues a broad Allied breakthrough may signal the war’s end. It cites coordinated Allied forces, Russian eastern advances, and gains in the west and south as evidence Germany may be losing the initiative. The piece suggests a possible end before year’s end if momentum continues.
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Germany
Zion
Making the Most of June Health Ad Summary
A June health pitch promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a remedy to kidney trouble and related pains. The notice urges readers to feel well and strong, attributing benefits to kidney health and featuring M. B. Blackburn as the advocate.
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M. B. Blackburn
Rebuilding Appalachia After Floods and a Nation’s Resolve
In the wake of devastating floods across the Appalachian region, leaders urge national aid to aid relief and rebuilding. Citizens are called to conserve forests and strengthen dams and bridges to withstand future floods. A hopeful outlook follows, urging gratitude and faith as communities recover and rebuild stronger foundations.
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Appalachia
Richest Woman Hetty Green Guided by Silent Wheelchair
A Greensboro Greensboro News piece recalls Hetty Green as a morally upright but paradoxically powerful figure. It contrasts her frugality and public benevolence with the enduring legacies of Carnegie and Rockefeller, noting her death leaves no fortune to heirs. The essay muses on wealth, philanthropy, and responsibility.
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Hetty Green
Andrew Carnegie
Greensboro
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago
Rockefeller
Trinity College
Letty Green
Greensboro News
Confederate Veterans Reunion in Boone August 17 18 1916
Official program for Nimrod Triplett Camp No. 1278 UCV of Watauga county announcing the 28th annual reunion in Boone on Thursday and Friday August 17 and 18 1916 with devotional exercises, obituaries, memorials, sermons, and election of officers. Veterans urged to attend and to bring lunch baskets for Friday. Music by fife and drum corps requested.
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Watauga County
Boone
E. J. Norris
Mon- Toe Gragg
M. L. Carpenter
J. H. Farthing
J. M. Payne
Fife and Drum Corps
Sloan's Liniment Eases Rheumatic Pain Quickly
Rheumatic pain, muscle soreness, stiffness, and aches fade as Sloan's Liniment is applied to sore spots. It improves circulation and brings a warm tingling relief. Testimonial from Jn Furgusson notes knee relief after one application, with 25 cents at druggists.
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Sloan
Jn Furgusson
Phil
Fenn
Panama Rises Three Feet in Reach Century
Panama shows three foot rise in reach century as coastal measurements indicate ongoing growth in the isthmian region. The report notes geodetic shifts affecting navigation and local planning.
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Panama
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Hickory Woman's Back Pain
Mrs. Elmina Hahn of Hickory New York reports severe back pain and swelling in her feet improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Props Buffalo NY. Lhassa has a population of 15000 with 9090 women.
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Dean
Elmina Hahn
Chestnut Ave
Hickory
N.Y
Telephonic Marvel at Grove Park Inn Shocks Asheville
At a Grove Park Inn banquet Wednesday night Asheville celebrated a long distance call to San Francisco. About 140 attendees heard the waves on the California coast arrive in three minutes, a feat powered by the national telephone network and multiple companies. The event highlighted the vast scale of telecommunication with 9,000,000 telephones and 21,000,000 miles of wire across the United States.
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Asheville
San Francisco
Grove Park Inn
Californian
Asheville Telephone and Telegraph Company
Southernell Telephone Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States
Lynchburg
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Denver
Cut This Out Lisa Worth Money Don't Miss This
An old promotional text invites readers to send five cents to Foley & Co Chicago NL for a trial package. The offer promises Moleys Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs cola and croup Foley Kodney Pills and Foley Catharine tablets and a special comfort for stout persons.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Sale of Town Taxes at Boone Courthouse Door
Town tax collector of Blowing Stock N will expose for sale on Monday Sept 4 1016 at Boone courthouse door at 12 W to satisfy unpaid 1915 taxes. Listed real estate includes one lot each for Ken Atkinson B B Blackwelder W L Boatright Geo E Coffey J C Coultre J Cox J A Edmiston Clyde Hartley C P Lutz W J Palmer Scott H Perky MH Pinkney W C Vanney J B Worth A H Washburn W Wilson Annie Sidenburg Seamen and others. Property to be sold as listed.
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Blowing Stock
Reourt House
Boone
Ken Atkinson
B. B. Blackwelder
W.L. Boatright
Geo. E Coffey
J.C. Coultre
J. Cox
J. A. Edmiston
Clyde Hartley
C. P. Lutz
W. J. Palmer
Scott H. Perky
MH. Pinkney
W. C. Vanney
J.8. Worth
A. H. Washburn
W. 2. Wilson
Annie Sidenburg
Seamen
J. W. Hollifield
Jewelers Notice by Silas M. Greene
Silas M. Greene, jeweler, Maset NP, offers repair work and honest services. For repairs or work in his line, call for reliable, honest craftsmanship at fair prices. Warcu Reauung A Spiganty
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Maset
Warcu
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F. A. Linney
Boone, N. C
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