Plans to insure soldiers lives faces pension links
Plans for insuring the lives of American soldiers and sailors during the war will be discussed at a conference of life insurance company presidents with Secretary McAdoo on July 2. Proposals include placing insurance in the Federal War Risk Insurance Bureau and forming company coalitions backed by the government, aiming to lead in humane action despite pension system complications.
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Life Insurance Company
McAdoo
Federal War Risk Insurance Bureau
Savaramant
Wilson
America
Contract Awarded for Jamestown Cantonment Project
Richmond firm John T. Wilson & Co. received navy department notification from Admiral Harrington that they won the cantonment contract on the old Jamestown exposition site. The coat plus ten per cent basis covers bulkheads wharves and permanent frame barracks with an estimated total around $2,000,000.
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Richmond
John T. Wilson & Co
Ac- 16
Miral Harrington
Navy Department
Dng
German Idea Prompts Global Opposition to Central Powers
In the Watauga Democrat weekly column, a New Republic critique questions German moral stance and strategic policy amid the world’s united stand against the Central Powers. The piece ponders whether thoughtful Germans can justify their government’s actions amid widespread hostility and potential gains.
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Germany
New Republic
Proper Diet Advice For Different Needs
The proper food for one man may be all wrong for another. Those with weak stomachs should eat slowly and chew thoroughly and keep bowels regular. If constipation or dullness follows meals, Chamberlain's Tablets help strengthen the stomach and move the bowels.
Wheat harvest outlook and bladder trouble relief ad
Wheat harvest appears promising despite a hard winter with reports of good filling and three grains per ear though overall land is unusually thin. The text also includes an anecdotal claim of relief from bladder trouble after using Foley Kidney Remedy as shared by WJ Fury of Salem, Missouri.
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Wilkes
WJ Fury
Salem
Foley Kidvey Mitly
Senators push drastic powers into food bill
Washington reports the Senate agriculture committee rewrote the House food bill introducing sweeping government control over food feeds fuel and key materials. The plan expands presidential authority to produce wine mobilize industry seize factories and regulate wages. It also allows government to buy sell and allocate supplies for civilian and defense needs.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Chamberlain
Ward
A Word To Mothers About Child Illnesses This Spring
There seems to be more children suffering from whooping cough and other diseases this spring. Do not neglect any cold as it weakens the system and increases risk. Foley's Honey and Tar relieves coughs colds and croup. Sold everywhere.
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Foley
Authorization of More Bonds Under Consideration
Washington news notes revision of the federal tax effort now at 1.449 billion against a planned 1.8 billion levy. Senate finance committee weighs authorizing additional bonds with Senator Brown proposing a 0.5 billion issue. Committee aims to decide soon and set a wartime excise tax rate likely about sixteen percent.
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Washington
Senatenance Committee
Brown
Kodak Prints and Film Surplus Offered For Sale
Kodak films developed and prints offered at three, four, five and six cents. Ee Films available in all sizes for sale, with Kopak8topio and Boone listed in the local ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak Films
Money on hand never safe within reach Savings ad
A vintage ad urges bringing money to Conserva tive Savings Bank in Blowing Rock North Carolina. It touts earning 4 percent interest simple and compound and frames aging as time spent counting youth’s savings. The copy emphasizes security and steady growth through savings with a local bank.
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Call
Farmers boast biggest wheat crop yet amid harsh winter
The Statesville Landmark notes farmers report record wheat yields despite severe freezes. Even on poor land, the harvest grows astonishingly large, signaling the biggest crop yet in the region.
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Statesville
Road To Happiness Through Gentle Constipation Relief
A cheerful note asserts happiness increases when bowel troubles are eased. It promotes Lake Chamberlain's Tablets as a solution that not only moves the bowels but also improves appetite and strengthens digestion, arguing regular relief leads to brighter mood and better wellbeing.
Notice of Land Sale in Boone North Carolina
A notice announces the sale of a 200 acre real estate tract in Watauga County Blue Ridge township. By mortgage to Heney Day from Kate Winkler and J W Long the property is offered to the highest cash bidder on July 2, 2017 at Boone courthouse door. Administrator M W Day of Jerry Day deceased signs the notice.
