Death and Funeral Notices From Valle Crucis 1905
A detailed obituary notice recalls the October 1905 death of four year old Paul Dyer in Valle Crucis. It describes the family’s grief, community support, and a Sunday Episcopal service at St John’s in Watauga county, with burial in the nearby churchyard. The piece also includes scattered notices about local health cures and historical references to the Lowery outlaw case, plus brief ad-like items and a sermon excerpt on Christian duty and selflessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Pass
Valle Crucia
Paul Dyer
Earth
Paradise
Thoreday
John William
Martha Thomas Dyer
Paul
Episcopal Church
William H. Hardin
William R. Savage
St. John’s Church
Watauga County
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets for All Ailments
An ad promising health benefits for constipation indigestion liver kidney issues pimples and blood purification. Claims stimulate vitality and renew vigor for all ages, with bold statements and questionable ingredients aimed at general wellness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollister
Rocky Mountain
Madison
One Minute Cough Cure advertised for child health risks
An advertisement urges mothers to guard children against colds and croup using One Minute Cough Cure. A Chester Michigan postmaster recalls their child’s sudden croup attack quickly relieved by three doses. The ad notes safety, a 25 cent price, and E W Groves signature on each box with a refund if ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Spafford
Chester
Mich
M. B Blackburn
E. W. Grove
Untidy quote on women and guests
A fragment expresses frustration about preparing for visitors who never arrive and the pressure to host only when company is present, contrasting expectations of social duties and desire for genuine hospitality.
Engaged couples urged to guard health with Electric Bitters
Bennetsville South Carolina resident A Brown shares a tale of his wife suffering from dyspepsia and a torpid liver. After using Electric Bitters she recovered strength and vigor, becoming well again. M B Blackburn sells and guarantees them at 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennetsville
S. C
M. B. Blackburn
After a Certain Age a Man and a Woman Make Up Minds
A concise thought on aging notes that men and women alike decide their paths as they gain years and freedom to choose. The remark underscores personal resolve arising with age rather than external pressure.
Finding Health Like Money From Lung Troubles
W C Barber of Sandy Level Virginia recalls a chest ailment from smoke and coal dust. He reports relief after using Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds sold at Blackburns. He claims a one dollar guarantee on the remedy’s effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Barber
Sandy Level
No ice-dealer death tied to remorse claimed
The reader states there is no data about an ice-dealer being driven to death by remorse, asserting no evidence of such a case at hand. No further details or names are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbrough
League
West Ve
M. B. Blackburn
Christ
God
Jesus
Phillips Brooks
Wilmington
United States Courss
United States
Uncle Sam
Ceru
Morning Post
Alphonso
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L. D. Lowe
Attorney AT Law
Banner Elk, N.C. P
Watauga, Mitchell
Todd & Ballou
Jefferson, N. C
F. A. Linney
Edmund Jones
Lenoir, N. C
Watauga
J.C. Fletcher
Boone, N. C
E. F. Lovil
Boone
N.C
ER. S. Coffey
R. D. Jennings
Banner Elk, N. C
Blackburn House
Bower
Tenn
Valley of the Cross
Gethaemane
W.as
Lenoir Topic
Opic
Lowery
New York Herald
N. C
Robeson County
Florence
D. C
Henry Berry Lowesty
Gang of Outlaws
New York City
Herald
Lumberton
Henry Berry Lowery
Herald c
Rhoda Lowery
Express
New York
Ayer
Ae. Rome
Ovampics Pamphet
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Binghamton, N
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