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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1917

Page

2

Watauga Boys Volunteer for Battery of Artillery

The Watauga Democrat notes that local youths volunteered with Recruiting Officer Jones to join the Battery of Artillery rather than wait to be drafted. Ed Hodges, Russell Maltba, Graham William, Stuart Brown, Rom Lovint, Grady Barnes, Cleveland and James Gross, Stuart Barnes, Walter Winebarger, Jessie Danner, Roby Brown, Bob Honeywatt, and Edgar Hardin went to Lenoir for examination, all meeting physical requirements. They will return to Lenoir until ordered to training camp in Greenville South Carolina.

Watauga Jones Battery of Artillery Lenoir Ed Hodges Russell Maltba Graham William Stuart Brown Rom Lovint Grady Barnes Cleveland James Gross Stuart Barnes Walter Winebarger Jessie Danner Roby Brown Bob Honeywatt Edgar Hardin Greenville 8. C

Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors And Travel

Cove Creek hosts visitors E Zep Ray of Marshall and kinfolk from Rock Hill and Vilas. Couples from Park Virginia to Knoxville share summers with relatives. some pursue work in Kansas City and automotives.

E. Zep Ray Marshall, N. C Mast Ora Mabel Glenn Rock Hill N. C

Partial Watauga Draft list shows drawn order and serials

A historical draft entry lists registrants from Watauga with drawn order and serial numbers. It notes the county quota would come from the first entries and clarifies figures are unofficial estimates from daily press, naming numerous residents and towns such as Boone, Blowing Rock, Sugar Grove, Zionville, Trade, and Valle Crucis.

Watauga Washington

Best Remedy For Whooping Cough

Mrs J Iroberte of East St Louis Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the only medicine kept in the house that keeps the cough loose and relieves dreadful coughing spells. She notes it also helps colds and croup.

Itoberte East St. Louis

Vague Index of Names and Places Across Multiple Entries

A fragmented OCR list shows numerous names with partial numbers and locations such as Vilas Boone Reese Reese Todd Mabel Mills Zionville and others. The text mixes surnames, initials, towns, and scattered figures, lacking coherent narrative or context.

Reunion program for Camp Nimrod Triplett No 1263

The notice outlines the two day reunion at Henson's Chapel on August 9 and 10 1917 with church services music and addresses by local figures including Capt. Nor ris and Miss Annie Smith. It calls on veterans and Union soldiers to attend and notes campfire talks and marches weather permitting with Sheriff Moody urged to attend.

Henson's Chapel Fife and Drum Corps Norris Ed Sherwood Maud Mast Don Horton Waters Boone Annie Smith N. C Watauga County J. L. Sherwood J. H. Farthing Cove Creek W. P. Moody E. J. Norrin D.C. Dugger Enoch Swift

Valle Crucis Letter: Wagner Family on Trips and Visit

Valle Crucis notes Mr W H Wagner and wife travel to Charlotte on a business trip. J L Wagner and brother George of Bristol have been hunting with good success. Alfred Isaacs has repair work underway on his house. Rev Geo Wagner and family from Bristol are visiting relatives in Valle Crucis.

Madge Milner Cranberry Grant Donnelly Sutherland Silverstone T. E. Wagg The Methodist Church Nettie Greer Abingdon Monroe Greer Rural Retreat W. H. Wagner Barlotte J. L. Wagner George Bristol Alfred Isaacs Geo. Wagner Valle Crucis

Episcopal Services in Watauga County Listings

The notice lists church services by location in Watauga County Foscoe Blowing Rock Boone Yodds Shulls Mills with times including Sundays 11 am 10 am Sunday School and various evening services on the second third and fourth Sundays and Tuesday following the third Sunday. J N Atkin.

Foscoe Blowing Rock

Weaker Women End Woes with Deans Kidney Pills

Mrs. L. W. Powell of Lenoir North Carolina testifies that after illness left her weak and with back troubles, Deans Kidney Pills strengthened her back and improved daily energy. The ad claims thousands of cured cases and urges readers to buy for 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.

Dean L. W. Powell Lenoir N. C Voan Pilla

Land for Sale near Boone with 100 acres and improvements

100 acre land offering 60 acres cleared in grass and balance in timber. Swall dwelling of four rooms with good outbuildings and two orchards. Located 24 miles west of Boone. For price and terms write Adams Vilas Route 1 N C.

Boone ADAMS Vilas N. C

Foley Cathartic Tablets Promoted as Gentle Cleanse

Special notice touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a thorough bowel cleanse that removes undigested waste and tones the liver. It claims the tablets are non nauseating, light on the stomach, non addicting, and widely sold.

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