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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
3
Advertising rates are furnished on application at Booney post office. This notice notes a service point for rate information and directs patrons to inquire locally for current pricing.
Court sessions, new teachers, and community updates fill the Lenoir area pages. Reports note public schools opening, Miss Nora South beginning a near Sutherland assignment, and Mieu Alice Ragan's fragile recovery. A county fair crop, garden parties, and a Masonic picnic boost town life with religious meetings, court dates, and local business and weather observations.
A notice from Roby Gragg, agent in Boone North Carolina, invites girls under 12 to create and deliver the best doll dress by October 1, 1911. The winner will receive a Singer sewing machine.
The ninth annual session of the Appalachian Training School begins August 22, 2011 in Boone North Carolina. Several teachers join the faculty, a new Science Hall nears completion, the course of study is lengthened, grounds are improved, and a sewerage system is being installed. A catalogue can be requested from Addreva, Secretary of the Faculty, Boone NC.
Mrs Margaret Boyden daughter of Mrs Alice Conneill died at her Hickory home after a long illness. Reared in Boone she was a beloved gentle charitable Christian figure. Her death brings deep sadness to the county and a tribute will appear in the next issue. For sale a tract of unused land fifty acres with hundred acre boundaries at ten dollars per acre. Suitable for buyers with limited funds seeking a home. Address to view.
An old ad lists flour bacon lard meal and other foods cheaper than in town with lunches oranges and desserts. It notes a good selection of tins hardware and staple stock including horse shoe nails priced at ten pence per pound and other items available.
Having bought the mercantile business of D J Cottrell, the new owner announces continued operation at the Cottrell stand. He appeals for liberal patronage, pledges honest values, and emphasizes PAY DOWN pricing to beat time sales. A new line of shoes for all ages is on hand along with pawnbroker clothing, both new and secondhand, offered at bargains.
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