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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
8
Decoding the lesson on Isa. 9 6 7 and 11 1 13. The King is the Son of Man and Son of God, born to save and rule from Davidic lineage. He will lead a peaceful, wise kingdom with the Spirit sevenfold in state. The king’s justice and universal peace mark the Messianic age, culminating in a globe of knowledge and worship of the Lord.
The excerpt recalls Walter Scott’s request for a single book in his waning years, asking for “that Prolific The Wonderful Word” as a chosen volume. The fragment hints at a literary moment surrounding Scott’s aging contemplation and a preferred volume.
In a Collliers essay, the author warns earth cannot sustain unlimited people. Population growth will outpace land, with 1910s limits predicted as billions. Racial balance and global cooperation are urged to avoid conflicts that threaten human life and the planet.
Roads in the Mount Pleasant area are improving with gravel on highway no 69 from Boone to Todd and ongoing grading. Water system work at the Lutheran parsonage is under way with workers from Mt Zion Meat Camp and others. Poly Moretz of Boone supervises. Mrs N E Moretz visited Rev Jeticoat, Burkett Bros cut Three Top wood, Winnie Moretz made a Todd trip, and Mount Pleasant Light Brigade sent evergreen boxes to Milton PA.
Community notes mention a Christmas program at Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church on Christmas day at eleven o'clock with all invited. Winnie Moretz and Light Brigade children enjoyed a Galax gathering last Monday. Local residents Poly Moretz and A C Norris visited Boone. Mrs Watt Greene and Cora Jeffcoat traveled there for a business trip. Thoughts for the week offer short aphorisms on hustling, money, charity, and smiles.
A Wilmington man of affairs, back from New York and Washington, predicts the coming year will be unprecedentedly prosperous. Railroads will strain to meet demand while the auto industry may reach saturation. Presidential-year politics and Wall Street influence are expected to shape policy, with European markets turning favorable and the Southern financial boom growing on tobacco and cotton receipts.
Professor Furlong of the University of California predicts the horse will be virtually extinct on the American continent within a century. He has begun a collection of modern equine specimens to accompany bones of prehistoric kin, noting motor vehicles replace horses in daily rural life.
The speaker predicts that within a century the horse will be rare for its traditional roles and may become a curiosity confined to zoos. He suggests that in two hundred years horses might only be found in zoos, not in everyday life or work.
A Malone dispatch reports a thin line of enforcement officers guarding a 300 mile frontier as Canadian contraband liquor pours into upper New York for holiday sales. Despite secrecy, authorities warn there is no drop in smuggling. Malone serves as a center for state troopers and federal agents amid widespread bootlegging in Franklin County.
Notice of re sale by trustee Eugene Trivette dated December 4 1923 for J B Horton and Angie Smith Horton. Court sale set December 22 1923 at Boone NC courthouse between 10 am and 2 pm for cash to the highest bidder. Described land covers part of the Phinis Horton and related tracts totaling about 245 1 5 acres more or less per plat on record.
E M Harman files annual report for the year ending December 3 1923 noting 166 dollars received for marriage licenses 131 dollars turned to the sheriff and 35 dollars sent to the Department of Revenue. The report is sworn before A W Smith clerk of Superior Court.
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