Taft campaign missteps contrasted with Bryan gains
The Watauga Democrat notes rising Republican unease as Taft managers face criticism from the Chicago News while Bryan's campaign shows vigor and effective use of Democratic material. New York Herald forecasts place Bryan ahead in electoral votes, signaling a favorable trend for the Democrats six weeks before election. Enticements like cheaper school books and Southern Book Exchange ads pepper the page.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Middle Bass
Island
Cincinati
Bryan
U. K
White House
New York Herald
United States
Herald
Mr. Bryan
Mr.Taft
Mr. Taft
Ohio
Democratic Party
Night riders and political shift stir southern cotton country
A Charlotte Observer excerpt notes night riders pressuring Alabama and Arkansas cotton planters to cut acreage and hold crops to a Fort Worth convention price, while Kentucky tobacco growers faced harsher discipline. It discusses Alabama governor action, Kentucky proclamations, and broader fears of law enforcement response. Indiana politics show Roosevelt losing ground to Bryan amid regional shifts, with several counties flipping in special elections and Munice swinging Democratic.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Fort Worth
Arkansas
Kentucky
Charlotte Observer
Indiana
Roosevelt
Parker
Munice
Republicas
Merchants urged to contact Coffey for flour loads
Notice directs Wa tauga County merchants to reach Thomas H. Coffey at Blowing Rock. Coffey acts as agent to sell flour at Lenoir prices with 30 cents per hundred hauled. Home Milling Co., Depot Street, Lenoir, N. C. T. F. Seehor, Manager. 6-4.
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Watauga County
Thomas H. Coffey
Blowing Rock
N. C
Lenoir
Depot Street
F. Seehor
Carbolized Witch Hazel For Piles Burns Sores
A brief note promotes carbolized witch hazel as a remedy for piles burns and sores with a direct claim of relief. It emphasizes topical use and general soothing effects, referencing common medicinal applications of the era.
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Auction in Watauga County
Public sale to satisfy a mortgage executed by Geo M McGuire and Juasie P McGuire on March 28 1907 recorded in Watauga County NC to secure bonds totaling 700 with 200 due. 12 m noon Oct 5 1908 at the courthouse Boone NC. Tracts 7 acres and 5 1/2 acres more or less described as Cove Creek Township near Silver Stone. Mortgagee W F Parker & Co.
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Geo. M McGuire
Juasie P. McGuire
Register of Deeds
Watauga County
Court House
Boone
Watauga Co
N. C
Cove Creek
Said County
Silverstone
E. J. Smith
M. M. McGuire
B. J. Smith
Geo. Hayes
Hayes
W. F. Parker & Co Mortgagee
Independent Candidacy for Sheriff in Watauga County
D C Ragan announces as an independent candidate for sheriff of Watauga County in 1908. He pledges fair impartial service to the people and signs the document dated September 16, 1908.
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Watauga County
D.C. Ragan
The Observer Company description notice
The Charlotte Observer announces its status as the largest newspaper in North Carolina with daily and Sunday editions. It outlines semi weekly and weekly subscription details and page counts, emphasizing broad coverage of local, state, national, and foreign news.
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Observer
North Carolina
Sunday Observer
the Observer CO
Cuantorres
Watch Repairing Warns Against Inexperienced Makers
An advertisement warns that many watches are ruined by inexperienced workers and urges owners not to trust their timepieces to amateurs. J. W. Bryan proclaims his decades of experience, promises careful repair using the best materials, and says charges cover only actual work done.
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J. W. Bryan
Wach-maker & Jeweler
The Baffled Mosquito Poem
A humorous verse about a mischievous mosquito disturbing lovers and quiet evenings. It mocks the bug as it insects between couples, biting noses and spoiling romantic moments, then retreats toward the woods as Cupid warns against further mischief.
Mrs Chas E Smith Adopts King’s New Life Pills
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she likes good things and has adopted Dr Kings New Life Pills as her family's laxative medicine because they are effective without fuss. The purifiers are sold to all druggists.
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Chas E. Smith
West Franklin
Dr. Kings New Life
Jennie Merrick
Cambridge City
Ind
Cardus
Trinity Park School Headmaster Announces Preparatory Excellence
Trinity Park School in Durham North Carolina presents itself as a first class preparatory institution. It boasts graduation certificates for college entrance, a faculty of ten officers and teachers, a seventy five acre campus, a thirty thousand volume library, and a well equipped gymnasium. The school emphasizes high standards, modern instruction, and frequent lectures by prominent figures, with moderate expenses. For a catalogue and information contact H M North, Headmaster, Durham NC.
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H. M. North
Durham N.C
Trinity College Law Department Promotes Superior Advantages
Trinity College announces four departments, large library, well equipped labs, and gymnasium with modern apparatus. Moderate expenses and aid for worthy students. Young men wishing to study law should investigate the Department of Law at Trinity College. Catalogue and information from D. W. Newsom, Redstar, Dunnam, N.C.
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Trinity College
D. W. Newsom
Redstar
Dunnam
N.C
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King
North Carolina College OF Agriculture and Arts
West Raleigh N.C
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Samy
Scientific
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Nanadeniers
New York
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Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Virginia-Carolina Chemical CO
Ochmond
Durham
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