A Trip to Watauga County and Reflections
A July 4 travel journal from Risden to Watauga County details Blue Ridge air and visits to Blowing Rock Shall's Mills Cove Creek Mast and family homes. The writer notes local people, farms and a rain storm, ending with a home return. Plus a humorous New York Press piece titled Reflections of a Bachelor with quips on marriage and gendered social observations.
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Watauga
Sditor Democrat
Texie
Roth
Risden
Mulberry
Watauga County
Blue Ridge
Dr. Rumple
Shall's Mills
Watauga River
Valle Crucia
Martha Mast
Cove Creek
John McBride
N. L Most’s
Newt
John Mast
Sallie
Jacob Mast
Silverstone
Walter Shull
Lee Green
Lee
N. L. Mast
Holden Davis
Ellen Davis
Addie Glenn
Jacob Lewis
D. F. Horton’s
Boone
Cottrell
Will. Maat
A. M. Mast
Bucklen's Arm a Salve advertised in old notice
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arm a Salve as a universal cure for eruptions, sores, boils, pimples, ulcers, and burns. It claims rapid healing and guarantees a cure for 25 cents at Slackboro's, with a closing quip about men repeating poor behavior.
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Slackboro’s
Chronic Constipation Cured by Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for chronic constipation with genuine C. C. C. stamped tablets. The copy notes not sold in bulk and urges Druggists to stock. It also makes a brief remark about parental concern for red hair in the family.
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OxWrrr& Co
Chicago
Crops Outlook Mixed With Promise for Corn Tobacco and Cotton
The Franklin Times notes the wheat crop is weaker than recent years, but the current outlook for corn tobacco and cotton is promising, suggesting farmers may see improved yields across major staples.
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Franklin Times
Quoted Ruminations on Love and Wealth in Humorous Tone
A sharp, satirical meditation contrasts virtue and vice, noting that the good may die young while the bad endure, and lampoons misjudged beauty as merely worth “80 cents.” The piece pivots on money, romance, and skewed value, wryly suggesting love overestimates gold and weighs personal worth against wealth.
Fragmentary quote on a woman's impact and pain
A fragment expresses a belief about how a woman can endure severe pain without injuring her brain. The line implies a social or literary stance on gender and resilience, though the context is unclear and the source text is incomplete.
Greensboro Convention Names Judge Walter Clark Chief Justice
The Morning Post editorial notes the State Democratic Convention at Greensboro nominated Judge Walter Clark for Chief Justice. It asserts the Post’s loyalty yet criticizes the process, stating the party delegates named him for the exalted post and urging support to help regain former losses.
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Paul Aadorees Clark
Phickext
Walter Clark
Greensboro
Post
A Poor Millionaire Advertises Digestive Aid in London
A satirical note claims a wealthy man suffered starvation in London due to digestion issues. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills with benefits for digestion and appetite, pricing at 25 cents with a money back guarantee. Sold by Slackbarn.
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London
Dr King
Slackbarn
Notice of sale of land in Watauga County North Carolina
In Watauga County Superior Court, Jesse Storie et al vs George Storie and R A Nelson, a sale by commissioner L D Lowe is set for August 4 1902 at Boone court house. The 150 acre tract in Blue Ridge township, known as Elizabeth Nelson lands, is offered subject to R A Nelson life estate with one third cash on day of sale one third in six months and one third in twelve months.
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North Carolina
Watauga County
Jesse Storie
George Storie
R. A
Nelson
Superior Court
Said County
Court House
Boone
R. A. Nelson
Blue Ridge Township
Watauga Co
Notice of public sale of two tracts in Watauga NC
In Watauga County North Carolina H Bower versus Jacob Potter et al an order of the Superior Court directs a cash public sale at the courthouse door Boone on the first Monday of August 1902 between ten and four o clock. The sale covers two adjacent tracts of land on New River in North Fork township totaling about 25 acres and includes parcels adjoining Enoch Potter Sr Abram Potter J L Church T H Sutherland and Thos Davenport to satisfy a judgment recorded in Minute Dock Book D pages 102 and 104.
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Superior Court
Watauga County
Court House
Boone
New River
Watauga Co N.C
Enoch Potter
Enoch Potter, Sr
Abram Potter
J. L
Herk
Pendley House Hotel Opens After Refitting
Mrs W P Pendley proprietor announces the hotel building has been refitted and refurnished in all departments and is now open for the public. Comfortable rooms and good fare, with transient boarders well cared for. Rates reasonable.
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W. P. Pendley
Markt
Fine Nursery Fruit and Vines for Sale in Moretz NC
W L Correy offers a fine lot of fruit trees including apples peaches pears prunes and assorted grape vines suited to the local climate. Trees three to six feet tall delivered to buyers with similar prices to other nurseries. Call or visit Moretz North Carolina for details.
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W. L. Correy
Moretz, N. C
Subscription Offer for The Morning Post
One month two months three months and one year subscription prices offered. All payments must be in advance and addressed to the Morning Post Raueton North Carolina.
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New York Press
Smith
Creearres
Castoria
Thia
Pileine
Scalestoria
J. P. Taylor
J. D. Taylor
Valle Crucis
E. F. Lovinn
Adm
H. Bower
Jacob Potter
New York
Martin
Blowing Rock, N. C
Boot & Shoe Shop
G. H. Duncan
G.H. Duncan
Johnston
Tome Sorae
Wain Drug CO
Detroit, Mets
What Is
King
Busi
Chamberlan
M. B. Blackburn
the Morning Post
Raleigh, N.C
Morning Post
Raueton, N, C
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Aa Tence T Munteabions
Siete Mae Fcs
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Seami Munn & CO
Broadway
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U. S. Patent Office
Washington D.C
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