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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
2
The item notes EB C Rivere as editor and proprietor of the Watauga Democrat with a date entry of December 20, 1906, reflecting a historical newspaper record.
Ledger style excerpt details county expenses and claims audited by the Board of County Commissioners from 1905 to 1906. Entries include payments for lumber, blasting material, jail and county home upkeep, road work, juror fees, and other public services. Also notes a murder investigation in Lenoir with two suspects named Kendall and Vickers and a coroner's verdict of gunshot death.
Taxpayer critiques county charges for mailing pension checks to veterans and widows and seeks the source of the fee bill and legal authority for road overseer labor payments. He urges reading the County Exhibit, balancing figures, and commenting on the total.
Shelby Aurora claims reformatories must come with legislative support, while Times Democrat notes people are aroused and demand action, urging swift passage of reforms.
An advertorial notice promoting Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets for health and renewed vigor. Mentions ease of indigestion and digestive issues and claims of improved vitality. Product touted by the Kemnuaen Dava Company of Madison Wisconsin and marketed to readers seeking wellness remedies. Also notes several college-bound locals expected home for Christmas.
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