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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1927

Page

5

Noted Dietician Draws Crowds with Health Message

Irwin D. Richardson son, a diet expert, lectured at the courthouse on living to a hundred. He cited evidence from Johns Hopkins Columbia Yale and other labs showing refined foods lack minerals and vitamins and that white flour diets harm children and animals.

Johns Hopkins Columbia Yale United States Richardson Theshville Agricultural and Normal Institute and Rural Sanitarium

Diet reform urged by noted medical authorities

A speaker cites Sir William Osler and other prominent doctors as advocates of diet reform. He argues 70s longevity is possible with rational eating and compares human feeding to livestock fodder. Professor Richardson will lecture on Can Disease be Cured by Diet at 8 pm. Public invited. Boone townsfolk show keen interest. WANTED TO BUY GOOD COUNTRY hams. Only the best. Boone T Shop.

William Osler M. D England Harvey W. Wiley Will Mayo John Harvey Kellogg Horace Packard Mark Richardson Boone T Shop

Dempsey Starts Training for Sharkey Bout in July

White Sulphur Springs N Y June 27 Jack Dempsey ready to begin intensive training today for his 15 round fight with Jack Sharkey in Yankee Stadium July 21 His day includes a five mile road run with trainers in the morning and a sparring session with partners plus rope skipping in the afternoon.

White Sulphur Springs N. Y Jack Dempsey Jack Sharkey Yankee Stadium

fragmentary quotation from a person notice or interview

A fragmentary exchange mentions taking someone home after a show and a response about the speaker’s parents being at home. The text conveys a casual, domestic moment without additional context or details.

Movie Entry Recounts Simple Admission

A light exchange at the box office reveals someone finally seeing a film after paying the standard fifty cents. The dialogue highlights the mundane ritual of entry and shared enthusiasm for the cinema.

Confident Miss Responds to Question About Returning Home

A confident Miss answers a social question about riding home with a college boy. She states she is not a snob and stands by her choice in a candid exchange.

Name of a Daughter and a Farmer's Plea in North Carolina

A window blind maker's daughter gains notoriety in a local tale. Tom Tarheel argues North Carolina farming urgently needs better pastures to sustain prosperity.

Tom Tarheel North Carolina

Corn sold as pork and grass sold as milk profits rise

A report notes higher margins when corn is marketed as pork and grass as milk rather than as grain or hay, indicating transformation-based pricing benefits for producers.

Board of Education Postpones July Meeting to Tuesday 5

Owing to the Fourth of July celebration in Boone the July meeting of the board of education is moved to Tuesday the 5th. Chairman W F Sherwood and Secretary Ed Smith Hagaman sign the notice.

Boone Board of Education W. F. Sherwood Smith Hagaman

Wedding talk and Fourth of July plans in Boone

The Tattler notes that Boone girls may wed soon as wedding plans swirl around, while a big Fourth of July celebration by the American Legion awaits, urging baskets for locals and visiting Legion members. It mentions John Hodges offering 500 dollars to move his feed store to Main Street and other local quirks.

John Hodges Main Street Boone American Legion

Also Mentioned on This Page

Court House Irwin D. Richardson Albert T. Reid Dempsey Harold Lloyd Bob Custer George Sidney Charlie Murray Kenneth Harlan and Viola Dana Conway Tearle Mae Murray Clara Bow Elinor Glynn Hartford Fire Insurance Company Boone Insurance & Realty Company, Inc Gordon H. Winkler Mgr High Land Furniture Co Depot Street the Tattler Boone and Watauga County Queen Annis Beauty Parlor and Sanitary Barber Shop Arthur Hamby Darwin Watauga County Slim” Coffey Fred Farthing John Greer Mamie Sanitary Barber Shop Annis Self Boone, N. C
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