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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1898
Page
3
The Watauga Democrat is entered at the Boone post office in North Carolina as second class mail matter indicating its postal status and distribution channel.
Weather remains very dry and sidewalks to be started today. Visitors include Solicitor Spainhour and wife from Morganton and Rev. Geo W Osborne formerly of Blountville. Ivy grub operatives move to Horton property. Grace Blackburn ill but improving. Mrs. J A Elliott of Mt City Tenn visiting in Boone. Miss Bessie Horton joins mother in town for mountain stay. Linville River railroad sale disclosed. purchasers unnamed. Board of Education met with limited business. County Sheriff notes excellent wheat crop. Capt Lovill travels to Sutherland to meet daughter Maggie. County Commissioners meet. road claims settled. Lost cape between Boone and Banner Elk reported. Divine services planned at Mt Zion and Mt Pleasant. Local candidates proposed: Lowe for Representative, Joe B Todd for Clerk, J B Clark for Sheriff, C J Cottrell for Register.
The article notes Prof G P Jones and fellow professors plan a four week Normal School in Boone starting July 11 1898 for teachers and aspiring teachers with good enrollment and turnout. It also reports local students Annie and Maggie Norris and others joining the school, and mentions Mr J W Farthing caring for his ailing mother at Watauga Falls.
Dr W H Wakefield of Charlotte will be at the Green Park Hotel in Blowing Rock on Friday and Saturday July 8 and 9 for eye ear nose and throat work only. He will not return until summer of 99. Glasses fitted to eyes.
County Commissioners will hear a request on the first Monday in July to alter the township boundary from the top of Pineorchard to the top of Stone Mountain between Bald Mountain and Meat Camp townships. H H Greene Leander NC promotes mower tools and invites inquiries.
A historical ad claim extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for appetite, digestion, blood purification, and curing skin ailments, nerves, and sleep. It asserts high consumer confidence and compares a battleship to naval peacekeeping, suggesting future U S shipbuilding.
The advertisement urges cleansing the blood in spring after winter confinement. It touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy to purify the blood and restore health, and promotes Hood’s Pills as a reliable family cathartic and liver tonic.
The death of Mrs. Glenn wife of Mr. J. J. Glenn after a two week illness casts gloom over Cove Creek where she was greatly beloved. She left a husband and a large family the youngest an infant. She was a daughter of the late Rev. A Farthing and a devoted Christian. A funeral was held Monday with many friends present. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved husband and children.
A health article links appearance to well being and organ function. It states a bilious or pinched look signals liver or stomach issues and promotes Fleethe Bitters as a tonic improving digestion and cleansing the blood to clear pimples blotches and boils for a better complexion.
Rev. David Kitzmiller died at his Carter County home after a sudden head pain. A 66 year old Baptist preacher, he spent 40 years teaching in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, renowned for zeal and influence in the ministry. A Catholic priest, Rev. Thomas Sherman, has taken the chaplaincy of a Missouri regiment.
testimonial style notice claims Hood's Sarsaparilla dissolves acid in blood to cure rheumatism. Quoted sufferers from Durham and Wilmington NC praise three bottles each, asserting long relief and full recovery. Includes mention of Hood's Pills and pricing.
Advertisement by Will W. Holsclaw from Vilas North Carolina offers cheap cash sales on a range of goods including hardware dry goods groceries and clothing. The note claims large stock low prices and invites barter for grain and produce like wheat corn oats and eggs along with roots and herbs.
A dated notice from Dr. BI Phillips states that those owing him must settle within sixty days or the debts will be turned to an attorney for collection. The call urges friends and customers to come forward to preserve cordial relations. February 24.
A local seller advertises domestic fabric at five cents per yard and best cotton plaid at five cents per yard. Ladies hats trimmed at fifty cents, untrimmed from low prices, and a wide range of gentlemen’s furnishings. Shoes priced to fit, hardware including plows and nails, with a large hat stock and general inexpensive goods. Ima’s store promotes cheap merchandise and urges shoppers to visit ZRORUCHANAN.
Taylor and Mast send thanks and good wishes to customers with a promise to provide more value for money than ever before. The note emphasizes gratitude and ongoing efforts to improve offerings for their patrons.
The notice invites the trading public to seek bargains as the business proclaims new preparation to offer extra bargains in merchandise and invites customers and friends to take advantage of improved offerings and pricing.
A dated 2 17 98 notice offers a general line of goods at pay down prices and promises low fixures. The firm states it cannot sell on time and seeks to buy produce at the highest market price, inviting continued patronage from friends.
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