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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
3
The Watauga Democrat notice lists postal status at Boone New York as second class mail matter and details subscription options including one year six months and three months with advertising rates available on request.
Drummer Price was in town Tuesday. Dr Lawrence Coffey of Caldwell visited Boone this week. Bishop Horner and son Junius vacationing at Valle Crucis for two weeks. Mrs Ivery of Hickory visiting Rev J F Davis in Boone. Public school opens next Monday. Pension board added new names last Monday. Ex Sheriff Calaway returned from Jefferson. one horse died there.
The Wa tauga Superior Court fall term jury list shows two weeks of venire. First week names include T L Day D M Shook M E Sriplett Alfred Watson David Fox F M Thomas and others. Second week lists G C Winkler Norah Winkler John Stanbury J B Ford W S Miller R A Adams and additional jurors.
E. E. Shipley announces the Coach Horse Colt Show in Boone on August 17 as part of the Farmers Institute. Viewers can see the colts and gain farming insights. the best colt wins fifteen dollars.
Meadow Machinery offers McCormick and Osborne mowers and rakes with a full line of repairs on hand. Come see us or write. No freight. Bring your wagon and outfit. cheaper than railroad prices. WE SHIPLEY, Vaile Crugis, NO.
The North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College offers regular degree courses and special programs in Teacher Training Music Manual Arts Domestic Science and Commercial studies with free tuition for students agreeing to teach in North Carolina schools. Board laundry tuition and all expenses total 170 dollars per year, 125 dollars for frees tuition students. Apply early as dormitory capacity is limited. Fall session begins September 15 1908. For catalogue write J I Foust President Greensboro NC.
The horse Highland Gay Junior, bought from Keys Bros of Maryville Ohio for 2700 dollars, will be shown season under J H Hayes. Registered No. 2027, jet black with three white feet, 15 hands, 1000 pounds. Pedigree lists Highland Gay, Blue Grass Squirrel lines. Colt to stand and suck insured for 25 dollars. For particulars call J H Hayes Vilas May 14, 1 m.
A fragment lists staple goods including flour, bacon, lard, sugar, coffee, rice and canned goods, indicating a demand or display note at a community market. The item reflects basic consumer needs and shopping patterns in the era.
Local merchant W. F. Sherwood of Amantha advertises new dress goods including Persian lawn India linen and yard wide Percals at 12 12 cents, India linen at 26 cents, plus ladies hats and men and boys hats. Products also include California peaches prunes apple butter preserves tomatoes corn and peaches and best packaged coffee at 15 cents per pound.
A trade advertisement from B. Jones Cottrell proclaims bargains across dry goods grossery shoes and rubber goods with a promise to beat any rival. It highlights confections stationery and high prices for butter eggs and grain and offers goods at cash prices plus a free china souvenir plate with every $2 purchase.
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