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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
3
A Boone column reports record snow with 12 to 16 inches in places, halting travel and cutting the mails. It notes church services canceled due to storm, local marriages and deaths, property sales, school tax debates, and community notices including a Masonic funeral and a county road discussion, plus local business ads and social updates.
The undersigned invites wagoners traveling through Blowing Rock to stop for a chat at his fire. A large Guinea sow, 200 to 250 pounds, is missing from a local farm. rewards offered for information. Notify J. C. Ray, Horton, N C. A school register is lost from D A Brown's Boone schoolhouse. a reasonable reward offered for its recovery.
An old promotional claim touts Gowans as an external remedy for colds croup and pneumonia promising safe non inhaled treatment. It asserts physicians endorse it and urges immediate purchase in three sizes 25 50 and 1.00 from Gowans Medical Co Concord NC.
Eighty seven acres of good land one mile east of Elizabeth town Tean. Grass land with six acres of timber three barns three fowl houses a five acre house and fruit trees. Well fenced and watered on a good road to town. Ideal for dairy and poultry business. Price 4500 one third cash balance in one two and three years. For inquiry visit or write H C Jett 1841.
The spring term of Wa tauga Superior Court will convene in Boone on Monday March 23 with Judge L E Webb presiding. The first week jurors include Elijah Glenn W F Lockabill D A Grubb Conley Greene and many others listed.
We extend heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during the illness and passing of our dear child Stuart. May God bless you all. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Waters, Virgil, North Carolina.
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