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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
7
The text touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a long standing, honest medicine with transparent ingredients. It claims strong relief for weak stomach liver and blood disorders, advertising its permanence against fads and noting alcohol free formula.
A mosaic of clipped items notes Taft criticism from Pike County Democrat and Vernon Democrat, calls for Roosevelt policies, plus multiple ads for Kodol and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Local reports cover hydrophobia in a Scotch collie, typhoid fever in Ed Engelbrecht, concrete sidewalks push, and small town notices.
The Singapore Free Press notes a shift in taste among the better Chinese classes, with opium usage declining and liquors rising in domestic life. Champagne is present, and whisky and soda are common in households of well-to-do residents.
The piece analyzes Taft as a judge who issued sweeping injunctions against labor actions and links this to the Republican stance in the 1908 campaign. It discusses the Bryan campaign, party finances, club organization, and German newspaper shifts toward Democrats, with notes on Kern’s acceptance speech and the mood of newspaper editors visiting Democratic HQs.
Doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes describes walking as a perpetual falling with constant recovery. He warns it is a complex and violent operation, dangerous when colliding with objects, slipping on stairs, or losing balance and injuring limbs.
A quotation attributed to Bacon warns that a bad man is worst when he pretends to be faint or gentle, highlighting the danger of concealed vice. The saying emphasizes hypocrisy and the deceptive nature of appearances.
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