Governors Called to Meet on Washington Forestry Reserve
Watauga Democrat reports at the American Forestry Association annual session in Washington that Secretary Wilson urged forest preservation and noted bleak chances for federal funding. He recommended states push forestry as a state issue while Alfred Gaskill called for stronger regional backing. A convention of interested governors was urged for January 18 in Washington.
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American Forestry Association
New Willard Hotel
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Congress
Appalachian Ranges
White Mountains
Department
Alfred Gaskill
New England
Appalachian
Washington
Wilkes Boy Shoots Man in Christmas Day Incident
Edgar Wyatt a 12 year old from Union township was jailed for assault with a deadly weapon after shooting Charles Grimes at close range on Christmas day. Grimes, about 45, had allegedly threatened the boy and his brother. The gunfire struck Grimes in the knee. the boy was later released on bond. The Landmark opines on needed reform and home training to steer him right.
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Wilkes
Edgar Wyatt
Frank Wyatt
Union Township
W.H. James
Chas. Grimes
Grimes
Patti
Goodwin Vindicated by State Board in Morganton Case
The State Board of Internal Improvement vindicated Prof. E McK Goodwin superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb School at Morganton of charges from December hearings. The ruling labels accusations as childish and frivolous and notes the investigation caused school disruption, community division, and high costs. The piece urges prosecutors to bear the costs.
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State Board of Internal Improvementa
E. McK. Goodwin
Deaf and Dumb School
Morganton
Goodwin
Honor for an Ashe County Boy at Grant University
The Looking Debating Society of Grant University won the Chattanooga Say ing Bank prize of 25 dollars for the best program. J Stuart Greer of Todd NC delivered an ora tion titled Man's One Insoluble Prob lem and a two member debate on Intercollegiate football helped secure the most complete victory in the university's history.
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Ashe County
Grant University
Chattanooga
Looking Debating Society
J. Stuart Greer
Todd N.C
Greer
Columma
Patton
Jefferson
Man judged by actions toward others rather than self view
A reflection on virtue that a person should be measured by how he treats others, not by his own imagined thoughts about himself. The idea emphasizes observable conduct over internal opinions.
Spurgeon's Victory and the Oak Tale
Historic notice recounts Rev James Spurgeon son of a preacher and his perilous dream about Satan at Honeywood Park. He chose the dangerous path, prayed safely, found a gold piece and later used it for his wedding ring. Included: cuckoo migration notes, a health tea ad, a humor vignette, and poultry egg production decline after age four. It ends urging to drop old enmity at year’s start.
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Spurgeon
James Spurgeon
Honeywood Park
Satan
New York Tribune
Passing of the Moonshiner critique in January magazine
The article by David A. Gates of the internal revenue service on The Passing of the Moonshiners is challenged as inaccurate. The author notes recent illicit distillery busts in Surry and North Carolina and argues moonshining persists in Iredell County and beyond despite Gates claims.
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Statesvine
Dooley
David A. Gates
Internal Revenue Service
Surry
North Carolina
Iredell
Reunited Texas Couple Named Carr After Baby
Entry Notice No 2461 notes a divorced Texas couple named Carr reunited by their baby. The report cites land entries in Watauga County North Carolina with Parker Blair and Hagaman lines describing fifty acres in Boone township along Bairds creek. The text includes garbled flourishes and mis-spellings.
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Texas
Carr
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Cure All Ailments
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with claimed medicinal powers to remove disorders and restore health. Sold as tea or tablets for 35 cents by Blowing Rock Drug Co, Me B Blackburn.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
Mr. Blackburn
Blowing Rock Drug Co
Rocky Mountain
B. Blackburn
Cardus
The House the Doctor Built and Local Claims
A fragment referencing a house allegedly built by a doctor, a note of gratitude that someone avoids paying money, and mention of Rocky Mountain Tea handled by M B Blackburn at Blowing Rock Drug Co. The text combines promotional and personal lines with unclear context and connections.
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Rocky Mt. Tea
Blackburn
Blowing Rock Drug Co
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Advertisement Promises Refund
Druggists authorize refunds if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in six to fourteen days. Acting, blind or bleeding piles are addressed by the treatment, offering a guaranteed outcome within a short period. The notice emphasizes customer protection and a money-back guarantee.
Entry Notice Locates 56 Acres in Beaver Dams Township
State of North Carolina Watauga County records show Samuel Heaton locating fifty six acres of land in Beaver Dams township along Stone Mountain branch. Beginning on a rock at the Tennessee line, it runs along Keller and Palmer lands to Lanford land then to the state line and back to the beginning to include all vacant land. Entered January 3, 1907 by H J Hardin Entry Taker.
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State of
North Carolina
Wataugah County
W. F. Parker
Boone Township
Bairds Creek
Parker and Blairs
Parker and Blir
Parker and Blair
Hardin
State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Said County
Samuel Heaton
Beaver Dams Township
Stone Mt. Branch
Tennessee Line
C. Keller
Palmers Land
Said Palmers Lands
J. H
Lanford
State Line
H. J, Hardin
Castorarnia Ad Promotes Grove's Chill Tonic
An old advertisement touts The Kind on Haays Ba Big Nature a le Castornria. It markets The old original Grove's Chill Tonic with iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay.
Christmas Santa Train Delivers Wages to Foremen and Workers
On Christmas the Virginia and The Southwest railroad Co ran a special Santa Claus train to lift spirits and deliver a stocking containing a present of one month's wages for each foreman and operator on the road.
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Virginia
Heaven Southwest Railroad Co
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Goodwine
Sacreanss
Maida
London
Helen
Ruthie
Ruthe
Mas
Castoria
What Is
Cenuine Castoria
Mattie Allen
Broadway
Augusta, Ga
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
The
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
N.C
Observer
Sunday Observer
the Observer CO
Sveahan
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