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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
3
The Watauga Democrat publication details its Post Office entry and second class mail matter status. It lists subscription rates including 1 year for 1.00 and 50 year options, with 126 advertising rates available upon request.
Local notes report attorney Fletcher on fishing trip to Banner Elk and Dr. Munroe considering permanent location in Boone. The new Board of Education to take oath on the first Monday in July, tax concerns loom, and community events include religious meetings, health updates, and upcoming speeches by Prof. Wiley H. Swit. Amid praise for local professionals, property taxes and public works prompt calls for bridge funding and street improvements.
The editor of this paper, among the first Oklahoma settlers in 1889, suffered severe diarrhoea from bad water and heat. After failing with remedies, a neighbor gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him within hours as he slept for the first time in days. Gale by M. B. Blackburn.
Alred W. Dua, the Optician and Eye Specialist, will visit Watauga on July 20. Interested individuals should mail him in Lenoir before July 1 to arrange an appointment, or after that date send to Valle Crucis, North Carolina, to fix a date.
Dr W H Wakefield an eye ear nose and throat specialist from Charlotte will spend part of his summer vacation in Watauga. He may be consulted by persons who desire his services in Boone on Thursday July 14 and at Banner Elk on Thursday and Friday July 16 and 17.
Dr J L Cottrell offers professional medical services to Boone and surrounding communities. Calls are answered promptly day or night. Office located at Coffes Hotel in Boone North Carolina.
The 14 year old daughter of Alerick Lewis is held in jail awaiting the next term of Watauga Superior Court. She faces trial for stealing a twist of homemade tobacco from Watson. The paper condemns the act as unpardonable and a disgrace to the county.
Antiseptic liniment known as Chamberlain's Pain Balm is advertised to heal cuts bruises and burns without maturation and much faster than common treatment. Sold by M B Blackburn in the notice.
Thomas L Critcher a Deerfield North Carolina surveyor now uses a Warnier Compass and specializes in surveying and mapping home mineral and timber lands. He handles all sixty surveying roads and tracing ditches.
The article lists contributions paid in to the Talachian Training School building fund totaling amounts from donors such as W. C. Coffey D. D. Dougherty and B. B. Dougherty with multiple other residents including Miss Jennie Coffey J. W. Farthing and J. B. Todd. It urges community support noting a substantial sum raised in the past week and mentions Governor offers in the context of a separate county crime note dated June 10 1903 from Deerfield N C.
Local ad offers watches with premium springs claimed as the best on earth. Warranty stated as usual price one dollar, advertised at a reduced or special sale price.
The fourth day of a local festival includes a debate by Watauga and Appalachian Literary Societies on a pros and cons query about U S glory, an 1 p m campus dinner hosted by Academy ladies, an address by Romulus Z Linney, and a Boone Globe baseball match at 3 pm. Public attendance is invited and families are asked to bring a picnic basket. Chamberlains er tablets offered by M B Blackburn for appetite and digestion.
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