Beavers and Union Classes Hold Kind Music Contest
The Watauga Democrat reports a friendly vocal contest on the North Fork of Cove Creek at Union church with Bea ver Dameline. About 1,000 attendees saw the Union class led by Prof. P. C. Younce and the Beaver Daw class led by John Sherrill sing ten songs each, no decisive winner, but strong mutual respect. Hon. Smith Hagaman and J. G. Greer spoke on music and Sunday School, with Greer admitting ignorance of music before demonstrating its effects.
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North Fork of
Cove Creek
Union Church
Beaver Dameline
Ing
Union
P. C. Younce
John Sherrill
Smith Hagaman
J. G. Greer
Hagaman
Mr. Greer
Small sins lead to larger crimes in warned admonition
The Uplift urges guard against minor sins as seeds of greater vice, warns a prizefight between Jeffries and Johnson may draw $100 seats, and recalls a quip about measuring wealth. The Elkin Times quotes a streetwise exchange on riches and value amid social cautionary notes.
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Jeffries
Johnson
Jeffries-Johnson
Elkin Times
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
A brief advertisement states Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver tablets assist nature in removing impurities and restoring health and strength. Sold by J. M. Hodges.
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Chamberlain
Nature
J. M. Hodges
All Skin Diseases Dr Bell Antiseptic Salve Ad
An old advertisement extols Dr Bell antiseptic salve as the best creamy snow white ointment, guaranteed with a 25 cent price from all dealers. The piece also includes brief moral quips about women fishing for compliments and a joked drugstore exchange about tablet versus dyspepsia.
Owning Home and Moral Verses From the Ledger
A column urges laboring poor men to buy town lots as a path to home ownership, arguing fifty dollars saved yearly in rent can fund a home and reduce debts. Nearby notes praise patience and hope, with brief excerpts from Chamberlains remedy and assorted aphorisms by Sel. Selected.
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Gaffney Ledger
Boone Furniture Store Promotes Modern Furnishings and Coffins
Furniture and coffins offered by Boone Furniture Store boast an up-to-date line including dressers sideboards bedsteads tables and more. A full range of coffins and caskets in mahogany gloss white white and black plush plushette s of all sizes is available with best attention given to phone orders.
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Boone Furniture Store
Stomach and Liver Tablets Sold By Hodges
Advertisement noting stomach and liver trouble relief with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Claims headaches and symptoms caused by stomach issues and promotes easy dosage. Sold by J. M Hodges.
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Chamberlain
J. M Hodges
Handsome Wen and Health Notes Amid Land Entry Record
A fragmentary 1910 notice blends medical curiosities about women’s health with a land entry description in Watauga County. It records Jesse Hodges locating fifty acres in Blue Ridge township along Middle Fork of the New River, detailing boundary lines and entry dates. The entry was logged March 8, 1910, and filed April 21, 1910 by H. J. Hann, Entry Taker.
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State of
N. C
Watauga County
Raid
Jesse Hodges
Blue Ridge Township
Middle Fork
New River
Hodges
G W. Long
Coffey
Long
Blue Ridge
Widow Moor
H. J. Hann
Teke
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Watauga Democrat
Fletcher
Connecience
Castoria
F. W Robertson
Cardut
Tcarda
M. Hodges
Furniture & Coffins
Moretz Old Stand
Henma Vie
Eliss
Alonzo O.bi
Ack
Bliss
Mast & CO
Zionsville, N
Cara
Heaundhs
Eall
Copynicuts &c
Pat Pomenniien
Suna
Scientific American
A & Go
New York
Washington
Ecu
Gasio Storia
Arrovel Ct
Gastoria
Bears
Ely
Cardui
Ira
Katie Burlison
Goreville
Ill
Cardus
Attrossi, Lyon Mfg. CO
St. St
Brooklyn
N.Y
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