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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
4
A Watauga Democrat excerpt parodies a presidential candidate who travels widely and inspires hype. It notes public adoration fades on closer view as flaws appear and voters reassess the ideal, quoting Walt Mason’s verse from News and Observer.
A fragment notes a home remedy Foley Cathartic Tablet to ease indigestion and related symptoms overnight. It also reports M. B. Blackam selling his minority stock in the Virginia-Carolina Railway to Norfolk & Western, yielding control of the Abingdon to Todd line.
A June health exhortation promotes kidney pills to restore kidney function and ease pain. The piece closes with a note on monuments and a quote about lasting memory through worthy lives.
A Caldwell reader cites Chamblain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a household staple. He notes the product travels with the family on long trips and suggests forethought saves money. The Concord Times remarks on presidential candidates being preacher s sons.
A brief reader testimonial from C E Summers of Hol dredge Neb describes overcoming a severe cough and cold using Foley's Honey and Tar. He credits the product with a speedy recovery and notes its comforting effects for families.
The Blaine Aldridge land in Watanga town comprising fifteen acres more or less with tax 2, 58 is offered for sale for 1915 taxes. The parcel adjoins Calvin Andrews and H. T. Shook et al. Sale set for September 4, 1916. June 3, 1016. TM. P. Moody, Sheriff.
The report lists assets and liabilities as of June 16 1916 including Lovins and discounts 191146 23 overdrafts 73 50 bank building 2000 00 fixtures 1000 00 deposits 75822 23 time certificates 99607 42 cashiers checks 1144 32 savings deposits 3043 42 total 233828 06 The cashier J G P Hagaman swears the figures to be correct with directors N L Mast W C Coffey L A Greene sworn July 11 1916.
Urges protection against colds and grippe during seasonal changes with Dr. King's New Discovery. Recommends a ready made remedy, a pleasant Tar Syrup that soothes coughs, checks colds, and helps break up grippe without mixing. Endorsed as tested for over 40 years.
A quoted line urges ongoing displeasure with one’s current state and warns against aspiring to what one is not. The text centers on self-judgment and restraint, reflecting moral guidance in concise verse form.
An old style advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a skin health remedy. It claims to wake a clear complexion by moving the bowels gently, stimulating the liver, cleansing the system, and purifying the blood. The remedy is described as a splendid summer medicine priced at 25 cents, available at the druggist.
Refined quotation noting that wealth and virtue do not appear abruptly. The author suggests character, not fortune, defines a person.
Advertisement copy offering Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound and Foley Kidney Pills for bronchial coughs colds and croup with a return a trial package to Foley Co Chicago Illinois seeks names and addresses from readers.
A cryptic aphorism states that when a man’s toes aim at the saloon his back turns toward success, hinting at a parable about chance and direction without naming individuals or events.
S M Murphy, a Wellsburg New York druggist, reports chamberlain's tablets as the most satisfactory remedy for stomach troubles and constipation in his thirty four years of service. Obtainable everywhere.
Mrs Riley of New York reports six months of relief from indigestion using Chamberlain's Tablets. The testimonial claims the remedy gave her pleasure and strong benefit, noting availability everywhere.
An old notice praises Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a ready made remedy sold in 25c bottles. It lists ingredients and claims to ease phlegm with quick relief and urges buyers to insist on the labeled formula. The quote from Cervantes appears as an epigraph about living well.
A missionary speaker in Des Moines recounted a trip to rural India where he fell ill and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life. He endorses its use as both preventative and treatment for bowel complaints, noting its wide availability. A quote from Dr Johnson on shaping a Scotsman if caught young closes the note.
A vintage ad asserts Sloan's Liniment stops rheumatic pain and stiffness by stimulating circulation. It cites knee relief from J Furgoscan and a Phil. Fenn endorsement, noting 25 cents at druggists and prompting quick warmth and comfort after application.
Sato of North Carolina files entry for 500 acres in North Fork and Meat Camp area as headwaters of North Fork of the New River. Boundary runs through Elk Knob Copper Company tract to Kay and Potter, John Winebarger, Woodrings, and neighboring families. Entered June 18, 1916 by H. J. Hardin, B.T.
In Watauga Superior Court before Clerk A A Greene and &A Adams, Walter Green Nelia Hodges Lethia Green Millard Green Dorris Green Charlie Green Willie Green Clayton Green and Millard Green general guardian of Lethia Green are cited. The action seeks partition and sale of real estate fully described in the petition. Defendants must appear at Boone on July 6 1916 to answer or demur. Dated June 6 1916.
Public sale ordered on the first Monday in August to satisfy a debt secured by a 1914 mortgage to W O Green. Property described as 115 acres in Beaver Dam township with boundary lines and references to Book 8 deeds of mortgage in the Watauga County records. Signed June 23 by W O Greene and attorney John H Bingham.
In the Superior Court of North Carolina Watauga County A A Greene and E A Adams vs Walter Greene Nelia Hodges et al. By order of the court I will auction on first Monday in August 1916 at Boone court house 10 am to 4 pm the land described as 88 acres more or less in Boone Township joining Charles Lewis EA Adams and others. Auction to cash to highest bidder. July 6 1916 A A GREEN Commissioner.
W Whiting offers about 4200 acres subdivided into small tracts in Shulls Mills North Carolina. Lands lie between Blowing Rock Grandfather Mountain and Linville River near Shells Mills with a turnpike road nearby. Purchasers can pay cash or in one two or three years. J M Lacy Boone Fork Lumber Co Shulls Mills N C invites buyers and states prices will rise.
In Catron Kentucky Mrs Bettie Bullock writes of years of illness with womanly troubles. After failing to improve with doctor treatment she begins Cardui the woman’s tonic and soon can walk again and perform her duties. She urges others with similar troubles to try Cardui as sold by their druggist.
Notice in the Superior Court of Watauga County that Clarence Mast and co defendants are named in a suit by John Mast to partition and sell certain real estate. Clarence Mast must appear at the Clerk’s office in Boone on July 15, 1916 to answer the petition or risk the relief requested. This text is dated June 15, 1916.
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