Voices Favoring Locaton of Armor Plate Plant in Watauga Valley
Local committees push for the government Armor Plant site in the Watauga Valley as national figures back the location. Letters from Senator Overman and Senator elect McKellar urge East Tennessee support and highlight labor needs and housing considerations for 1500 to 2000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Valley
North Carolina
Congress
Lee F. Miller
Lees. Overman
Overman
Mr. Miller
Johnson City
Armor Plant Board
Bells
Washington
Elizabethton
Germany's naval gamble spurs world war talk
The Greensboro Daily News argues Germany has quietly expanded its navy near Wilhelmshaven while Britain also accelerates shipbuilding. It suggests a possible future clash for sea supremacy, noting Germany’s pressure to break the blockade and Britain’s readiness, with global implications if a major battle ensues.
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North Sea
Wilhelmshaven
Hindeburg
Germany
United States
England
Greensboro Daily News
Different Kinds Of Coughs From Colds And Cures
A reader from Paoli Indiana explains how colds bring varied coughs such as dry winter la grippe bronchial and asthmatic coughs with phlegm and pain. Enos Habert writes that he continually coughed and could hardly sleep until Foley's Honey and Tar relieved his cough completely.
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Enos Halbert
Paoli
Lnd
Foley
Sea Shore Hotel at Wrighteville Beach to be improved
The Sea Shore Hotel at Wrighteville Beach will undergo improvements ahead of the new season with $15,000 allocated for improvements to the property.
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Sea Shore
Wrighteville Beach
Mr Calvin Long Passes After Three Score and Fifteen Years
Mr Calvin Long, beloved citizen and church member, died last Thursday at his son in law T A Hodges home after a bout with La Grippe. A native of Alleghany county, he lived thirty years in Watauga and leaves seven children in several states. The funeral was held Saturday at Hines graveyard with many relatives and friends in attendance.
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T. A. Hodges
Calvin Long
la Grippe
Long
Watauga
Alleghany County
Montana
Mesdames
G. A. Hodges
Boone
Aho Happerings Grippe Affects Community Fun
The piece notes gripe and a merry spirit in the Aho area. Mr Will Coffey remodels his house and plans a tasteful finish. Mr Bob Triplett expects to move to Shulls Mills soon as women knit bed spreads and fringe. Men visit local homes leaving wood, preserving holiday generosity.
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Grippe
Will Coffey
Bob Triplett
Shulls Mills
Minerva Canter
Malinda Weaver
Julia Cstle
J. P. Matney
Aho
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Hamiton County Publisher
Earl C Rowe of Syracuse Kansas, publisher of the Hamilton County Republican News, endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy after a general discussion with a Chamberlain Medicine representative. He cites a six-child family using it for years and calls it the only cough remedy on the market.
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Chamberlain
Earl C. Rowe
Hamton County Republican News
Syracuse
Kan
Oldest Virginia Woman Dead At 110
Mrs Hessian Holdin of Pulaski County Virginia believed the oldest woman in the state died recently at age 110. Her long life spanned a century of changes and she remained a noted figure in local memory.
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Hessian Holdin
Pulaski County
Kidney trouble relief from Foley Kidney Pills
An 87 year old Springfield man, H. H. Adams, testifies about severe kidney trouble and aging. He reports Foley Kidney Pills helped by building up weakened kidneys, aiding blood cleanliness and easing bladder troubles. Sold everywhere.
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H. H. Adams
Springfield
Will Make Blowing Rock Turnpike Free Good Chance for the One-Horse Farmer
Lenoir News reports Caldwell County plans to buy out the Blowing Rock Turnpike stock if a bond issue passes. The move would create a free road, enabling federal aid for main roads. The article argues one-horse farmers can still prosper with proper crop rotations and planning, citing examples of successful smallholders.
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Blowing Rock
Caldwell
Caldwell County
Oll
Ten Commandments of Agriculture by Governor Bickett
Governor Bickett in his inaugural address urges framing the Ten Commandments of Agriculture for North Carolina rural schools. The list covers seed bed preparation, seed variety and storage, precise plant spacing, intensive tillage, soil humus through legumes and manure, crop rotation with a winter cover crop, greater daily work via horsepower, expanding farm stock and utilizing waste, self sufficiency in food for people and animals, and meticulous farm accounting for gains and losses.
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Bickett
North Carolina
Remarkable recovery after Chamberlain's cough remedy
Mrs George Lew is of Pittsfield New York reports her five year old son had a two to three week cold last winter. After trying various medicines with little effect she began Chamberlains Remedy and improved rapidly, recovering in a few days from the lingering cough.
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Chamberlain
George Lewis
Pittefield
N. Y
Dr King’s New Life Wing Advertises Life Transformation
Inactivity and winter lethargy cause constipation with heaviness dullness and pimples. The ad promises Dr King’s New Life Wing a mild laxative to relieve congested intestines without griping. A prebed dose assures a full easy morning movement priced 25e at the druggist. The UNC Junior Class selects Fred Farthing of Boone as Chief Marshal for June Commencement.
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University of North Carolina
Fred Farthing
Mra
J. W. Farthing
Boone
Notice of divorce action in Watauga County Court
A. N. Church sues Med. Church in the Superior Court of Watauga County North Carolina to dissolve the bonds of matrimony. The defendant must appear at the term beginning the third Monday after the first Monday in March 1917 at the county courthouse to answer or demur to the complaint. This January 27 1917.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
A. N
Church Vs
Med. Church
Superior Court
N.C
Notice of real estate auction in Watauga County NC
In the Superior Court of Watauga County J B Vouneill trustee sues T R Gragg and W K Blackburn. By virtue of an execution the undersigned will on the first Monday in March 1917 at noon sell at the courthouse door to the highest bidder for cash all Gragg’s interest in a described 15 acre tract adjoining S J Bishop T R Gragg W S Norris and others. Feb 1 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Watauga County
J. B. Vouneill
Va. T. Rege
W. KR. Blackburn
Superior Court
Court House
T.K. Gragg
J. Bishop
T. R. Gragg
W.S. Norris
Lynn
J. Bishop's Corner
Bishop's
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Elk Park
Climate Trump
Aho Happerings
Chamberlain’s
E. Glenn Salmons
Critcker Hotel
G. M. Peavler
Bristol, Tenn
E. S. Coffey
Orney
LAW
Loone
N. G
Nat. T. Dulaney
Myr
Fourth Street
Bristol
Tenn
Edts
JONES
Lenoir, N. O
Wateuga
L. B. Laws
T. & Love, Runner
Pinedla, N.C
Love & Love
Avery
F. A. Linney
Attorney AT Law
G. H. Hayes
Vilas, N.C
B. Lovill
Lovill & Lovill Attorneys
Boone, N. C
T. E. Bingham
Lawyer
w + NC
F. A. Lie
Ney
Ly. Pd
R. D. Jennings
Hoone
Blackburn Hotel
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