25 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
1
A long editorial condemns murder and intimidation linked to labor strikes, arguing union power must not override law. It cites Lincoln’s view on liberty, warns against lynching and terror, and urges protection of the right to work within legal bounds.
A Stillwater waitress challenged a telephone manager after being overcharged for a long distance report. She argued the party she sought was unavailable, the pie bill incident followed, and she maintained the charge was as legitimate as any prior unjust billing. The piece ends with a broader remark on greed and truthfulness.
A historic note argues for widespread good roads to speed distribution of goods and connect producers and consumers. It asserts that modern water transport and coordination across federal, state, and local levels are vital, claiming a nation cannot afford bad roads when all citizens depend on reliable highways.
The piece notes two notable suggestions amid economic strain. One supports higher wages in areas with lower living costs from a railroad brotherhood, deemed sound. The other from the New York State Federation of Labor proposes a temporary armistice where six laborers would refrain from strikes, a sane patriotic idea for cooperation. The Minneapolis News urges readers to consider these in contrast to extremist voices and calls for open cooperation to address today’s problems. Also advertised: Green Park Hotel Co offers 10 cows for immediate sale after Blowing Rock season ends.
Surgeon General Blue warns in an official bulletin that influenza may recur this year though likely not as severe as last winter. Indications suggest a possible recurrence. immunity from previous infection will reduce susceptibility for some, and city and state health boards should be prepared.
A Moscow City Globe Gazette weather note recounts a seven year old farmer story where a calf bit a vest containing a gold water clock. The calf cattle tale ends with the discovery of the timepiece inside a cow, which had been butchered for beef, revealing the watch had run four minutes since the omens of the long past fence hung vest.
In the Watauga County NC court order on the Smith Hagaman proceeding, commissioner Smith Hagaman will auction six months credit for several Beaver Dam Township tracts on Oct 6, 1919, at the courthouse door. The sale includes three described tracts totaling about acres, plus a one eighth undivided interest in the Thomas Love tract between Locust Gap and Buk Gap, with detailed boundary chains and landmarks as listed in the deed. The action names Roy Reese and Julia Reese, Mae Reese Manly Williams, Bruce Williams, Asa Reese, and minor Reese youths represented by guardian ad litem.
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