Patterson School Farm Progress and Prospects in North Carolina
The Patterson School in Legerwood, North Carolina, reports robust summer farming. Principal Rev. H. A. Dobbin oversees about seventy acres of corn, potatoes, wheat, rye, hay, cattle, and a creamery, providing income and sustenance for the industrial school. The writer urges broader funding to expand facilities for growing enrollment. Also noted: the boys engage in timber, shingles, and farm operations. a blackberry harvest fuels jam production, and a stray farm dog named Joe returns from Grandin.
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Legerwood
N. C
Patterson School
H. A. Dobbin
Dobbin
Commonwealth
Joe
Grandin
Miss Jean Jones Visis Boone Near Family
Miss Jean Jones of Alleghany county visits Boone at the home of her brother Dr. J W Jones for a few weeks and is well known and admired by locals.
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Jean Jones
Alleghany County
Boone
J. W. Jones
Watauga Storm Wipes Out Crops and Destroys Dams
The Watauga county region endured its severest wind and flood in memory. Flooding from Friday into Saturday destroyed crops and damaged orchards, bridges, and roads. The Cone estate flood and the Winkler mill area suffered heavy losses while the New River dam withstood pressure but left the village without power for about two weeks. Local estimates place county damage from $50,000 to $200,000 with no reported casualties.
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Watauga
Cove Creek
Valle Crucis
Shulls Mills
Foscoe
Boone
Flannery
New River
Cone
Anne Triplett
Jim Simmons
Geo. Austin
Wiliam Shore
Winkler Mill
Avalanch
Messrs
Geo
J.S. Winkler
Winklers
Rogers
Messrs Winkler and
Messrs. W. W. D. Edmisten
Neal Blair
New River Light and Power Co
R. F. Edmiston
W. R. Greene
Nev
Providence
Wedding Celebrations Use Maxwell Officiant Services
The Fourth of July wedding was officiated by a Maxwell and the service impressed so much that the company offers Maxwell and driver for future weddings at no charge. Highway Motor Co. of North Wilkesboro promotes the reliability of Maxwell and Buick cars, contrasting them with cheaper models claimed to be short lived. N.C. mention.
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Maxwell
Kelley
Highway Motor CO
North Wilkesboro
Buick 35 H. P. Automobile Debuts at $665 F.O.B.
The Buick 35 H. P. car offers genuine leather upholstery and Delco starting and lighting with modern refinements. Priced at 665 dollars f.o.b. factory, the preview notes the surprise of the season from HIGHWAY MOTOR in North Wilkesboro, N.
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Delco
Highway Motor Disaoe
North Wilkesboro
Doan's Kidney Pills Public Endorsements in Boone
A 1911 1914 testimonial for Doan's Kidney Pills from W M Childers of Lenoir North Carolina highlights relief from kidney and back troubles. The ad urges readers to buy the medicine for reliable kidney relief priced at 50 cents and notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as the maker.
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Dean
Boone
W. M. Childers
Farmer
Lenoir
N.C
Doan
Childerst
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The
Taatanga Democrat
R. C. Rivers
Hurrycrapn
Florida
Maxwells
Highway Motor C
N. Wilkesboro
Cont
Riverside
Yates Bros
Riverside, N. C
Bynum B. Banner
F. M Richards, Jr
Elk Park
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
Avery
Banners Elk
Ford
Banner & Richards
Banners Elk, N. C
Reo
Hudson Cars
Watauga County
John W. Hodges
Rufus L. Gwyn
Lenoir, North Carolina
W.S. Miller & CO
Todd, North Carolina
N. L. Mast
G. P. Hagaman
the Bank
W. C. Coffey
J.T. Miller
T Cash
Watauga County Bank
Boone, North Carolina
Todd
McCuire Bros. & Company
Todd, Norti Carolina
Elkland Supply Co
Todd, N
Todd Mercantile Co
Todd, N. C
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