County Exhibit and taxes records list 1915 items
A long county ledger fragment details payments for lumber, binding books, janitorial and survey duties, jurors, and tax services, dated September 6, 1915, with entries for several agents and shops. The narrative also notes Valle Crucis church events, community notices, and a Methodist sermon opening.
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Critcher Bridge
Edwards and Broughton
Vr Farthing Express
Craggelerksing
Gragg
MB Blackburn Co
Sol Earp Court House
Ws Miller
Smith Hagaman
Edwards & Broughton
JIT Reese Bridge
Gentry Printing Co
Linollinger
Moody
Danger Signal Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A health warning compares a persistent cough to a fire bell and urges curing the underlying illness. Chamberlain Cough Remedy is promoted as highly effective, especially for lingering coughs after colds or influenza. Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana endorses it as the best for stopping recurring attacks. Obtainable everywhere.
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Thomas Beeching
Andrews
Ind
Chamberlain
Four Hundred Pound Bear Killed on the Grandfather
Mrs. Joseph C. Shull writes that Bert and Stokes Aldridge sons of Ben Aldridge of Avery county killed a bear weighing about four hundred pounds on the fifth of 1915 near the Grandfather mines four miles from Skull's Mills Eli Gragg notes five more bears in the same mountain The hunting instinct of James Aldridge and his son Harrison is seen in the Aldridge brothers keeping the family bear hunting legacy in Watauga county
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Joseph C. Shull
Shull’s ‘Mills
Bert
Stokes Aldridge
Ben Aldridge
Avery Country
Skull's Mills
Eli Gragg
James Aldridge
Harrison
Ben
Watau‘ga County
Retired Rancher J. E. Garner Sells Wyoming Ranch
Private letter from J. E. Garner of Watauga reports he sold the Dutch Creek ranch of about 1000 acres to Doc Spear of the Two Bar Catttle Company and moved with his wife to Sheridan. They recently marked their 86th wedding anniversary at their new home 808 S Main St. Garner, a pioneer dry farmer, built a comfortable life through livestock sales and now resides on Easy Street in Sheridan.
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J. E.garner
Little Eli
Watauga
Democrat
Wyoming
Sheridan
Main St
Sheridan Post
J. J. Garner
Dutch Creek
Doc” Spear
Spear
Garner
Cough Remedy Praised By Scottsville Mother
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottsville New York recalls using Chamberlain cough remedy about five years ago in Garbutt to stop coughing and shorten colds for two children. She asserts it worked as advertised and was easily obtainable. The note ends with a reflection on faith as a man’s gravest loss.
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Hugh Cook
Scottsville
N. Y
Garbutt
N.Y
Chamberlain
That Cheap Guy Despising the Disturber at Public Shows
A Monroe Journal commentary argues that disruptive audience members are not cruel but unfortunate. It blames poor upbringing and deformed thinking, comparing disruption to a natural instinct, urging readers to study and pity rather than condemn such fools who ruin public entertainment.
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Monroe Journal
Uncle Joe Did It Claim in Berlin Paper
A Berlin pastor emeritus is quoted in the Berlinger Tageblatt saying Uncle Joe Cannon kept the nation from entering war after the Lusitania sinking last spring. The words claim Cannon’s appeal calmed war talk and kept the President in control, suggesting he should have become Secretary of State.
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Berlin
Uncle Joe
Congress
Foley Remedies Trial Offer From Foley Company
A vintage advertisement invites readers to send five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets offered by M. B. Blackburn for coughs colds and croup and digestive relief.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
M. B. Blackburn
Whispered virtues and shouted faults in neighbors
A reflective line notes that many prefer praising neighbors in private while loudly criticizing them in public, highlighting the tension between discretion and public judgment in community life.
Miller files land entry in Beaver Dam township NC
Willie W. Miller locates 400 acres in Watauga County Beaver Dam township on Beaver Dam creek. Entry begins at Rufus Shearer tract corner along the State line, runs southeast with the state line to include adjacent vacant land and reach the Tennessee line. Entered December 10, 1915.
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State of
North Carolina
Watauga County
Said County
Willie W. Miller
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam Creek
Rufus Shearer
State Line
Constipation Relief Tablets Promote Gentle Action
A brief note notes Chamberlain tablets as near lent for constipation and pleasant to take with mild effects. Mentions availability and a humorous line about a strong man carrying out his own plans.
Veterinary Sorcery Practitioner Declares Residency in Vilas
Silas M. Greene states he has completed study and earned a diploma, claiming expertise in veterinary sorcery in all branches and asserting he is the county's only practitioner, listing Vilas, N. and referencing BR. F. DA. G. HAYES, a veterinary surgeon in ATL.
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Vilas, N
BR. F. DA
G. H. Hayes
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J. R Bingham
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J. Cot
Boone, N. C
G. M. Pearler
Bristol
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Lawyer
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Silas M. Greene
Manet
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Attorney Atlaw
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Fourth
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L. D. Lowe
Yanner Elk
LOWE
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Lovill
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