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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
6
The North Carolina General Assembly politics show a safe Democratic drift. The 1909 legislature is described as unchanged, with 120 representatives and 30 senators. Early county reports indicate 25 Republicans and 84 Democrats among the elected representatives, confirming the fusion era balance.
State Democratic leader A H Eller spoke from the party headquarters at midnight noting a large Democratic vote across the state. He estimated the state majority near forty five to forty six thousand, with possible small losses in counties previously carried two years ago and a Legislature about the same as two years ago.
Advice from a period ad praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for colds and flu. It claims the medicine works with nature to relieve lungs, aid expectoration, open secretions, and restore health, noting its global reputation and long use.
The passage discusses Democratic strength in the Legislature amid a possible Republican year, noting uncertain gains in the Eighth and Tenth districts. It predicts Bryan’s close result to the State ticket and asserts the North Carolina Democratic base remains solid, with losses blamed on increased Republican voting. An unrelated ad for Foley's Orine Laxative follows.
A peasant boy trades a franc for the retrieval of a chamois carcass for King Victor. The king shares his lunch of black bread and a raw onion, but the boy declines deeming the king no better than herself a poor fellow, revealing a class snub.
How to treat sprains with Chamberlain's liniment that relieves swellings and lameness. The product reduces inflammation and soreness and may cut healing time to about one third. Sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes by Gwyn Drug Co.
The ad urges curing coughs and strengthening lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar before winter illness. It claims the product fixes obstinate coughs and colds and prevents serious results, sold by J. H. Gwyn. An unrelated palmistry note and wives stirring husbands are also mentioned in the same text.
An old medical advertisement cites hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine and promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy. The note credits J H Gwyn and urges early use to avert serious illness despite a closing aphorism about failure and motivation.
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