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Heney
Kate L. Winkler
J. W Long
Court House
Boone
N. C
Watauga County
Blue Ridge Township
Blue Ridge
Ap Ashe
Buffalo Springs
Wate
Joshua Story
Widow Hatten
Double Chestnute
M. W. Day
Jerry Day
Mortgage Sale Notice in Watauga County
This legal notice details a mortgage sale in Boone at the courthouse on July god to settle a $325 debt secured by a deed recorded in Watauga County. The property is a 40 acre tract in Meat Camp Township bounded by Mary Ragan and L. D. Gorelagi to the east, W. S. Davie to the north, Jacob Main to the west, and Clay Miller to the south. The deed was executed in Beb 1019 and recorded in Book S page 140.
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Register
Watauga County
Court House
Boone
Lam
Meat Camp
Meat Camp Township
Atanga County
Mary Ragan
L. D. Gorelagi
Davie
Jacob Main
Clay Miller
Ald County
H. A. Davis
Quotations on Wisdom and Fate Across Time
A collage of maxims and proverbs from Blessington, Tennyson, Cicero, Carlyle, and Dewar, touching on poverty of borrowings, virtue, decisive action, open futures, and prayer before voyages and marriages. The mix echoes historic voices urging prudence, persistence, and faith in moments of risk and change.
Foley Kidney Pills Benefit Patient in Kentucky Letter
A Mitchell of Bagdad Kentucky writes of a daughter saved from kidney trouble after taking Foley's Kidney Wills. The ad claims the pills strengthen weak kidneys, correct bladder issues, relieve rheumatic pains and backache, and mend sore muscles and stiff joints. Sold everywhere.
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A Mitchell
Bagdad, Ky
Foley
Goley
For Your Child's Cough Dr Bella Pine Tar Honey
An advertisement touts Dr Bella Pine Tar Honey cough syrup as a pleasant remedy for deep hacking coughs in children. It claims soothing pine balsams relieve cough loosen phlegm and heal irritated throats prompting readers to buy at a druggist for 25 cents.
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Bella
Virginia-Carolina Railway Company For rnment of Employes Only
Notice governs employment policy for the Virginia Carolina Railway Company. The document appears to restrict employee actions or access to certain personnel or facilities. Exact terms are unclear due to OCR errors, but it indicates an internal directive regarding worker eligibility or staffing procedures.
Muscles Soothe Pain with Sloan's Liniment
Relief for muscular strain and external pains with Sloan's Liniment advertised as quick acting and easy to apply. The clear liquid penetrates without rubbing and aims to relieve rheumatism gout lumbago grippe bruises stiffness and back pain. Rivet 25e at your druggist.
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Sloan
Glad to Learn OF It Coughs Answered by Foley’s Honey and Tar
Augusta customer Smith writes from Georgia that after using Foley's Honey and Tar for a lingering cough he feels much better. The letter credits the medicine with easing coughs following la grippe and calls it a great remedy for colds.
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G.p.cartwright
LaGrippe
Smith
Augusta
Foley
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure for catarrh
The advertisement offers a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure catarrh in any case. It states the remedy is taken internally and works through the blood to strengthen the constitution. The firm F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio backs the claim and notes availability from all druggists.
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Cardus
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pneumatic hammer for Jam Dive stones invented
A pneumatic hammer designed for Jam Dive stones has been invented, signaling a potential advance in stone processing. The device promises efficient breaking and shaping of hard materials, though practical tests and applications remain pending.
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Blowing Rock, N.C
John E. Brown
N.C
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Oewelry
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J. W. Bryan
Boone,n
Magnolia
Lyon Mfg.Co
South Fifth St
Brooklyn
N.Y
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Cicero
Carlysle
Goethe
Cardui
Virginia-Carolina Railway Company
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Abingdon
W.C
Watauga
Cedarville
Drowning Ford
Walls Mill
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Damascus
Laureldale
G.C
Creek Junction
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Lansing
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WCY
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Riverside
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