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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
3
Local readers are informed that advertising rates are available upon request. The notice indicates that the Watauga Democrat field offers rate details to prospective advertisers and invites inquiry through the appropriate contact.
Local news items cover clerical sermons, court visits, and a variety of community happenings. Notables include Clinton Hulcher's visit, church sermons by Rev Weston and Bishop Horner, school openings at Banner Elk and Watauga Academy, road repairs on Boone and Blowing Rock turnpike, and tax notices. Births, visits, a belled buzzard sighting, and a death in Trade Tenn. are noted, along with farm and business yard activity and a factory upgrade by Denney and Proffit.
Surveyor Thames Van dyke will locate a road from Boone to Valle Crucis via Vilas next Monday. Jury appointees J C Ray and Asa Wilson will accompany him to assess damages. Also notes Keen & Gage lawyer visit and depositions in damage suit against a Kansas railroad. Registrar and judge lists for November election announced.
Superior court in North Carolina orders a master to sell at Boone court house on October 6 1902 the 150 acre estate including all lands of Elizabeth Nelson at her death. Terms are one third cash one third in six months and balance in twelve months with interest notes and security. Title retained until full payment. L D Lowx Commissioner.
Mortgage sale published for E B Miller and Jane Miller to secure 300 dollars with 75 dollars credit. On October 6 1902 at Boone court house door sale to highest cash bidder for a 275 acre Meat Camp Creek tract in Meat Camp township Watauga NC. Sale subject to two preexisting mortgages and costs. reference to Book G page 90 in county records. Aug 1902 Correy and Councitt mortgagees.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets advertised promise to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. The claim states no cure no pay and lists a price of 26 cents.
Local merchants Johnson and Robbins of Shull's Mill unveil a sixty day sale offering calicoes at five cents, outings at ten cents, dress casimers at sixteen to twenty cents, soda at four pounds for ten cents, sugar at a dollar per sixteen tablespoons, and a wide range of hats, shoes, pants, and coffee discounts. They promise higher prices for produce and fat cattle and claim to offer more goods for less money than any county firm. May 8.
A vintage remedy claims a single day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes refunds if the cure fails and bears E W Groves signature on each box.
A catalog of everyday goods and prices shows ladies shoes from 7 cents to 1.75 per pair and men's shoes from 1.25 to 50. Also listed are ladies verts at 20 cents, men shirts 25 to 75 cents, linen skirts 50 to 75 cents, infant shoes 50 cents, blacking three boxes for 5 cents, match safes two packs for 5 cents, pencils two for 5 cents, aluminum hair pins a dozen for 5 cents, Arbuckle’s coffee two packs 25, soda 15 pounds for 3 cents, laundry soap two cakes, lard 12.5 cents per pound, kerosene 18 cents per gallon, flour 2.30 to 2.50 per hundred, and dress goods priced 5 to 25 cents per yard.
Administrator Igor Cxisa Bainp informs all creditors to present claims within twelve months and others owing the estate to pay promptly. This July 29th. (Estate of B F Baird)
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