Gloom Buckets and Gloomy Prophets Across America
A critique of Western optimism versus Eastern pessimism argues that Westerners still see a hopeful future while many pundits in Europe and the United States revel in misfortune. Lloyd George is cited as the prime gloom bucket, once upbeat, now alarmist as Europe teeters toward chaos.
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New York Times
United States
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Joe” Cannon
Illinois
Mr. Lloyd George
England
Genoa
London
Lloyd George
Hearst
France
America
No. 10 Downing Street
Boone Young People Unite For Sunday Bible Study
The B Y P U notes praise last Sunday's program and invite all Boone Baptist Church youth to join the union. Herman Wilcox urges young Christians to serve, keep the wheels turning, and attend Sunday at 6 30 for a missionary meeting In All Judea focusing on state missions and Elisha in daily readings.
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Boone Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Christ Jesus
Elijah
Judea
Herman Wilcox
A Married Man (Published by Request)
A humorous verse piece lampoons domestic life and public blames. It teases a wife as boss, cites swollen pockets after war, and mocks political pessimism about Lloyd George with cheer up ideas.
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Main Street
The Domestic Queen of the Church Aisle
A humorous sermonlike poem depicts a husband’s view of his wife’s shopping and millinery habits as she leads him through church aisles and domestic duties. The piece emphasizes hats, pins, broomsticks, and rolling pins in a playful critique of married life.
Notice of Mortgage Sale in Watauga County 1923
A. W. Smith as commissioner will sell at the court house door in Watauga County on June 18 1923 at 1 p m the 80 acre tract described in the mortgage deed of J E Jestes and Minnie Jestes to W H Byrd dated March 1 1920. The sale follows an order of the Superior Court at the spring term 1923 in the case Jestes vs Byrd and will be to the highest bidder for cash according to the judgment terms.
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Superior Court of
Watauga County
J. E. Jestes
Minnie Jestes
W. H. Byrd
Court House
State of North Carolina
Watauga Township
Franklin
W. H
M. E. Byrd
Joel Eggers
Joe E. Jestes
Ed Franklin
A. W. Smith
Local advertising urged to protect business and community
A pro advertising exhortation argues that truthful ads build trust and that buyers gravitate to advertised goods. It urges local merchants to promote the district and sales days and cites Herbert Kaufman on faith in one’s business as essential to sustaining local commerce.
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Genuine Bull Durham Tobacco
Oxfords
Elbert Hubbard
Herbert Kaufman
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Watauga Democrat
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