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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
4
A collage of 1900s editorials debates Peary and Cook polar claims, urging independent examination by scholars. Notes on Hog raiser Hatcher, raw-hide whips, New Year resolutions, Thoreau quotes, and the value of Chamberlain's tablets. Includes stamp reform joke and Bucklen's salve praise, plus potato price note.
The year 1909 brought progress in flight and polar theory but skepticism remains about airships and polar discovery. The piece wishes readers prosperity in 1910 and notes hoped stability in living costs while urging caution against murder amid rising social caution.
Poem laments a shrinking dollar as prices rise and the staff in it declines. It contrasts past purchasing power with current difficulties in paying bills and being accepted at shops, predicting a finish at check out. Includes an ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and a humorous quip.
A western judge grants a divorce citing ill temper and bad health. An advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claims to cure constipation, bad breath, liver trouble, dispel colds, banish headaches, and conquer chills. Pills are advertised as available at all dealers.
Watchmakers warn against inexperienced repairmen as watches demand careful service. J W Bryan, graduate watchmaker, pledges careful repair, honest pricing, no unnecessary work, and timely cleaning, adjustment, and oiling to keep watches running.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century clipping comments on Emma Goldman facing loss of reputation and gendered expectations. It touches on marriage, dependence, and the idea of a self made man unable to secure a job, with snatches about Speaker Cannon and public perception.
Notice is given that under the power of sale in a 1909 mortgage to Alexander McKay later assigned to Bank of Blowing Rock the property in Watauga County North Carolina will be sold at public auction at the courthouse in Boone on February 7 1910 between 10 am and 4 pm. The deed transfers fee simple. The sale is to satisfy the debt interest and costs. the mortgagor WW Collins and wife Lee Ella Collins are named along with R L Lenoir Cofey and D N Coffey in the land description. Mortgagee is Alexander McRae assignee Bank of Blowing Rock.
In the Superior Court of Watauga County North Carolina J R Evans and F W Richards vs N W Thomas under a 1909 decree a commissioner will sell at Boone courthouse on February 7 1910 for cash a two acre land tract described by metes and bounds to satisfy a judgment for 607 62 plus interest and costs L D Lowe commissioner
An advertisement promotes Mutual Benefit Life Insurance of Newark. It proclaims nonforfeitable policies after a single premium, claims top ranking annual dividends, and notes a long history of fair treatment. The message urges readers to review the contract and plan before applying for life insurance.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes the Hicks Almanac for 1910, featuring original Weather Forecasts by Rev. I R Hicks. Available by mail postpaid 5 cents on newsstands, with a free copy this year for subscriptions. Located 2201 Locust St Saint Louis Missouri.
A short ad style warning urges early treatment for colds and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It notes a man who succeeds credits others and a failure blames a woman, urging readers to start medicine at the first sign of illness. Sold by J. M. Hodges.
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