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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
3
Local items urge registration before the fast approaching deadline with messages from Chairman Simmons and others. News notes cover kitchen garden yields, a Boone wedding plan, and education efforts while recounting community events and a missing parcel on Blowing Rock routes.
An independent anti stock law candidate announces withdrawal from the race while asserting ongoing effort and improving prospects for election. The statement frames continued participation and confidence in victory.
Joan O. J. Porter offers 125 acres four miles west of Boone with good title. Terms and details through R A Adams Vilas NC. Also 150 acres on Rich Mountain north of Boone with about 5 acres cleared, contact Hucu M. Wetlhorn TransAx NC.
By order of the state and under a guardian’s mortgage deed, clerk J. V. McCall announces the sale of the old Jar. Brown farm on Nov 6, 1902, at the courthouse in Lenoir between noon and 2 pm. The property lies in Boone township and covers about 300 acres, described by a long chain of bearings and joins, including the lands of Jacob Mast and A. J. Critcher, with the home place of Critcher. The sale is to satisfy a judgment of $2,539.71 plus interest and costs.
The excerpt promotes Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for travel sickness and dehydration. It notes the product is sold by M. B. Blackburn and urges travelers not to leave home without a bottle to prevent diarrhoea related to change in food and water.
The ad promotes a two month sale with low prices on calicoes, dress fabrics, sugar, coffee, and shoes. It touts wholesale like discounts, closing out hats and clothing, and promises higher payment for wool and cattle. The seller claims to offer more goods for less money than any county firm and invites customers to visit.
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