Lenoir Community Letters Report Local Bets and a Tragedy
New Year greetings from Caldwell County writer notes mild weather and new enterprises like Coffey Wagon Shops and a nearby Table Factory. The letter details community shifts in Lenoir, a fatal Nelson case with Kendall and Vickers, and tributes to local ministers and educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
B. B. Dougherty
Hibriten Academy
Watauga County
Winkler
Hibrite
Victor Beache
King's Creek Academy
J. F. Davis
Watauga
Blowing Rock
Bro. Savage
Lawrence Nelson
J. H. Nelson
Stine
Greer
Kendall
Vickers
Maggie Lewis
Nelson
Lewis
Cure of Lung Trouble Promised by King’s New Discovery
C O Floyd of Kershaw South Carolina recalls a ten year battle with consumption and lung trouble. After months of use of Dr King s New Discovery his cough vanished and weight rose from 125 to 170 pounds. Thousands are healed yearly and guaranteed by druggists with trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Floyd
Kershaw
Veterinary Surgery Removes Snake From Horse Eye
Dr Murray of Perry City examines the eye of a horse owned by reservation farmer George Blair. He cut into the eyeball and drew out a wriggling white snake with a developed head. The doctor says the parasite entered through the blood when young and could have blinded or killed the horse. such cases are rare in horse medicine, and the horse’s sight remains apparently good after the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Perry
C. T
George Blair
Horse Doctor
Electric Bitters touted as cure for back and kidney trouble
Wise counsel from the South presents J. R. Blankenship of Beck Tennessee claiming Electric Bitters cured his back and kidney distress after several bottles. He says the first bottle brought relief and after a few more he was completely cured. Sold under guarantee by all druggists. Price 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Blankenship
Beck, Tenn
Kamler
Time cures a cold in one day promise
Vintage advertisement claims time cures a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It asserts refund by druggists if ineffective and features E W Grove branding on each box, priced 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Grove
Monument Plan Praised For Dr McIver Memory In North Carolina
The Nolyer Monument movement in Charlotte seeks funds for a statue honoring Dr McIver educator founder of Greensboro State Normal and a pioneer in education. A letter from Mrs F C Abbott urges statewide support, noting the school he started as a fitting memorial and the statue would educate youth about his life and ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolyer
Charlotte
McIver
North Carolina
Greensboro State Normal
F.C. Abbott
How to Cure Chilblains and Farm Stewardship Advice
John Kemp of East Otisfield Me advocates Bucklen's Arnica salve for chilblains and skin ailments while praising its other uses. The Durham Herald cites a call for rural commitment and notes Rowansmen buying farms and saving money, yet households still desert fields across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kemp
East Otisfield
Durham Herald
Durham
Rowan
Salisbury Post
The Right Name Mr August Sharpe Endorses Dr King Pills
August Sharpe, overseer of the poor at Fort Madison, declares Dr King’s New Life Pills are rightly named and superior to other laxatives. He guarantees relief from biliousness and constipation with a 2 cent price at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Sharpe
Fort Madison
Umbrella Theft Thought Reflects on Personal Loss
A reflective line ponders theft as perhaps returning to the owner a lost umbrella. The odd comfort lies in the idea that the stolen item may have been one’s own previously misplaced possession.
North Carolina Proposes Restoring Old Year Spelling and Social Tournaments
The article laments declining social amusements and calls for a revival of the old time spelling bee and a tournament social at the State Fair with county entries and a $100 prize. It proposes fiddling contests and year end religious observances, urging a 1907 return to ancient landmarks and solemn New Year resolutions. It also retells the legend of the printer's devil from Venice’s Adas Minutina era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Tarboro
Episcopal Church
F. H. Harding
Venice
Ecuadoran government declares victory over rebels
The government of Ecuador announced that it has defeated rebel forces, reporting secure control over key areas and a successful suppression of insurgent activity across major regions. No further details were provided on casualties or timeline.
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L. D- Lowe
Banner Elk, N. C
Mitchell
Todd & Ballou, Attorneys AT Law
Jefferson, N.C. Eee
E. Hodges
Sands, N. C
G. Sy
F. A. Linney
Edmund Jones
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
E.F. Lovill
Attorney AT Law
Boone
N. C
A. A. Holsclaw
Mountain City
Tennessee
Court House
KB. M.madlon, D. B. S
Bala, N. B
E. S. Guffey
Atsonney AT Law
W. H. Bower
Caldwell
Mitchell, Ashe
I. W. Troms
Snake
News and Observer
Ck’s
State of
Watauga Country
E.S. Coffey
E. S. Coffey
W. C. Coffey
N. L. Mast
J. M. May
Register of Deeds
Wataga County
U.S
Eo Beare
the Tha
You
Bignatere
Ayer
Ayers
Equadorian
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