Dawn of Peace Recalls Sam Horton’s Brest Letter
Excerpt from a telegram style letter dated December 5 1918 from Sam Horton in Brest France describes the sunrise and the celebration when Germany signed the armistice. He recalls peace joyful crowds, French mothers, and allied soldiers marching amid bells guns and ships lights. He mentions applying for U S Navy flight and plans to return home.
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Vilas
Sam
Brest
France
Watanagan
Germany
Sie
Iien
Armitee
Flanders
Everbody
U.S. A
U.S. NL R
Washington
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure
A vintage advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine touted as a reliable remedy for catarrh for thirty years. It claims to act through the blood to cleanse the mucous surfaces and healing poisons with testimonials available on request. Written in old promotional style, it urges immediate use and lists J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as makers and druggists as retailers.
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Hall
Fall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Druggista
Thanksgiving observance and school developments noted
Training School News records a Thanksgiving service held at 11 a.m. in Girl’s Hall conducted by Prof. Downum with songs devotional readings and a speaker. The school buys a Meadows grist mill to serve the public its boys dormitory progresses and bi annual school report looming for the Legislature. Ed Allen of the First National Bank of Lenoir visited campus.
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Girl's Hall
Downumard
Wader
Mise Farthing
Moore
Alrea Ly
Ed. Allen
National Book of Lenoir
Food Administration claims democracy through individual initiative
A historical speech outlines how the Food Administration ties democratic strength to citizens serving the nation selflessly in emergencies. The text argues discipline may yield to national needs and asserts the nation's resolve to feed both its people and Allies, defending democracy without Prussianization.
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Food Administration
Greatest Opportunity Women Ever Had In War Effort
A wartime feature extols American women for feeding soldiers and war sufferers. It highlights vast wheat shipments of 141 million bushels from a surplus and lauds women’s peacetime virtues as pivotal to victory in the critical year of the war.
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Europe
Notice of sale of Watauga and Yadkin River Railroad
In the Western District of North Carolina the Watauga and Yadkin River Railroad Company sale, under a 1918 decree, will occur at the Wilkes County courthouse on December 7, 1918, to satisfy a court order. The entire railroad property and rights, including rolling stock, appurtenances, and revenues, will be sold subject to court confirmation and decree terms. Also notice of administration for Rufus Ray estate in Watauga County.
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District Court of the United States
Western District of North Carolina
Equity
W. W. Beaty
F. D. Freeborn
DeLos Dolliver and Thrall
Plaintiffa
Grandin Lumber Company
Watauga and Yadkin Eee Company
James E. Boyd
United States District
Greensboro
N. Carolina
Wilkerboro
Wilkes
State of
North Carolina
Watauga & Yadkin River Railroad Company
North Wilkesboro
Hippine
Southern Railway
Yadkin River
Elk Creek
Erid
Darby North Carolina
Grandin
Kings Creek
Clalus Contracta
Tte
Funy
Melvin M. Hawley
Commissior Ues
Administrators Notice Watauga Co North Carolina
Watauga County North Carolina notice of administration for W G Reese deceased. Administrators Santa Hacaman and W F Reese urge claimants to present all debts by September 80 1919 at Boone North Carolina clerks office or be barred. Atty J B Bivona notifies debtors to pay promptly.
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North Carolina
Watauga Co
W. G. Reese
Watauga
Boone, N. Y
Santa Hacaman
W.F. Reese
Admie
J. B. Bivona
Atty
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Tarrepay
Sim F. Norton
Watenga County
Prof. Greer
Miss Pearl Hodges
M. H. Norris
Norris
Watauga County Bank
Training School News
Hampton
N Canter
Mast
Wilson
Alfred Watson
L Pd Watson
T L Mast
Nancy Bentley
Penounce
Kiva Church
M B Blackburn
Elbert Horton
John Watson
Chanies Anders
Noah Mitchell
Will Ahult
A Berry
Napcarter
T A Cox
Walter Robbins
Bob Slader
Thomas Child
Watson
Mm Barnes
JH Brown
We Bennett
R Annett
W P Moody
Jones
John Earp
Rorage
Board of County Commissioners
T Hendrix
Edwards & Broughton
R M Greene
Mrs B Fletcher
Fletcher
Farthing
Brown
Watauga Printingco
John Fire Court House
Moretz
Tatum
Williams
Jwaryan
J Michael Judge
J Watson
J Bodges
WM Hodg
Levi's
Pension Board
WM Bodg S
W Horton
Wp Farthing
Rogera
RL Henson
P P Mertz
Mm South
Aw Candill
M R Wilson
R L Thomas
Wilson County
Harrison Greene
T W Rominger
Shawnehaw
P J Cottrell
BA Dyer
P c Dyer Sollier
W Jones
Uly
Edwards
Broughton
Pg Cottrell
W. P Farthing
Avery
Moody
Smith Cook
W EB Robbing
Millie Walker
LM Hodge
G Yarber
WL Holshouser
Maud Hodges
Harman
Fannie Harman
LG Maxwell
Fors H Black
Canter
Watauga and Yadkin River
Wataga County
Rufus Ray
N. G
Boone
N.C
C, J. Octtrell
Copenhagen
Hughes Bros
Cqsey
East Tennessee & Western Carolina Railroad Company
Linville River Railroad Company
Central Standard
Cranberry Wye
Gho. W. Hardin
V.P
Gen. Mugr
Ind
Holitaya
Cas Pal AM
Johnson It
Heizio
Milligan College
Watauga Point
Sycamore Shoals
Elizabethton
Valley Forge
Pardee Point
Blevins
Whie Rock
Crabtree
Roan Mountain
Shell Creek
Elk Park
M. P.M. A AM
Crai
Minneapois Jet
Vale Fi
Newland
Montezuma
Ar. Pinoelo Ly
Lioville FR
the Gap
Jestes Siding F
Townsend Aee
Foscoe
Wer Tee
Ar. Shulls Mills
FORD
Ford Motor Company
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