Boone Fork Lumber Co at Shulls Mills Plans Major Modernization
Boone Fork Lumber Company at Shulls Mills in Watauga County unveils a state of the art mill upgrade. The plant will feature an 8 foot band and 7 foot resaw with a 60 000 feet daily capacity and a 14 drive electric motor powered by hydro electricity from Boon Fork Creek. An auxiliary steam driven generator and horse power help supplement power. D R Shearer of Boone supervised the installation and electrical equipment. The company invites residents to visit the operation and notes openings for skilled workers at Shellis Mills. The town of Shulls Mills shows growth and the local population is mapped at around 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone Lumber Co
Shulls Mills
United States
Boon Fork Creek
D. R. Shearer
Boone
Boone ‘Ork Lumber Company
Watauga County
Shellis Mills
Ite
Boone Fork Lumer Company
Inville River Railway
U. Sarr
Chronic Constipation Cure via Chamberlain Tablets
Journal notes indicate relief from chronic constipation is possible with Chamberlain's Tablets when directions are followed. The item reflects wartime language and mentions Scranton mill worker Benjamin Throop as a private and reports Chicago stores hiring women floorwalkers with a tone of social observations.
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Benjamin Throop
Scranton
Penn
Winst Journal
Notice of Partition Sale in Bald Mt Township Watauga NC
In the Superior Court of Watauga County North Carolina the defendants Sidney Bite ry wife Emma Phillis Nella Taylor and husband L L Tabal Josie Cole and husband Andre Cole Biddie Greer and husband Frank Greer Mollie Norris and husband Will Norris Martha Morrison and husband Milt Norrie Clerioda Hayes Mervin Waddell and Waddell are notified that a petition for partition and sale of lands in Bald Mt Township has been commenced. They must appear at the court on September 15 at the courthouse to answer the petition. This notice dated August 16.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Sidney Bitery
Emma Phillis
Nella Taylor
L. L. Tabal
Josie Cole
Andre Cole
Biddie Greer
Frank Greer
Mollie Norris
Will Norris
Martha Norrisoni
Milt Norrie
Clerioda Hayes
Mervin Waddell
Bald Mt
Saidity
Said Couns
N. Y
Scholarships Offered to Watauga County Youth
The Agriculture and Engineering College of Raleigh offers one free engineering scholarship worth $45 per year for a Watauga county student. Berea College in Kentucky offers two scholarships. The Bingam Military School in Asheville, N Y offers free scholarships. If a Watauga youth is interested, write to Vilas North Carolina.
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Agriculture and Engineering College
Raleigh
N. C
Watauga County
Berea College
Kentucky
Bingam Military School
Asheville
N. Y
Watauga
Vilas
N.C
Pain Relief and Market News Mixed in Historic Column
An eight line OCR fragment covers medical ads for Sloan’s Liniment and Chamberlain’s tablets, plus a cotton crop value note and a political jab. It mentions doctoring cures for rheumatism and stomach disorders, a Winston-Salem tease, and a Hickory Record jab at war critics.
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Their Worth in Boone Testimony
A Boone resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills regulated kidney action and strengthened his system after years of weakness. H W Jones, revenue officer of Hickory North Carolina, recalls relief from backache and other kidney symptoms with Doan's. He claims continued use over three years has consistently brought relief. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Boone
H. W. Jones
Eight Ave
Hickory
N. C
RIA
Notice of land sale in Henderson v Aliee Henderson
Superior court commissioner T E Bingham will sell at public auction on September 8 1917 at 1 pm a tract of about 88 acres known as the John Henderson land. The sale is subject to a five acre shower right and follows a detailed ridge and line description in AP Bolick and other lines. We in the action of Henderson et al v Aliee Henderson publish this notice of the sale.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Henderson Et al
Aliee Henderson
Towlt
AP Bolick
Bolick
Erin
T. E. Bingham
Notice of Divorce and Alimony Suit in Watauga NC
In the Superior Court fall term 1917 Mary A Brown sues Freeling J Brown for divorce mensa et alimony and to subject his property in this state to support. The defendant must appear at the next term on the first Monday in September 1917 at the county courthouse to answer or demur. This July 18 1917. W D Farthing C S C
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Mary A. Brown
Freeling J. Brown
W. D. Farthing
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure on 14 Acre Stony Fork Land
By power of sale in a 1914 mortgage Enoch Minton and N M Minton fail to pay $100 due March 8 1915. On the Fret Monday in September 1917 between 10 a m and 4 p m at Boone courthouse door the property in Stony Fork Township Watauga County will be sold for cash to highest bidder to satisfy the debt with interest and costs. Described land consists of 14 acres adjoining Bidney Waten Grandin Lumber Co and others bought from Isaac Watson. record in Register of Deeds office October 188? and in Book II 188. Mortgagees W R Lovill and E S Coffey August 2 1917.
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Enoch Minton
N. M. Mington
Court House
Boone
Stony Fork Township
Watauga Township
Watauga County
Bidney Waten
Grandin Lumber Co
Isaac Watson
Watson
W.R. Lovill& E
Coffey
Bank of Blowing Rock Promotes Conservative Savings
A local blurb from Blowing Rock North Carolina advertises the Bank of Blowing Rock promising money on hand when needed, urging customers to switch to Conservative Savings Bank for simple and compound interest at four percent. The copy urges calling in today and highlights the appeal of youth savings.
Sale Notice of E W Smith Real Estate In Laurel Creek
In the Superior Court of Watauga County the case G F Bingham versus E W Smith, an execution directs sale of Smiths interest in property known as the Old Primitive Baptist Church lot in Laurel Creek township. The sale to be held September 3, 1917 at 12 noon at the county courthouse for cash to satisfy the execution. Property begins at a chestnut on the turnpike, runs south to Louis Glens line, east to three chestnuts, then west along the turnpike to the beginning, about one acre more or less. This July 31, 1917.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
G. F. Bingham
E. W. Smit
Superior Court
Court House
E. W. Smith
Laurel Creek Township
L.D Ward
Louis Glenn
Louis Glen
Old Primitive Baptist Church
Summer complaint remedy praised by Scotaville resident
A Scotaville New York man recounts using Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhea Remedy during a severe summer illness. He notes one dose relieved intense pain and that other family members had similar positive results over the years.
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F. F Scott
Scotaville
New York
Chamberlain
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
The article proclaims catarrh curable by constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It asserts the medicine works through the blood to affect muscular surfaces, strengthens constitution, and assists nature. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and invite testimonials.
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Ali
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