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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
A 1911 Watauga Democrat piece warns that barefooted children risk ground itch from polluted soil harboring hookworm larvae. It explains the life cycle of threadlike worms, symptoms, and treatment, urging daily prayer and coping tips while noting regional colleges and schools.
The article corrects a prior claim that Caesars head lies in Transylvania County North Carolina, stating it is actually in South Carolina near the state line. It also notes no person was harmed and the Caesar statue did not tumble during the earthquake, only rocks shifted.
An eclipse occurred last Friday that was theoretically total but practically partial. It appeared only in the Southern States and reached totality solely over the Pacific archipelagoes.
The State Sunday School Convention, held last week in High Point, concluded as the most successful session to date. The organizers announced plans to hold the year’s meeting in Asheville in a future date in North Carolina.
The Lenoir Topic reports Hibriten Park Company has been organized and a well graded road to the top of Hibriten is assured with a pavilion and other improvements on the summit.
Twenty two miners were entombed in the Ott Mine No 2 of the Coal and Coke Co at Elk Garden West Virginia on the 24th. Most bodies have been recovered. Three men were instantly killed and nine more are thought mortally wounded in the incident. In New York a man was killed when dropped against a railroad rail.
A Sunday Bangor fire nearly destroyed movable type printing property valued over 6 million in New York for 50 thousand. The Gutenberg Bible, the oldest book from the business section, perished. Henry Huntington of Los Angeles bought it, the largest price paid for a book. The library's collection belonged to the late Robert Hue and was printed between 1450 and 1455. About thirty Jewish families in the congregation of the synagogogue in Forsyth Street, Winston-Salem, are affected. One infant found on a porch in Concord, a new car in Asheville battery, Edison, and other items are noted in scattered items the same day. A Rock Hill man died hospitalized after his wife’s admission. A Seaboard Air Line clerk vanished from Wilmington. Ex-senator A. B. Kittredge remains gravely ill in Hot Springs.
A one dollar bearer check placed in a bottle off the Carolina coast was found by Pearl Etheridge of Kitty Hawk and sent to the Lincoln National Bank of Pittsburg where the funds were forwarded. A separate note mentions Dr Wiley warning on headache medicines under the pure food act and a wreck of an excursion train carrying teachers to Washington with eight dead and many injured.
A 17 year old white boy in Mt Airy is jailed on charges linked to a reported incident involving a nine year old white child cared for by a town physician. Authorities condemn the crime and note the young suspect faces the electric chair if convicted.
Leander 8 Rochelle, father of Brodie L Duke's former wife, was convicted of blind tigering in Durham and sentenced to six months on the roads.
Samuel B Underwood, master of Trinity Park High School in Durham, N C, has resigned to become superintendent of the Kinston public schools.
It is believed the Senate will not discuss Canadian reciprocity for several weeks as the only matter now under consideration. The delay suggests the issue will await further deliberation before any action or debate occurs.
Foley Kidney Pills are promoted as a true medicine described as healing strengthening antiseptic and tonic. The testimonial notes quick action and mentions a person named Mr Blackburn.
The Birmingham Steel Rail Factory has shut down following contract completions leaving 2,500 workers unemployed. The closure impacts the local economy as displaced welders and auxiliary staff seek new work opportunities amid regional industry shifts.
Orison Swett Marden in Success argues spouses should share income and decision making. A husband must treat his wife as an equal partner in a million dollar venture, allow her to live her life freely, and grant the same privileges he desires for himself to create true marriages and higher civilization.
M. N. of Irondale Alabama suffered years of kidney troubles before trying Foley's Kidney Remedy. Within three days the back pain eased and kidney function improved, prompting the patient to recommend the remedy publicly as highly beneficial.
Zeke Davis, a colored citizen of Anson county, was sent to the penitentiary for a year last week for making pot licker a booze brew described as a pot with a gun barrel spout. The landmark notes the harsh local sentiment and nickname for the illicit drink.
An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as the right remedy to neutralize poisons and relieve leakache headache nervousness and other bladder ailments, attributed to MB Blackburn.
In Roanoke Virginia, a few days ago Mrs J H Mann and her seven children were burned to death in a tragic blaze. Authorities reported the fire affected a family dwelling, with no survivors among the household. Funeral arrangements and investigations followed as neighbors memory of a sorrowful event lingered.
One hundred dollar reward offered for a cure of catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo. The signers vouch for F J Cheney's honesty and ability to meet obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
By power in a mortgage deed Abram Potter and Salina Potter mortgaged $110. The note, assigned to Thomas Bingham, Receiver, shows about $3909 due. The property in Watauga County on the North Fork of New River, about 120 acres, will be sold at public auction at the court house door in Boone on May 22, 1911, for cash to satisfy the debt with interest and costs. Trade names include Frank Wilson J C Hutton Henry Main heirs M A Main J C Potter David Wilson J W Main and Ray and Baker lands. Receiver Thomas Bingham signs the notice.
In Surry County court at Pilot Mountain, Herman Southern, a 12 year old, was committed to the reform school for four months while his father, Jobo Wall Southern, received a nine year prison term. The incident occurred in the same session, with the boy placed in custody for reform.
The Twelfth Session begins April 90 at Lees-McRae Institute with seven teachers guiding eleven grades in the Literary Department music drawing painting and modeling industrial and domestic training plus daily health oversight. Enrollment for 1910 lists 185 students from nine states and two foreign countries.
In a year end address the merchant states 1910 was fair to customers and public, expresses gratitude for trust, and pledges renewed energy and determination to make 1911 more successful, inviting continued confidence.
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