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Watauga Democrat in Boone, North Carolina
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
4
Ye Editor Reflects On New Year From 30 Years Ago
A column recalls 1895 times with three dozen eggs for 25 cents and butter at ten cents a pound, contrasted with 1925 modern life. It notes labor, prohibition, and cultural shifts, ending with wishes for a better new year and gratitude for 1924's good moments.
Worthy Results From Doe Ridge School Scraps
Two short student writings published on instruction exercises describe a summer trip to the Atlantic Ocean by three friends in a Ford with travel dates July 24 to July 29 and a Lincoln legend where a boy’s pig is killed, sparking resolve to never eat pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe Ridge
Atlantic Ocean
Lenoir
Boone
Beulah Culler
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Abe
Lina Lane
Farmer Says Rotting Fruit Could Buy Spraying Outfit
In Chowan County a farmer notes fruit rotted on his trees this season would have paid for a spraying outfit. Tom Tarheel comments that cross word puzzles push his boys to consult the dictionary rather than visit the crossroads store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tarheel
Chowan County
Flying machines change railroads and real estate waves
A fiery editorial argues flying machines will disrupt long distance rail travel within decades, boosting air transport and redefining passenger and freight economics. It cites William Sproule and predicts faster, safer travel, urging aerial defense and noting labor capital tensions in Sleepy Hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleepy Hollow
Proffit Grove church notes and Meat Camp social items
Baptist services at Proffit Grove were preached with force by Rev L A Wilson last weekend. Local families and visitors share travel plans, illnesses, school events, and Christmas activities at Meat Camp and nearby Boone, including Moretz, Winebarger, and Sherwood households. The county paper urges renewed optimism and to support the paper in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Wilson
Proffit Grove Baptist Church
J. L. Moretz
Charlotte
McCoy Moretz
Vera Sherwood
Sherwood
W. A. Proffit
Anna Mae
Clyde Winebarger
Cannon's
Lenoir
N. C
Lois Miller
Grady Winebarger
Boone
Luther Miller
Hazel Proffit
Margaret Each
Loyd Winebarger
Tugman
Winebarger
Beach
N. E. Moretz
Edna
Moretz
Rhoda Winebarger
Mast
Ralph Moretz
Bettie Winebarger
John Lewis
Mount Zion Lutheran Church
Cross Word Puzzle Explains Interlocked Units Design
A reader asks for meaning of no interlocked units in a crossword design. The example by Lillian Middleditch shows black spaces arranged so no word is locked off, enabling starting points from any corner and multiple entry paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Middleditch
Treasury bill funds crackdown on rum trade in coming year
The House approved a treasury appropriation provision to spend 11 million dollars for prohibition enforcement in the coming fiscal year, 341,770 less than this year but 782,120 more than budget estimates. An allotment of 20 597 8 for coast guard activities was also approved to aid curbing rum running. A separate lost note from December 27 reports a large tan leather suitcase with clothing lost between Boone and North Wilkesboro with a 5 dollar reward for its return to J. T. C. Wright in Boone, N. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
House
Boone
North Wilkesboro
Finden
J. T. C. Wright Boon N. C
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