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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1902
Page
3
Notice appears to be a small classified notice from the Boone North Carolina post office indicating second class mail matter and that advertising rates are finished on application.
Local items report court notices for next Monday, illness and travel of residents, an oyster supper fundraiser at Silver Link Lodge, and a series of marriages, funerals, and school moves. Mentioned are Mr. Mont Welborn’s Senate bid, Mrs. Louis Townsend’s death, weather shifts of rain and frost, road survey updates on Boone Valley Crucis, and civic events in Lenoir and Valle Crucis with several local families.
An advertisement for Botanical Blood Balm markets B B B as a universal remedy for ulcers eczema scrofula blood poison cancer eating sores itching skin pimples boils bone pains swellings rheumatism catarrh and other blood or skin diseases. It claims deep seated cures where others fail and offers a free sample by mail from Atlanta Georgia with prepaid shipping and free medical advice.
Auction-like notice lists 150 sites of valuable land for sale six miles north of Boone. Includes a house and cleared acreage. contact Avor M. Wuripon Franson, North Carolina, for details.
In the Superior Court proceeding Storie v Nelson the commissioner L. D. Lowky will sell at the Boone courthouse door on Monday October 6 1902 a tract of about two acres in Watauga County bound by landmarks and the Dead lands of Wit Cottrell to John Storie. Terms: one third cash one third in six months and balance in twelve months with interest and security. Title retained until full payment. This September 1997.
A garbled report notes a sports or entertainment event involving Résoate Tour, Bowsls, and Onécardia. Readable fragments suggest a contest or match setting with names of teams or participants, but essential details remain unclear.
Local advertiser touts two months of deep discounts on clothing hats shoes and household goods including dress casim ers sugar soda and soap. Promises the best value in the county with high wool pay and fair prices for cattle and produce. Contains strong sales pitch to attract customers to their store and claims of superior deals.
In Ashe County a Democratic Convention in Jefferson nominated a ticket led by John D. Thomas for Representative and F. M. Miller for Sheriff with A. S. Eller as Clerk Superior Court and J. A. Jones for Treasurer. The body also backed Cyrus B. Watson for U S Senate and condemned foreign dissenters amid coal strike tensions.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold in one day with a no cure no pay guarantee. It markets the product at 25 cents and promotes rapid relief from symptoms.
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