The Great Discovery Mockery and Local Rebuttal
A satirical blitz in Raleigh papers mocks grand claims of a new discovery. The piece parodies commissions, questions proofs, and demands data and newspaper identity be scrutinized by Greensboro Record. It references mules, Cabarrus Mecklenburg coverage, and a Christmas time hope for a heaven granted to those who supply data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Great Commission
Missouri
North Pole
Cook
Peary
Charlotte
Greensboro Record
Cabarras
Mecklenburg
Raleign
Southern Railway
Southern
Evening Times
Greensboro
Danish Law Student Reveals Cook's Paid Publicity Writer
A Danish law student in New York claims a Copenhagen publicity man wrote and was paid to author the Cook journey story that appeared in a New York paper last September. He says the writer was ordered by Cook to craft the tale and kept the name private.
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New York
Corpenhagen
Cook
Copenhagen
The
Pol
The Tongue That Spun Malice Ends in Parade
A caustic man once roamed the world with a gleeful tongue for gossip and harm. His bitter words stirred trouble daily until death silenced him. Villagers bore his bones, and a grand parade, bonfires, and revelry followed in a celebratory last word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Globe
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets advertise powerful relief
The advertisement touts Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets as the busiest and mightiest remedy, claiming they convert weakness to strength and gloom to joy. It notes gentle action, so one does not realize a purgative is taken, and lists J. M Hododyes as the seller.
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Chamberlain
J. M Hododyes
Ron
Notice of mortgage default sale in Watauga County
Notice is given that by virtue of a power of sale in a 1909 mortgage deed WW Collins and wife Lee Bila Collins granted to Alexander McKay to secure $50000, the Bank of Blowing Rock will publically sell at Boone court house on Feb 7 1910 between 10 am and 4 pm. The tract lies in Watauga township near Hue Ridge and Lenoir line, described as 15 acres more or less, recorded in Book 6 page 121. Deed in fee simple will be issued to the purchaser. Rexanwen Mektar Mortgagee Bank of Blowing Rock Assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW Collins
Lee Bila Collins
Alexander McKay
Bank of Blowing Rock
Bank of
Blowing Rock
Court House
Boone
N.C
Watauga
Watauga Township
Don
Coffey
Lenoir
R. L. Leno
Hue Ridge
C. Do
D. N. Coffey
Lenvit
Blue Ridge
Mort Gaze
Office of the Register of Deeds
Watauga County
Rexanwen Mektar
Bowne Rock
Watch Repairing Promises Honest, Careful Service
Experienced watchmaker J. W. Bryan offers careful re-timing cleaning and oiling. He warns that inexperienced hands ruin watches and pledges fair charges, no unnecessary work, and only repairs actually performed. Based in Dorling, his shop emphasizes quality materials and reliable maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorling
J. W. Bryan
Duate Watch-maker & Jeweler
The Observer and H Weekly Observer Advert
The Observer daily editions cover 10 to 17 pages with broader state national and foreign news. The Sunday Observer is a leading North Carolina news medium and H Weekly Observer issues on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 dollar per year offer a large weekly paper in this region.
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Observer
North Carolina
Sunday Observer
Nationa
Foreign Access
the Observer CO. Muantovre N.C
Why Some Harp On Ward Times And Griping
The piece ridicules persistent grumbling about Ward times and petty complaints. It argues that constant griping becomes a habit, drawing pity for those who persist in complaining rather than seeking improvement.
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Garden of Eden
Aetna
Sale of land in Watanga County under North Carolina decree
Under a decree of the Superior Court of Watanga County the commissioner will sell at the Boone court house door a two acre land lot described by road and parcel measurements to satisfy a judgment of 97.62 plus interest. The sale is set for Monday February 7 at public cash auction, plot bounded by M W Biler and Jones lot lines.
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Caroling
Watanga County
Eyeany
Richards
Thomas
Superior Court
Court House
Boone
N. C
Witanga
North Carolina
Wit
M. W. Biler
Biler
Lowe
Noted expense entries for November and mileage totals
Noted an itemized account listing E R Baers and K T Rugers with daily rates and mileage charges. Thomas L Day shows 17 days at two dollars and 156 miles at five cents per mile. The document closes with a dated clerk signature.
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I. W. R. Gage
Watauga County
L A. Green
L. A. Green
E.R. Baers
K. T Rugers
Thos. L
Hicks Almanac for 1919 ready for distribution
The Hicks Almanac for 1919 offers astronomy and meteorology content with original Weather Forecasts by mail postpaid. It markets the Word and Works magazine and offers discounts on almanacs, with agents sought, and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and a diamond collar button remark.
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Wordks Publishing Company
Locust St
St. Louis
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Watauga Democrat
J. M. Hodges
JM. Hodges
Chaikie
Fletcher
Mer
Ben
Ander
W.R Gragg
Ed. Co. Coms
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Newark
N. J
de Ling
J. A. Bullis
Speci Agt
Boour
M. Sloderti
Astoria
Bears
Castoria
Cardus
Nena Hare
Pierce, Fla
Tcarda
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