11 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
1
A well known resident Chas La Point praises Dr Miles' Heart Cure, calling it wonderful and effective. The letter dated Kept references hopes for improved health and relief from heart-related issues.
A sensational tale follows Hobbes from North Carolina to New York and Australia ending with him as King Maleto after a royal wedding. Separately a fire devastates the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg destroying the 1822 building and records worth millions as lawmakers resume sessions.
An Atlanta advertisement touts Sauna Segulator 0 as a health device that strengthens the body by driving impurities through proper channels and guarantees health improvements.
North Carolina items report the death of Mia G. R. Robinson mother of Durham Sun editor J A Robinson at 69, a dramatic claim by Judge Norwood, a business assignment in Charlotte, wreck fatalities in Old Fort, Mormon visitors in Kinston, a century-old incident in Greensboro, a shooting in Troutman, growth in Elizabeth City housing, university leadership praise in Raleigh, and an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills.
In an authorized interview Maj. McKinley’s future treasury secretary Lyman J. Gage of Chicago outlines his reform goals. He calls for retiring greenbacks, selling Sherman act silver gradually, canceling Treasury notes, and creating elastic bank notes redeemable in gold to curb the role of silver certificates in circulating inferior money.
Legislature in Racsson New Jersey debates bills on tax aid for rural districts disease control in second hand clothing and liquor sales regulation to aid public schools and state offices House discusses land sale exemptions licenses pharmacists and education administration reforms plus votes on a lynching bill and a land grant controversy A death notice reports Junius M Lee of Providence township after a fire accident with fatal complications on late Sunday.
A Gastonia Gazette report discusses currency reform proposals including the idea of a national commission. It notes excess silver and greenback issues, argues for simplified currency and warns against treasury notes and large silver holdings. The piece emphasizes evidence over emotion and notes public interest in wise legislation.
Auy J Boel of Shreveport and J P Campbell of Safford testify the medicine cures coughs colds and consumption. It is not an experiment and has proven effective with free trial bottles at Taylor Banner’s Drug Store.
The North Carolina Senate debated McCrary’s assignment bill with a harsh amendment barring any debtor favoring clauses and tied votes over repeal. Democrats pressed for a reform agenda while Wakefield defended populist positions and a governor empowered to convene extraordinary cases. A sweeping railroad anti monopoly section passed, prohibiting competing lines and voiding agreements, with citizens authorized to sue and the governor funding prosecutions.
Mr Henry Shira of Girard Alabama reports a two year grippe illness relapse, says King's Royal Germetter cured bowel trouble headaches and his wife asthma and vertigo. The ad promotes 108 doses one dollar large bottle and lists Taylor and Banner as sellers. Also a Montgomery county man recounts a night attack by two negroes while camping near Salisbury. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised as blood purifier and cure.
An advertisement extolls Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims urine tests reveal kidney trouble and praises the product for back pain, urinary issues, and night trips to the bathroom. It offers samples and pamphlets by mail from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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