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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
4
A rowdy monologue extols a quiet telephone girl who knows secrets of every man and woman. The speaker warns that if she revealed her knowledge it could ruin marriages, friendships, churches, and even turn days to night. The piece ends with a breathless reminder of what her secrets could do to the town.
The piece reflects on seasonal crop chatter from spring to early summer, noting excess pessimism about weather pests and disease. It argues that despite ruin, drought, hail, and boll weevils the harvest typically resembles past years and is ultimately guided by divine providence, with minimal input from seasonal workers.
The Houston Post notes a Cleveland woman credits daily onions for her 115 years, while she says she was born in North Carolina. The Onion claim contrasts with Texas onion origins, and both papers debate the plausibility in a light, speculative exchange.
A Richmond News Leader editorial cites The Washington Post and Charlotte Chronicle praising Noah Webster’s blue-back speller as a classic spelling book once used in American schools. It laments modern “intensive education” and notes the enduring value of steady, simple learning, contrasting it with current demand for rapid gains. It also touches on farming questions about corn and Irish potato sizing and cultivation timing.
A sufferer of stomach trouble is glad his dyspepsia and indigestion vanish after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. He reports better appetite, stronger nerves, and improved energy as his stomach liver and kidneys function properly. 25c at all druggists.
Farmers invite public viewing of a 1 year old fancy bay stallion described as a fine saddle and driving horse. The horse weighs 1,220 pounds and is 8 years old with dark bay coat and strong saddle gates. Appears in Todd N.C. on April 25, 8. 1. 265.
Articles note the voluntary dissolution of Blowing Rock Mercantile Company with stockholders' consent filed July 1 1909 under Chapter 21 Revival of 1905. The record includes a separate court sale notice for Emeline Shull vs John Shull in Watauga County with public sale of land on the Watauga River set for August 1909 to satisfy a judgment.
Colonel Higginson recalls a brave young man in his regiment who refused champagne and offered water as a toast to "our Mother" at a champagne supper. The moment silenced the room, memory lit the scene, and many left soberly touched by the idea of mothers. The Young Churchman.
A man from Chenry Wash recounts a desperate lung ailment that baffled a local doctor. After costly visits to a California specialist, he found relief with Dr King’s New Discovery, which he credits with curing him and his companion. The remedy promises relief for coughs colds bronchitis and asthma with trial bottles free.
In Superior Court fall term 1909 John Trexler sues Lelia Trexler for dissolution of matrimony. Defendant must answer or demur to the complaint within the first three days of the term opening Sept 13, 1909 in Wetauja County. Date June 7 1909 Tuos Binoway C S O.
A fragmentary report mentions a man and a mat inventor creating an ambrosia to draw a result carried in a packet. The brief appears from the Boston and Houston Post era, hinting at a humorous or puzzling note about an invention and a tied outcome.
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