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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
1
Partial OCR fragment indicates a sepolarly practice session in North Carolina involving a named group or team. The readable items mention Bagar Grove and a practice period with a group of gents, but the text is garbled and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
A long excerpt recounts a frontier legend linked to Toe River in North Carolina, detailing land tracts granted to Adronal Waightatill Avery in 1788, and a tribal saga of lovers and war chiefs. It describes the river, cleared fields, and a Great Council where the Pipe of Peace is used to seek reconciliation between rival tribes led by famed chiefs, aiming to avert mutual destruction.
A lively pitch extols Boone as a health and pleasure center inviting locals to convert spare rooms into boarding houses. It argues summer tourism would bring thousands in yearly revenue and foster friendships, with streets improving and merchants benefiting while keeping sanitary standards high.
Mrs Nora Greene nee Wagner now of Lancaster Washington writes acknowledging The Democrat for keeping Watauga news alive. She expresses homesickness for the North State and recalls her days as a student at the A T school.
A man tests Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and backache. He says the pills relieved his pain, ended spells, and left him free of kidney trouble. The ad notes they are sold by all dealers and imply satisfaction.
A fragmented editorial note quotes a New York Sun line praising a man who helps the contest’s children and the needy without lines of division. The text emphasizes a balanced, generous character who neither challenges the rich nor neglects the poor.
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