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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
4
The Watauga Democrat, established 1888 and issued weekly on Thursdays in Boone North Carolina, lists publishers R Rivers R Rivers and billing terms including obituaries and thanks notes at standard advertising rates. This notice also notes post office registration and class mail status.
The Watauga kraut plant expands with five new fermenting vats, boosting capacity to 1 000 tons. Cabbage acres rise from 40 to 72, plans call for turnip greens and hominy canning, employing 25 workers and delivering 410 000 cases plus juice to markets nationwide.
North Carolina State College expert R H Huffner outlines calf rearing to improve herd quality. Start with dam’s milk for 1 3 weeks then transition to skimmed milk, add leafy hay two weeks old, introduce concentrates, and use modest grain amounts to promote steady growth.
Celebrities listed include Governor Gardner Dr E C Brooks president State College J H Kraft Kraft Phoenix Cheese Prof Ruffner State College. Judge Bowie to give welcome at 10 am Kraft to speak after welcome. Dr Brooks then before Gardner address. Afternoon features dairy talks judging contest and demonstration.
Dr Roy M Brown told police during a final class at the university there the state's criminals are mostly poor and illiterate. The Greensboro News notes his claim as a pointed remark about crime and education. A separate ad promotes Mass buying and selling at the Goodwill Store in North Wilkesboro North Carolina offering affordable necessities direct from mills and factories.
This article offers simple tests to check brake drag and tire inflation. It explains coasting speed rules at 25 mph, and shows that under inflated tires increase engine load and reduce efficiency. It warns against front wheel tire inflation for old tires as front blowouts are more dangerous.
Sale offers lounge robes slippers and various knitted wear at prices below regular retail. Includes baggage and many other items.
A fragment from a historical column quotes Albert T. Reid musing on dress and truth with humorous asides about men’s clothes and women’s garments. It references local commerce prices at The Cood will Store in North Wilkesboro and hints at a miscellany of quotes from newspapers.
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