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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
2
J. E. Johnson notes a heated campaign in Mount Airy North Carolina as Democrats expect victory while Republicans rally influential citizens to back new candidates. The piece frames a struggle between parties with hopes of broad public appeal.
The final issue notes party struggles ahead of Thursday election. It argues Democrats face funding disadvantages but predicts Bryan to win while Taft struggles with unemployment. It accuses Republicans of bossism in county politics and claims reformers deride party leadership.
An admitted fact states Taft is maneuvering as trusts press last hour demands for a multi million payment, casting a grim outlook on his position.
In Elkin voters hear a party pitch urging support for William J. Bryan for president and Jesse Haymore for Register of Deeds while denouncing Republican money in politics. The piece condemns lack of good roads and urges locals to rally behind the Democratic slate led by C. H. Haynes on the board of commissioners to manage finances for the next two years.
A critical treatise questions tax growth and living costs since the current tariff and administration. It cites county tax records from 1896 to 1908 showing taxes rising toward 144,432.02 total and 12,036.00 average yearly, with debt and bonds totaling 17,905.01.
A medical ad asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and urges constitutional treatment. It explains Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss, noting catarrh as a frequent cause and offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes address and product mentions.
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