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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
3
A stream of items from Wilkes and Ashe counties reports community news. Vivid notes cover local ads, church events, school openings, political shifts, medical exams, and a serious illness in Capt. Coffey’s family with hope for recovery, plus an accident at Meat Camp and stock law concerns affecting locals.
An advertisement urges readers to hitch their wagon to a star and let Nature assist the body with Hood's Sarsaparilla. It asserts spring cleansing and a brighter complexion if the remedy is taken, presenting a persuasive claim about health benefits.
A Manatawney man recounts a severe lung cold kept him bedridden last winter. His wife bought a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure that effected a speedy cure and he cannot speak highly enough of the remedy. The note mentions a third term as an unwelcome topic in political context.
Public sale at Boone courthouse for cash to highest bidder of a 175 acre tract on Reddies Fork Meats Camp Creek waters described by bearings and distances, as part of a partition suit in Watauga Superior Court. Notice to defendants to appear June 10 1901 and answer or demur. April 28 1901. Attorneys Lowe and Bingnam.
Our General Line offers a full stock in every department with prices near or below competition. Ladies dress goods and underwear hats ties gloves and more are always in stock at low prices. We lead the county in extra quality goods and latest styles. We keep a handsome stock of ready made clothing rivaling all in price and finish.
The notice urges shoppers to inspect the store where sugar is in stock and prices are kept low even as most goods rise. It stresses self-service examination and emphasizes affordable pricing. The ad uses imperative language to invite customers to view the selection.
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