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The Watauga Democrat is entered at the Boone North Carolina post office as second class mail matter.
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Watauga Democrat in Boone, North Carolina
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1898
Page
3
Local News Highlights From Watauga County
Local notes on primaries next Saturday and county convention Monday. Dems urge turnout. notices on dress goods, eight day dock offers, and a recent marriage. Obituaries mark the passing of Mr Caleb Coffey. turnpike stockholders reelect Martain as President and Corpening as Secretary.
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Caldwell & Watauga Turnpike Co
Blowing Rock
H.C. Martain
Lenoir
I. N. Corpening
Watauga
Uncle Sam
Raleigh
N.n.colvard
John Holars
Young Love
Jim Lunsford
Ernest McGuire
Dolph Triplett
T. C. Hodges
Mark Clarke
Abner Smith
Rom Green
Andy Davis
God of
Closing Exercises at Sky land Institute May 1898
The closing exercises at Sky land Institute Blowing Rock for 1897 98 are announced with public examinations on Wednesday May 25 an Industrial Exhibit on May 26 at 2 pm and an address by Rev W H Stubblebine of Salisbury on May 27 at 11 am The public are invited to attend Dorsett K L Principal
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Court House
Boone
Raleigh
Watauga County
Chicago
Correy
Skyland Institute
Blowing Rock
W. H. Stubblebine
Salisbury
Kl. R. Dorsett
Wool Sale Promises High Prices and Elkin Goods
A local dealer announces they will be in Watauga County to buy wool at the highest market price this season. They will also exchange the Elkin Woolen Mills line offering cloth yarns and blankets, promising well known quality and customer satisfaction.
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J.C. Horton
Agt
Chatham Ming, Co
Watauga County
Elkin
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Universal Cure
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the greatest medicine, claiming it cures when all other preparations fail to do any good. The copy emphasizes universal efficacy and urges readers to try the remedy for various ailments.
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America
Sure La Unippe Cure Promises Quick Relief
Suffering from a dreadful malady with body pains and loss of appetite, the ad touts Electric Bitters as the sole remedy. It claims to restore liver, stomach, and kidneys, tone the system, and guarantee cure or money back. Sold by M. S. Blackburn for 50 cents a bottle.
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Blackburn
Income tax proposal echoed in Watchman brief
A Watchman note argues that if Britain adopts every policy, including the income tax, Americans could accept it as a substitute for the British gold standard. The piece frames income tax as a necessary domestic policy aligned with historical English governance.
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England
Discovery valued higher than Klondike gold
A.C. Thomas of Marysville Texas credits Dr King's New Discovery for curing his consumption and lung troubles after years of suffering. He claims gold pales beside the remedy and would pay any price for it. A trial bottle is free at M. B. Blackburn, regular size fifty cents to one dollar, guaranteed to cure or money refunded.
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A.C. Thomas
Marysville
Tex
Klondike
Dr. King
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Marketed as Cure All
Ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as America’s greatest medicine offering a cure all image. It urges buyers to stock a year’s supply and take it today to save money and regain health. Hood's Pills are advertised as easy to take and operate.
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Hood
America
Vil ANTEX WAR, WAR sale by Will W Holsclaw Vilas NC
Vil antEx war sale text proclaims cheap cash pricing on a wide range of goods. The ad lists hardware clothing groceries and dry goods with low prices and prompts readers to bring Wheat corn eggs and other items for top market prices. It is signed by Will W Holsclaw of Vilas North Carolina.
Broadside of cheap general merchandise and hats
A storefront advertises low prices on domestic fabrics and cotton plaids at five ets per yard, trimmed and untrimmed ladies hats, a strong shoes selection, and a full line of plows, nails, and hardware. It emphasizes pay down terms, calls for quick sale of goods, and asks readers to bring in corn and rye for top market prices, Valle Crucis.
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Taylor & Mast
Valle
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