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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
8
President Coolidge champions Education Week urging reading intelligence as key to knowledge. Notes on Bolshevism, immigration, dinosaurs, and the value of trade schools, with reflections on Napoleon and Matthew.
The Democrat prints Corris L Prior’s simple yet challenging crossword for readers to enjoy as a weekly feature. Clues include an Ohio city and a southern river with vertical and horizontal entries such as grief, preposition, Persian High Priest, and numerous other terms spanning people places and common objects.
A humorous poem fragment describes Aunty Flapper chasing youth and fashion. The speaker notes her painted features and flashy style, praising bold display while warning against judgment of wealth and age, ending with a flippant reflection on life’s transience and heirs.
On July 30 1925 Ben S Dugger and wife Julia executed a mortgage to Hickey McCorkle Company for 300 with note due July 30 1924 Default proceeding leads to public sale at the Boone North Carolina court house door December 15 1924 at 1 pm of a three fourths acre lot with bungalow on Brushy Fork Creek east of Brushy Fork Creek and west of state highway 60 in Boone Township Watauga County Listings show the mortgage recorded July 3 1924 Book 3 page 314 Register of Deeds office
Mrs A R Weaver recommends Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription to young mothers in Charlotte North Carolina noting it quiets nerves and strengthens the body. The tonic comes in tablets or liquid and can be obtained at druggists or by writing to Dr Pierce's Invalids Hotel Buffalo New York for advice and a trial package.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Walter L. Shull deceased this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate of deceased to present them for payment within twelve months of the date of this notice or the same will be plead in that of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment This October 22 1924 Myrtle Shull Administrator
I E Lovill as trustee will sell on December 17 1924 at 1 pm at the courthouse door Boone NC to satisfy a deed of trust dated May 23 1921 by T F Lovill securing 1700 with interest The property lies in Watauga County as Lot No 8 in Jennie Lovill estate partition proceedings described in Decree D 535 recorded in Superior Court clerk office The sale is to the highest bidder for cash by the trustee E F Lovill November 14 1924
Practically new brick machinery offered by E F Lovill in Boone North Carolina. Capacity about 16 000 bricks per day. Quick sale requested with a favourable price. Public notice of sale phrasing indicates a buyer is sought.
Public sale will be held at the court house door in Boone North Carolina on December 15 1924 between 10 am and 4 pm for the mortgage debt of Roy I Haynes and Nora Haynes secured by 28 acre tract in Boone Township Watauga County. The land described begins at a sourwood stump and runs with Maltba Hodges and Oxentine lines to a stake and back to the beginning. Mortgage recorded in book 7 page 176. Mortgagees F M Malter and P M Williams Linney & Coffey attorneys.
Mrs. C. C. Draper of Atlanta Texas reports long months in bed from monthly cramps in back and sides. After using Cardui she improved from the first dose and after five bottles was completely well. Cardui described as a vegetable tonic with mild acting herbs for female health.
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