Moving British Army in England Stirs New York Sun Letter
A New York Sun excerpt from a letter to George D. Blair of Newcastle Pa. recounts Henry W. Thornton describing England’s mobilization, Irish enlistment, and French spirit as war mounts. He praises rail nationalization, Great Eastern mobilization, and compares Allied resolve to Napoleonic times.
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New York Sun
George D., Blair
Newcastle
Henry W. Thornton
Great Eastern Railway Company of
England
Empire
Napoleon
Gemany
War Office
Summer Constipation Dangers Warn Summer readers
Summer Constipation Danger warns that summer time worsens constipation due to contaminated food and excess cold-water intake. It cites colic fever ptomaine poisoning and other ills, promoting Po-Do-Lax as a natural laxative that increases bile and clears congested waste. A nightly dose costs 50 cents at druggists.
Farmers Institutes in Watauga Discuss Agriculture and Homemaking
State Agriculture Department and Watauga Farmers Institute plan events at Valle Crucis September 21 and Boone September 23 with morning and afternoon sessions on farm operations crops pests livestock and dairying. A Woman's Institute led by Miss Jane Wan and Miss Lula Cassiday invites homemakers to join talks on household economy health education and child-rearing with prizes for bread and corn bread exhibits. Lunch encouraged and a question box to be answered in a Round Table Discussion.
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Aier
State Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institute Committee
Watauga County
Valle Crucis
Boone
Frank Sherman, Jr
C. R. Hudson
W. A. Graitam
Com. of
German Successes Worldwide Battlefronts Reported
The Charlotte Observer notes two clear facts from European front coverage. German successes overwhelm English and French troops while heavy human casualties mount.
Infection And Insect Bites Danger: Sloan's Liniment Ad
An old advertisement warns that insects spread disease and recommends Sloan's Liniment as an antiseptic cure for bites, rust bites, and wounds. It touts 25 cents at druggists and offers a money back guarantee. It ends with a Confucius quote about knowledge.
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Sloan's
Notice to settle accounts at Hayes and Co Blowing Rock NC
All persons are urged to come and settle their accounts with H C Hayes & Co in Blowing Rock North Carolina at once. The notice cites a biblical quotation from Malachi and a Baptist reference, indicating a religiously framed appeal for payment and faith-based blessings.
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H. C. Hayes & CO
Blowing Rock
N.C
Boone County and the mountain air boastful ode
Wartime mountain pride praises Boone as the land of flowers and friendly folk. The piece extols Appalachian Training School and local schools with strong enrollments, claiming Boone surpasses other towns in clarity, climate, and community spirit.
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Appalachian Training School
Boone
Wagner A. Reese
Canadian order requires wife consent for married volunteers
A military order made public states that every married man volunteering for active service in Canada must provide his wife's written consent before he can be accepted. The rule applies to all married volunteers, mandating spousal approval as a prerequisite to active service enrollment.
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Canada
The Fearful Cost of War Across Nations
A historical note reflects on Kruger's warning before Britain’s war, predicting a staggering coat to conquer Africa, and compares Boer, Civil War, and contemporary European bloodshed. It laments many lives lost, widows and orphans, and prays for peace. Also mentions Sheriff Triglett’s raid on a blockade distillery and recovery of a still, though moonshiners escaped.
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Paul Kroger
Kruger
Great Britain
Europe
Japan
Prince of Peace
Bambasiam
Triglett
Saya
Dr. Long
Lenoir
Land sale in Avery county North Carolina advertises strawberry plants
Notice dated August 13 1914 announces a large land sale on August 31 in Newland Avery county North Carolina. The seller J L Hartley Linville offers 20000 varieties of tested strawberry plants for sale with parcel post options and promises fruitful berries next year.
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North Carolina
Newland
Avery County
New Blowing Rock Drug Store Ad Promises Health
An old promotional notice from Morphew's New Blowing Rock Drug Store touts a frost free stock of medicines and “OF PREVENTION of happiness” remedies. It claims quick, reliable responses to health concerns and offers inexpensive drugs and fancy articles, urging cash purchases.
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Morphew’s
Morphew
Blowing Rock
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Linville, N. C
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