Watauga Dam and County News Look to Moral Debate
A 1903 local column rails against liquor traffic in Shawneehaw township, praising Sam Marshall for proposing church incorporations and denouncing Ben Eller for a counter petition with seven hundred names. The piece cites moral stakes, notes regional ties to North Carolina and Tennessee, and urges citizens to support sobriety amid broader world news and a wedding dispatch.
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Marshall
Shawneehaw Township
Eller
Mitchell County
Tennessee
Marshal
Rss
Preserve Her From Further Trouble This Time
A terse note argues for keeping her in place to avoid further complications, suggesting it as a prudent measure to prevent ongoing disturbances and future disputes. The speaker emphasizes stability and restraint as the preferred course.
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Ehain
Sarsaparilla Aids Weakened Stomachs and Digestion
Advert says weak stomach causes nausea headache and belching and touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as strengthening the stomach and digestive system based on testimonials from K Hicks of Chester PA. It claims the tonic relieves signs of poor digestion and improves overall digestion.
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Hicks W.cChester
Hood
Musing on the New Year 1908 and Cautions for the Path Ahead
A reflective editorial the year 1908 opening with a sober view of year ahead. It contrasts viewing the year as immense opportunity or feared peril and urges cheerful acceptance. The piece notes God casts a mist over our steps and warns against chasing troubles, urging appreciation of present daisies.
Charlotte Woman Sent to State Prison
A colored woman from Charlotte has been sent to the state prison. Details on her offense and sentencing are not fully provided in the readable text.
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Charlotte
Old Fashioned Remedy for Consumption Promotes Pork
An advertisement extols salt pork as a traditional remedy for consumption noting that fat supports the weak, while modern Scott's Emulsion offers easier digestion and enhanced fat delivery. It promises a free sample and mentions a bottle label image.
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Scott
William de inge Broan profits in newspaper business
Friends across the country celebrate William de inge Broan for finding the newspaper business profitable. He recently moved to a new home valued at $20,000. The Commoner remains firmly established with a circulation of 100,000 and satisfactory income for its editor.
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William Deminge Broan
Public auction of 40 acre tract in Meat Camp township
By virtue of a Supreme Court land decree of Watauga County Spring term 1808 amended August 1902 LT will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the court house door in Boone NC on February 2 1908 for cash the 40 acre tract along Meat Camp creek bounded south by TC Profit west by C Mor eta north by C Moretz heirs east by Thos Davis heirs deed to be made on confirmation of sale debt 247 90 with costs and interest to date of payment. A Linney Atty
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Sup. Court
Watauga County
Court House
Boone
N.C
Meat Camp Breek
Meat Camp Township
TC. Profit
C. Moreta
C. Moretz
Thos. Davis
Ldeed
Notice of Sale Under Trust Deed in Watauga County
Public auction will be held at the Boone courthouse in Watauga County North Carolina on February 2 1903 between 10 a m and 1 p m to sell 443 acres in three tracts the property securing 1300 owed by Jane Miller and Edmund B Miller to British and American Mortgage Company Limited. Tracts include 275 acres in Meat Camp Township 150 acres in Bald Mountain Township and 18 acres in Bald Mountain Township. References to deeds and metes and bounds are noted. Auction by trustee Albert R Shattuck to satisfy the debt.
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Jane Miller
Edmund B. Miller
Albert Ky Shattuck
Watauga County
N. G
Edmund B. Miler
British and American Mortgage Company, Limited
Walluga County
Court House Deer
Boone
Wataugas
North Carolina
Dex 'Scribes
Meat Camp Township
Moretz
Mr Hack
TS. Walls
J. J. Taylor
J.B. Binley
John J Green
Dane Miller
A. J. Moreta
Bald Mountain Township
J. W. Finley
William Norris
J B. Miller
W. Tleary Steele
E. Js. Miller
Joseph Holman
BE. B. Miller
E. B. Miller
Willian Norris
J. W. Henry Steele
Albert R.suattu JK
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