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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
4
The Monroe Enquirer editorial denounces deadbeats who dodge debts and calls for social and church ostracism. It laments the problem in the South, urges action to curb nonpayers, and condemns leniency toward those who profit from others’ labor. It also notes temperance statistics from W RB Hamilton on crime in wet versus dry counties.
The Supreme Court judge from Missouri faced indictment after hunting a turkey post season. He argued he misread the law yet urged jurors to indict for the apparent violation, while the jury doubted he could have killed such a bird. A Linn Creek Reveille remark notes the judge’s overreach and the public reaction.
A collection of scattered maxims and aphorisms with spelling errors and incomplete phrases. The items touch on speed, judgment, politeness, love, honesty, and wisdom, but many fragments are garbled or unfinished. The overall sense is a rough compendium of traditional sayings.
A man named John A Hall who recently came to Sabetha Kansas to seek work appeared dead after being found in yards and taken to the morgue. During a postmortem the body suddenly sat up and Hall spoke stating he had heard all that was said about the procedure and could answer questions without making a sound.
Vivid notes on horse mint blooms, autumn colors, and scents mingle with reflections on the average man’s virtues and vices. The piece blends nature imagery with social commentary, citing honesty and integrity as essential civic traits, and ends with a cheeky line on kissing a girl in dim light.
The Watuga County Bank at Boone North Carolina reports assets of 41084.51 dollars and liabilities including capital stock 10000.90, deposits 26347.54, and bills payable 3246.00. Cashier E S Coffey swears the statement is true before J M May on June 15 1907.
The fall term begins at Chapel Hill with 782 students and 74 in faculty. Address Proxeims TP. Ven asin D'resident is noted. The date Set.0 1907 appears in the summary as a reference point for the term start.
Young men seeking a legal education are invited to explore Trinity College in West Virginia and its Department of Law. For catalog and further information, contact D. W. Newson, Registrar, Durham, North Carolina.
Trinity Park School, a first class preparatory institution, advertises graduation certificates accepted for entrance to leading southern colleges. It boasts ten officers and teachers, seventy five acre campus, a thirty thousand volume library, well equipped facilities, and modern methods with frequent lectures. For catalogue and information contact HOM. NORTH, headmaster, Dxvgaam, NLC.
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