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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
3
A dated notice lists subscription rates and mailing terms for Roone North Carolina post office. It specifies rates: one year likely 1.00, six months 50 cents, three months 25 cents, and mentions advertising rates furnished on application.
Local notes report new ads and goods at Greene’s and Moody’s, a fine 38-year-old horse for sale, and health updates on Walter Brown of Rutherford. It notes visits, sermons, lodge officers, a medical specialist’s tour, and local weather. It mentions jurors for a Wilkes County federal court, community events at Blowing Rock and Valle Crucis, a kiln fire at Farthing, and Willard Beach’s departure.
The North Carolina Press Association plans its June 26 to 28 meeting in Lenoir with a mountain outing schedule. Editorials leave Lenoir for Blowing Rock, Boone hosts dinner, then return to Blowing Rock for drives and luncheon, followed by Linville and Grandfather Mountain stops, fishing at the lake, and an Edgemont departure to connect at Hickory Lincolnton and Gastonia. Community leaders urge fast mobilization for a likely crowded event, praising editors and their families.
A fragment notes the use of harnesses for upper and hip work and references older production methods. It mentions the use of 00 acids or chemicals and expresses a desire or intention related to these items. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome.
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