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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
2
A memorial tribute for James P Taylor appears with lines from his epitaph and verse. The piece praises his warm, cheerful nature and steadfast friendship, noting his wife and three children mourn his sudden loss. A second item discusses Republican views on the Pension Commissioner fight and reactions to Evans’s dismissal.
Tribute speaks of James P Taylor as a good man who died in his prime leaving a void for family and friends. The piece praises his harmless business, wealth as a blessing, and notes he was a beloved son brother husband father and friend with deep sorrow and fond memories.
A May report from Bookwalter Ohio describes an infant saved from cholera infantum after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Mrs Curtive Baker praises the medicine, noting full recovery in two days and ongoing health, with widespread recommendations. Sold by Blackburn.
A jumble of 1900s news mentions Havana reporting no yellow fever in July and British officers treated with a remedy, while South Africa casualty talk and U S tariff debates ripple through English homes. It criticizes Marion Butler joining a mining firm and attacks plutocratic shifts away from the people.
An advertorial claim praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for its recuperative effect, arguing a single bottle costs a dollar and renews tired blood, sharpens appetite, and restores lost courage more than an ordinary vacation does.
A New York dispatch reports 21 deaths and 80 prostrations from heat in Manhattan on Sunday and Sunday night. The city endured extreme conditions as official data show a maximum temperature of 922 degrees, the highest June reading in thirty years, with severe suffering in crowded tenement districts.
The North Carolina War History offers the first volume covering regiments and battalions from the 1861 65 war for one dollar plus transportation to delivery sites. Additional volumes are promised later this year and include a strong urging that every state soldier obtain a copy, with postage set at thirty cents.
A testimonial touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as restoring health and happiness for coughs and lung troubles. It claims long resistive cases improved and mentions cures where health resorts failed. For sale by Blackburn.
A historical editorial argues the South was not kept back after the Civil War. It credits debt repayment, education spending, pensions, and federal Confederate-era burdens as misperceived hindrances. Instead, the South reportedly grew cotton output and expanded manufacturing, showing resilient industry and forward momentum.
A clipped devotional note speaks of eternal toil and rest, urging perseverance in work and trust in God to reward seed sown. It emphasizes duty, patience, and spiritual outcomes beyond visible results, referencing Castoria branding in a historic ad-like snippet.
A terseHealth ad touts Hood's Farsawarilla claiming it makes the weak strong by promoting strength through proper nourishment. The copy emphasizes vitality, vigor, and overall wellness as a result of the tonic’s use.
By power of sale under a mortgage dated June 18 1899 E M Gragg and wife Rachael Gragg mortgaged land to W V Calaway and wife to secure 700 with interest from June 18 1899 The mortgage remains due The Gragg heirs or assigns will sell at the Grat Monday in August 1901 in Watauga Superior Court at the courthouse door Boone for cash the described tracts The first tract 60 acres bounded by E M Gragg and Watanga River The second tract 75 acres starting from Linville Improvement Co corner with various bounds This deed duly registered in Watana county Book Pare 236 June 27 1901 Mortgagors W V Caraway and wife mortgagees E F Levitt Attorney The old year is gone but the New Year offers savings on every article of goods.
The ad promotes trade in dresses and ladies wear alongside groceries and hardware. It highlights a broad stock including sugar coffee flour rice canned goods jelly and sewing machines, inviting customers to inspect items and bring trade-ins.
We offer a range from cheap brogans to fine hand sewn ladies shoes and children's footwear. A handsome line of table ware and bronze Galax leaves are in stock. We buy staple roots and herbs including SP Ginseng and birch oil at top prices. Bring your produce to our store.
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