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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
3
Notice states advertising rates are available on application at the Boone North Carolina post office, indicating second class mail matter designation and official pricing details.
Local news notes from the area cover prices at R. M. Green’s with coffee Arbuckle’s at 25 cents and five pounds of rice for 26 cents, corn planting progress, and various town happenings. Updates feature marriages, illnesses, school openings, a suicide in Johnson County, print shop notes, a lumber contract, and a revised mail route schedule improving Mountain City and Lenoir service.
A vintage medicine advertisement urges readers to combat summer colds with One Minute Cough Cure. It claims rapid relief for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and features testimonials from J H Bowles and T J Coffey & Bro.
Jessie Pinkley Hall of Springville Alabama credits Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for keeping her three children and baby healthy during a whooping cough outbreak last summer. She notes her older daughter asked for cough syrup after each fit. Congress appropriated 500000 dollars for Danish West Indies volcano relief.
Action filed in Watauga Superior Court to obtain an order to sell lands of Benjamin Hartley deceased to pay his debts. Defendants include Leason Bartey Emily Hartley Elizabeth Moody D C Hartley Benjamin Hartley William Marcus Leroy Marcus Elizabeth Greene Joseph Green and other heirs. Hearing at Boone Courthouse June 23 1902 before the clerk. May 5 1902 John Hf. Bingham C. C.
The Alleghany Star quotes Creed Stamper, a leading Republican, saying Linney might run independently if he seeks Congress in this district. Linney is widely regarded as capable and foresighted, but others expect him not to run. Dry weather dominates talk. Drummer Richard visited last week. Hense Hardin passed through. N M Dobbin moves saw mill. Hamilton Clawson is ill with pleurisy.
W A Calaway ex sheriff of Watang county conducts a tax sale at the Boone court house door on July 1 1901. Purchaser Noah Winkler describes land in Boone township owned by John F Eller with 1900 tax of 1 72 and a redemption deadline of July 1 1902. If not redeemed, a deed will be issued. This April 28 1902.
We offer goods for sixty days at reduced prices. Calicoes 5c, outings 10c, double width casimers 15 to 20c per card. Four tablespoons soda for 10c, 16 tablespoons sugar for $1, 17 tablespoons brown sugar for $1. Laundry soap and shirting lines, hats, shoes, and pants on sale. Large selection, aims to beat all county prices. Come one, come all.
Watauga County North Carolina on the court house door at Boone sale July 1 1901 by G B Caraway purchaser of tax lands in Blowing Rock J W Hayes Asheley lot tax 1900 210 and 510 dollars redemption expires July 1 1902 unless redeemed deeds will be issued April 10 1902 G B Caraway
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