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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
3
Subscription rates and local notices from Boone and Mountain City Tennessee. Updates include taxes, weather, personal visits, sales in Boone, school openings, road duties, and local moves. Includes notices of marriages, sales of property, and students leaving for colleges in North Carolina.
A juror recalls cholera morbus during a murder trial in Wardville Clebourne county Alabama. After eating bad meat, he used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, with two fellow jurors also recovering from a single bottle. For sale by J M Morets.
A Boone store ad promotes knee pants 20 to 40 cents per pair and men's shirts 50 cents, ladies undergarments 10 to 25 cents, towels five or ten cents, handkerchiefs a few cents, and religious books five cents each. It markets candies 10 to 65 cents per pound, assorted oils, medicines, syrups, and camphor at five to fifteen cents per bottle. Manager M. Green invites exchanges of poultry and eggs at market rates.
All persons indebted to the firm of T J Coffey Co are instructed to make immediate settlements to close accounts. Creditors should present their claims and payments promptly to the Coffey firm office.
A local ad announces a large stock of canned goods including corn tomatoes and peaches, new summer dress goods and notions, ladies undergarments, white goods and hosiery, jeans, and men's suits and parts. It promotes shoes for all ages, farm plow repairs, hardware, nails, trunks and valises. Invites customers to visit and shop for best values and friendly service.
A widow Mia Alice Ragan thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of husband Larkin Ragen killed by lightning. The note wishes blessings and divine protection for those who assisted, ending with a health remedy advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents and Blowing Rock Drug Co.
Fine 220 acre farm one mile from riverside in Ashe County with 150 acres cleared smooth and in good condition. Features a 7 room dwelling two barns and other outbuildings. Large orchards of apples peaches pears and grapes. For full description address Avex Buackerrn Riverside N C.
Local shop advertises a new stock of ladies summer dress goods including lawns voiles crepes worsted and crepe fabrics. The notice highlights up-to-date patterns and attractive pricing to attract customers.
A public meeting in Boone will address the statewide car liquor topic for the first instate outpost. Speakers from local groups will lead discussions and invite attendance from all residents. The event welcomes both men and women to participate.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as nature aiding and effective. It claims to soothe coughs loosen secretions and restore health, with sale by J M Morets. Also pitches Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for beauty and health at 35 cents from Blowing Rock Drug Store.
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