North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Journey Through Boone to Blowing Rock
A traveler from Boone, North Carolina, recounts a summer journey westward along the Southern Railway into Yadkin and Ashe counties. He describes Reddy’s River Gap, Reddish walls, Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, the Blue Ridge crest, and the Switzerland of America moniker, noting manmade lakes, deer parks, and an extensive mountain panorama.
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Fairy Land
North Caroline
A.T
Boone Ie
Wilkesboro
Wilkes ‘County
Ridge
Ridgea
Reddy
Brooke
North Carolina
Ashe County
Blue Ridge
Watauga
Howard’s Knob
Teon
Boone
Daniel Boone
Blowing Rock
New River
Beacon
Caldwell
Mitchell
Burk and
Wilkes
Jserland
America
Wering
Balghree
Yadkin
Cwas, H. Myers
Boone, N.C
Electric Bitters Promises Health For Women Envy
Ad touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for weak sickly women showing kidney toxins causing pimples and skin issues. Claims the tonic cleanses stomach liver kidneys purifies blood and improves nerves eyes breath and complexion. Ends with price 50c at druggists alongside political commentary on Senator Simmons.
Daniel Boone in North Carolina lore and legends
A Davie county focused reminiscence recounts Daniel Boone’s possible stay near Boone town in Watauga county North Carolina. It notes local landmarks such as a cabin site a lone old pear tree and a family graveyard for Squire and Sarah Boone with dates around 1760s. The piece reflects on Boone’s movements from Yadkin valley to Kentucky and mentions preservation concerns for the graves.
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Charlotte
Hin
God
Nature
Daniel Boone
Lenoir News
Boone
Watauga County
North Carolina
Yadkin
Kentucky
Blowing Rock
New River
Wilkes County
Davie County
Squire Boone
Daniel
Pennsylvania
Yadkin Valley
Davie
Soppa
Mocksville
Sara Boone
Charlotte Observer
N.C
Observer
Sunday Observer
Nationa
Foreign
Accoss
Watch Repairing and Expert Service Ad by J W Bryan
An advertisement by J W Bryan, a graduate watch-maker and jeweler, warns that inexperienced hands ruin watches and promises careful renewal with quality materials. He states reasonable charges, no unnecessary work, and urges timely cleaning and oiling before the watch fails.
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J. W. Bryan
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F. A. Linney
18Th Judicial District
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
W.R. Lovill
A. A. Holsclaw
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E. S. Goffey
Itiornex AT Law
Bucklen
Lenoir
Atudenta
Simmons
High Point Enterprise
Figsastoria
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Undertaker & Embalmerbhomn's
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Cas Aesneareta
Phone of
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