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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
4
Watauga Democrat recalls barefoot childhood freedom and springtime scenes. The piece,penned by W. F. Marshal in Progressive, fondly describes cool earth under feet, fresh water by the spring, and nature’s awakenings. It lightly notes practical downsides of barefoot life in fieldwork and farm chores.
A Buffalo dispatch reports Fred Hitchcock of Olean was sentenced to six months in the penitentiary and fined fifty dollars for violating public decency by allowing his 15 year old daughter to wed a Negro, Arthur Jones. The African American minister who presided is bonded. The notice notes no punishment for the couple and questions why ministers are punished, while reflecting on state laws and local reactions.
A sentimental tribute to the healing power of a gentle woman’s smile and words. It mirrors how a mother and wife soothe feverish children, grieving sisters, and tired husbands. The piece then shifts to a vaudeville style anecdote about River Simpson of Minneapolis, who dislocated his jaw trying to tell a joke, later giggling as surgeons rebandaged him, kneeling with curiosity about the joke’s danger.
A fragmentary essay blends a health pitch for Dr King’s New Life pills noting their ease on digestion with a linguistic anecdote about the word Blizzard. It traces usage by American journalists in 1880 81 and cites an 1854 English toast anecdote and 1840s volley metaphor.
Advertisement claims a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bron Quinine Tablets. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails. Box bears E. W. Grove’s signature. Quantity 250.
Advertisement quotes Shakespeare and boasts that Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is the greatest healing power on earth. It asserts medical science fails where the tea succeeds, promising wellness and long-term health as a civic virtue, citing M B Blackburn of Blowing Rock Drug Co.
Kenneth McIver of Nunceboro Maine recounts a near fatal throat and lung illness. doctors gave him up but he credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life. the remedy treats coughs colds bronchitis throat infections and hoarseness. life insurance ads and odd vignettes follow about crime detection and a health tea promotion.
An old advertisement extols Hollister's Rocky Mt Tea and Tablets for a noble aim of enhancing personal allure. It claims all can obtain a beautiful complexion with use, attributed to M. B. Blackburn of Blowing Rock Drug Co. The prose mirrors period marketing language and emphasizes cosmetic benefits.
An OCR fragment cites an old tonic ad copy describing Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as iron and quinine in tasteless form with a “No cure, no pay” claim. It also references Punch’s line about “the walla are the books the poor” as a literary aside.
Druggists offer a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure external piles within six to fourteen days. Claim emphasizes testing and blind trial, noting bleeding and protrusion symptoms and promising refund if no relief.
Entry Notice No. 2456 reports L. J. Hodges entering 35 acres in Boone township near Laurel Park headwaters. The parcel spans along Hodges, Clawson, Gragg, Long lines, returning to Hodges line with various courses noted. Entered March 4 1907. Hi Betsy Taker.
A man visiting an oculist complains about failing sight and is prescribed the weakest glass. The oculist jokes that if it fails, get a stronger glass, then suggests buying a small intelligent dog and a yard of string as a remedy if the strongest glass still fails.
A lecturer from Waynesboro Pa extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a scientific wonder for cures. It claims to heal burns sores boils cuts wounds chilblains and salt rheum. Sold at 25 cents nationwide.
Entry Notice No. 24791 records R J Cook locating ten acres on Eli River in Shonehaw township Watauga County on Dick's Ridge. The entry cites a chert site in the sentinent line of the old G Banners triet runnt courses. Entered Mererhach in 1907, author J Mardin.
State of North Carolina Watauga sil county lists J. O Presswell locating and entering 150 acres of land between Beech Mountain and Beaver Dam townships. The tract includes the bed of the Watauga River to the general high water mark on both sides, beginning at the Seate line and running up the river to I. V. Reece's line. Entered March 25, 1907.
Entry Notice No. 2467 records Levy Morphew locating and entering to acres of land along Laxton's Creek and New River in Stony Fork township, beginning at Samuel Greer old corner now James Johnson's corner, with Jennings line to Morphew line and various courses to include all vacant land nearby. Entered March 25, 1997 by HU J. Mardin and Barry Toke.
Mr FP Moore of Globe and Mr Geo R Clarke have closed on part of a farm one mile north of Lenoir. Moore and associates plan to erect a cotton mill and other manufacturing enterprises on the land soon. A New Jersey senatorial swap is described as a chance without improvement and reform often leads to worse conditions.
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