Correction request on 58th North Carolina Regiment history
A Watauga Democrat reader seeks correction of Major Harper’s 1900 regimental history for Company 1, 58th Regiment. The letter details officer listings, reorganizations through 1865, and calls for comrades to verify names, ranks, and events. The writer urges accuracy for pension records and notes Confederate veterans and related local figures.
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Eviron
Co. 1
58Th
North Carolina
Harper
Miller
Wm. R. Hodges
J. C. McGhee
J.C. McGhee
W. 8
Wm. Hodges
James Horton
Wm. Miller
J. B. Miller
Davis
Cos
Long
Salisbury
J. R. Norris
Greensboro
When the average man fails to make good he begins to look around
A reflective line notes that personal failure drives blame seeking. The terse maxim hints at accountability dynamics and social perception without naming individuals or events.
For Sale Cheap 100 Acres in Watauga County Banner Elk
Banner Elk area offers 100 acres of land in Watauga County with about 40 to 80 acres cleared. Address X Y Z care Watauga Democrat Boone NC Mrs Unas and Smith of West Franklin Maine endorse Dr Kings New Life Pills as an effective laxative. Kodol marketed by J M Hodges promoted for stomach relief during hot weather.
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Watauga County
Banner Elk
Care
Watauga Democrat
Boone, N.C
Unas, &. Smith
West Franklin
Dr. Kings New Life
J. M. Hodges
North Carolina
Superior Court
George P. Banner
Marie M. Banner
Superior Court of Watauga Co
Said County
Boone
N.C
If People Were Credited For Good Intentions Verse
A reflective line noting that if deeds were weighed by good intentions, the recording angel would require more assistants to balance the scale.
Coach Colt Show in Boone Promises Colt Championship
The Coach Horse's Colt Show will be held in Boone during the Farmers' Institute period. Spectators are invited to watch the colts compete with the best colt winning a prize of 15 dollars. W. E. Shipley signs the notice.
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Boone
Farmers’ Institute
W. E. Shipley
The General and the Traitor's Name Ballad of Davis
A Civil War dusk scene unfolds as Samuel Davis refuses to betray a comrade. The General pleads to spare him, yet Davis chooses to die rather than live a lie. The Hills of Tennessee seem to smile farewell as his sacrifice is told.
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Erin
Ali
Andree
Tennessee
Angela
Davis
Galilee
Gossip and a Talky Set in Town
A Washington Herald snippet portrays a gossiping scene where a speaker rebukes rumors about a Brown divorce and Mrs Siniffan, accusing others of vanity and gossip. The speaker also mentions a masseuse, a husband, Miss Jenkins, and a yellow skin accusation, highlighting town chatter and judgment.
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Mrs. Siniffan
Miss Jenkins
Washington Herald
Trinity Park School Headmaster Offers Southern College Entrance
Trinity Park School presents a first class preparatory program with certificates of graduation accepted for leading southern colleges. ten officers faculty guiding on seventy five acre campus equipped gymnasium and library of thirty thousand volumes. Annual letters note seven years of phenomenal success and modest expenses. Address H. M. North Headmaster Durham North Carolina.
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H. M. North
Durham
N.C
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