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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement warns of kidney disease and its dangers such as Bright's Disease. It touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a true remedy for kidney bladder and urinary trouble, claiming cures for thousands after others fail. A free sample bottle and booklet are offered by Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
The Atlantic and Yadkin Railway timetable lists northbound and southbound trains with stops from Fayetteville to Greensboro and beyond. It notes connections at Fayetteville with ACL, Maxton with Carolina Central, Red Springs with Red Springs and Bowmore, Sanford with Seaboard Air Line, Gulf with Durham and Charlotte, Greensboro with Southern Railway, and Walnut Cove with Norfolk and Western. Officials J. M. Emerson, J. R. Kenty, and T. M. Emerson are named as General Passenger Agent, General Manager, and Traffic Manager.
An editor warns readers to guard against enemy rumors about Democratic candidates. A farmer near Loganeville reports an unknown man used a wire from his fence to hang a hat on a tree. the wire was still warm when found and the name Jo Hussey was written on the hat.
Levelle Boyd died suddenly at Kilbourne Wisconsin of heart disease at age 57 while visiting to lecture. She was a noted Confederate figure whose death is reported amid broader news about Chinese resistance near Pekin and tensions around foreign troops abroad.
Fragmentary national ad copy urges farmers to grow with out Potash and promises full crops if supplies are adequate. It hints at competition among fertilizer firms and references a seller in New York, urging readers to write for more details.
James K. Keene the famous stock operator now abroad has reportedly given up hope of McKinley’s election as he travels in Europe.
Mr. W. A. Hines of Manchester recounts a near fatal illness from measles and consumption with repeated hemorrhages. He credits Dr. King's New Discovery with his complete recovery after doctors warned of imminent death. He reports widespread success among others using it for throat chest and lung troubles. Regular sizes 50c and 1.00. Trial bottles free at Dr. W. S. Taylor's Drug Store.
Advertises Bert Liniment as a universal cure for calloused lumps blood spavins and various horse ailments including splints and sprains. Promises dramatic results and a $60 savings with one bottle. Sold by W. F. Taylor, Druggist, Mt. Airy, NO.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by New Great Antemas Kidney Cone. It quickly relieves pain in bladder kidneys and back in both sexes and stops water retention nearly instantly. For quick relief and cure buy from W. S. Taylor, Druggist, Mount Airy NC.
A devotional prayer asking God for patience and self restraint throughout life. It seeks calm presence, courage, mercy, and restrained speech, praising divine grace through Jesus Christ. The blessing ends with Amen and cites Closet and Altar and Watchman as sources.
G H Wilson says a severe stomach attack last night was cured by Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a visit to Miller and McCurdy s drug store. He praises the remedy as the finest for stomach trouble and says he would not endure the sufferings again. Dr Taylor druggist sells it.
An old patent remedy claims The One Day Cold Cure quickly relieves colds and sore throats using chocolate laxative quinine. It is advertised as a candy that cures in 30 minutes with Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion and sold by Dr. W. H. Taylor in Mount Airy North Carolina.
A New York contact says James R. Keene will back William J. Bryan and contribute to the Democratic effort. Keene predicts Bryan will win and plans to help, wagering tens of thousands on the outcome. He cites danger to institutions from concentrated capital as his reason.
The Boxers, numbering up to 11,000,000, oppose foreigners and foreign influence as threats to Chinese peace and welfare. They warn that European powers seek China’s partition, while foreign troops arrive and tensions rise. A coalition of powers to control China seems likely, risking a great war and intensified Chinese resistance.
The Concord Times and Statenville Landmark echo concerns that donations from tobacco interests influence religious and educational institutions. They contrast gifts to Union Theological Seminary and Trinity College with Duke and Watts funding, arguing all faith groups share scrutiny under the same charge of blood money.
Report says the government seized the I. Shore distillery near Shore office in Yadkin county for violating revenue laws. Officers allegedly observed barrels of unstamped whiskey being moved from the site. F B Benbow of Yadkinville travels to Washington to seek a compromise and visit a brother in Baltimore hospital before returning.
John Lower, a Quay leader from Ada County, publicly endorses William Jennings Bryan and opposes William McKinley. He accuses Hanna and the Administration of Beaver County defeat, opposes Trusts backed by the Administration, and notes he once supported McKinley as a national delegate. He cites forty five states in the Union with Utah recently added.
A Des Moines Iowa reader expresses lasting obligations and gratitude to Chamberlains Cough Remedy for helping with coughs lung troubles and whooping cough. The family thanks the manufacturers. Sold by Dr W S Taylor in Des Moines.
An old advertisement touts De Witt’s Little Early Risers as liver and bowel cleansers and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles eczema and skin diseases. It warns against counterfeits and lists J W West and Mr Airy as sellers. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure claiming many lives saved and prevention of consumption.
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