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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
3
Local notes describe holiday preparations at Cottrell's Blackburn's and Racket, with gifts, candies, gloves and fruits. Details announce a water project at Mr B J Council residence, a box social at German Reform Church, and plans for Box Upper event plus a teachers’ call and care for ill neighbors.
A notice invites readers to request details for a planned rail trip to Washington City for Wilson's inauguration. Send names for free tickets to the Inauguration Department at the News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A local verse recounts a humorous race with animals representing rivals. The Bull Moose charges ahead briefly, the Elephant crowds the line with a trunk full speed, and the Mule glides in to outpace them all. It captures playful competition and rural whimsy in lively dialect.
A California woman Mary Gerber reports severe cold settled on her lungs but Chamberlains Cough Remedy relieved her cough the first night and by a week she was free of the cold and lung soreness. The note adds other local items including a congressional whiskey shipping bill and farm union education efforts in North Carolina. Also advertised small planer for sale at Blowing Rock with payment terms.
Jim Sutherland of Sutherland Ashe county visited our office on Monday. His wife, who had suffered poor health for months, is now improving. The move places Jenne and Robbins' furniture shop in the store of L. L. Critcher in East Boone.
A local advertisement from The Book Store in Lenoir promotes Holman Bibles and testaments with low prices and free or low postage, claiming rapid regional delivery from Watauga Ashe Alleghany Mitchell and Avery counties. It highlights a Traders Reference Bible and a life long bound Testament with mass market pricing and upcoming holiday gift books arriving, listing price ranges from five cents to 11.50 dollars.
Waterman and Parker pens remain the standards with full stock. A fine Fountain Pen is offered for 100. The shop is gearing up for the holiday season and invites customers to stop at the Book Store as they enter Lenoir.
For sale in Lenoir North Carolina 1200 acres on John's River includes a five room house barn and other buildings 16 acres river bottom 40 acres creek land 50 acres timber with a low price and liberal terms. Also mentions watch repair service by J W Bryan with promise of best attention.
Notices record the dissolution of Cook and Hendrix at Virgil North Carolina with I M Cook to pay debts and debts to be paid to J M Cook. Executors of W L Hendrix deceased are named. The ad seeks reliable men with families to manage 30 acres of corn yearly and tend 200 acres ready for grass, plus 300 more acres for sale, plus a man for stock and farm labor in Emmett Tennessee.
Notice that on December 28 1912 an application will be made to the Governor in Raleigh for the pardon of Jane Bennett convicted of murder in the second degree at Fall Term 1909 of the Superior Court of Watauga County Objections must be filed on or before the application date dated November 27 1912 L D Lowe and T A Love attorneys for applicant
The Virginia Carolina Railway Company, a Virginia railroad, will apply to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1913 for authority to locate construct maintain and operate a line continuing from its Virginia route into Ash and Watouga counties North Carolina with branches. W Minger president.
Full line of dry goods notions hats dress goods and more offered at money saving prices. Carry best shoes in the village with many pleased customers praising value. If you need general merchandise call. Hardware abundant. All kinds of good produce taken at top market prices. Think Before Acting.
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