Allied supremacy in war effort seen firm by 1917 end
The Washington administration through Secretary of War Baker asserts Allied dominance and predicts Germany cannot last another year. The London Observer notes Germany’s manpower strain and expects American entry to hasten a close before winter 1918, with 2,000,000 U.S. troops soon to arrive.
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Washington
Baker
Flanders
Germany
Belgian
United States
England
London Observer
America
Napoleon
Honsyhold
German Navy Sailors Rise in Silent Revolt
Washington reports from Amsterdam say German Navy sailors staged a revolt threatening morale at home. Allies view the event as encouraging, while German leaders fear a wider breakdown of discipline, contrasting with what is seen on land and in submarines.
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Washington
Navy Department
Amsterdam
Jhas
Germany
North Sea
Ask Anyone Who Has Used It Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
Families keep a bottle of chamber rite Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house for use in emergencies. It is presented as a word investment and a saver of suffering, with reliability affirmed by those who have used it.
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Juin
War tax to fade as peace nears say observers
The Charlotte Observer notes optimism that within a year the war tax will vanish piece by piece, starting with the stamp tax, echoing post Spanish American War patterns. The piece argues European war conditions justify planning for peace and a rapid readjustment once hostilities ease.
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Charlotte Observer
Liberty Bond Appeal Urges Citizens to Support War Effort
A wartime appeal stresses that dollars cannot be neutral and urges immediate Liberty Bond subscriptions. It calls on residents to back the army, stressing loyalty to country and the need for fully equipped, well trained troops, with The Cashier of the Watauga County Bank seen as the subscription point.
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Uncle Sam
Germany
Belgium
Paris
Relief for muscle pain with Sloan's Liniment
An old fashion ad touts Sloan's Liniment for sore muscles and general external pains. It claims rapid relief without skin staining, penetrating action, and easy application, suitable for rheumatism, gout, lumbago, backache and more at 25 cents.
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Sloan
Town and County Notes from the Watauga Bank Announce Liberty Bonds
The item notes buy a Liberty Loan Bond at the Watauga County Bank with denominations of fifty, one hundred, and five hundred dollars. It also mentions a hard freeze last Friday morning that likely ruined some fruit, ripe chestnuts with good quality but lower yield, and postal rate changes on November 2. Other snippets praise Mr. J. H. Hardin’s buckwheat harvest, discuss electric lighting issues due to low water, and list social visits and local movements of residents including Dr. J. C. Farthing, W. B. Austin, and Parks Gwaltney, with brief notes on their activities and service.
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Watauga County Bank
Parks Gwaltney
Burke County
U. S. Navy
Coast Artillery
Norfolk
Watauga Taxable Property Shares 1917 Valuation Totals
Publisher notes tax returns show 208142 acres valued at 1.48 million and 379 town lots at 180 thousand, totaling 2.714 million in real and personal property. Grand total property value 2.854 million with 1824 polls. 1917 tax rate 1 dollar per hundred on real and personal property and 2.45 per poll. total tax 3,624.30 across state school county and road funds.
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Democrat
State Tax Commission
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