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Newspaper

Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1906

Page

4

Watauga Democrat Reflects On Rockingham Postmaster Death

The Rockingham postmaster Long dies after a pattern of drinking and a Greensboro hotel incident. The commentary links his death to liquor, condemning excess and denatured alcohol debates while noting his modest citizenship and public humiliation. The piece cites the Norfolk Pilot on denatured alcohol.

Statesville Postmaster Long Rockingham Landmark Long Greenshoro Norfolk Virginia Pilot

Summer Diarrhoea and a Trusted Remedy for Children

A summer health note advises prompt care for a child's first loose bowel movement to prevent illness. It recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil to cleanse the system. Rev M O Stockland of Little Falls Minnesota endorses the remedy as valuable for summer disorders in children. It is advertised for Boone and Blowing Rock Drug Co.

Chamberlain M. O. Stockland M. E Little Falls Minn Boone Blowing Rock Drug Co

Tar Heel mocks Taft speech with thirty cent standard

The Tar Heel mocks Secretary Taft's remarks by calling the speech a thirty cent standard and notes the difficulty of a stream rising higher than its source. The Charlotte News references the critique and its source.

Taft Charlotte News

Make Hay While the Sun Shines Lesson for Thrifty Household

A thrift lesson urges preparation for sudden illness. Dysentery and cholera morbus may strike without warning, so keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for immediate treatment. Sold by old Dealers Boone and Blow ing Rock Drug Co.

Chamberlain Boone Blowing Rock Drug Co

Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised by editor

Major Hamm of Eminence Kentucky, once fiercely attacked, reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him in ten days with no trouble since. It is touted as the quickest healer of burns, cuts and wounds at 25 cents from druggists. Also cited is an address by Bishop Walters in New York claiming Northern white friends deserted African Americans, with the News and Observer noting the South’s people as best friends.

Major Hamm The Constitutionalist Eminence Bucklen New York God

Chamberlains Salve Aids Itching Relief For Skin Diseases

The intense itching of salt rheum and eczema is instantly allayed by Chamberlains Salve. Described as unequaled for curing skin diseases, it is sold by all dealers at Boone and Blowing Rock Drug Co.

Boone Blowing Rock Drug Co

Mr Bryan Portrayed as True American Leader

The News and Observer describes Mr Bryan as comfortable with leaders from Czarist Russia to England and with ordinary citizens. It lauds him as the genuine American who sees the man beneath crown or patched clothes and as a true democrat in manners and politics.

Mr. Bryan Russia England America News and Observer

Recipe for a Better Mother-in-law with Tea Sales

A short, tongue-in-cheek ad copy proposes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to soothe a difficult mother-in-law. It markets Tea or Tablets at 3 percent cents, attributed to M. B. Blackburn of Blowing Ruck Ding Co.

Gus Hollister M. B. Blackburn Blowing Ruck Ding Co

Railroad Attorneys Threaten Holes in Rate Bill

Railroad attorneys declare they can punch holes in the railroad rate bill. If the railroads know what to beat for them, they will let the rate bill stand. otherwise a law with worse than iron teeth is among the possibilities. Salisbury Post.

Salisbury Post

Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Promises Clear Complexion

An advertisement extols Rocky Mountain Tea by M. B. Blackburn, claiming it leaves a clear complexion that does not wash or rub off. The brief note emphasizes personal envy over the complexion and offers the product as a secret solution.

Rocky Mountain Tea M. B. Blackburn Blowing Rock Drug Co

Guaranteed Cure For Piles Promoted In Ad Copy

A vintage advertisement asserts a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. It claims druggists will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in six to fourteen days, urging proper treatment and referencing a comparison to doing the right thing in one’s own place.

We Do Not Want Friends To Grieve After We Are Gone

A reflective line noting the desire to spare friends from prolonged sorrow once a person passes away. It suggests the idea that grief fades as time passes and novelty of loss diminishes. It reads as a thoughtful musing on how relationships cope with death.

Quotations on Gender and Morality in Observations

A compact set of framed aphorisms on gender roles jealousy and self perception. The remarks touch on home life motherly longing son’s disposition and social judgment. The speaker uses pointed paradoxes to critique behavior and esteem within relationships.

Republicans in Washington favor Roosevelt for 1904

Confidential dispatch says Nebraskan will be the Democrats’ choice and more popular than ever. The piece claims no Republican can mount a successful challenge to Roosevelt, arguing the radical wave has made Roosevelt the logical standard bearer and swept the presidency from conservatives.

Washington Atlanta Constitution Roosevelt

Golden Nuggets for Sallow People and a Political Spin

A fragment from the Durham Herald quotes a call to action for readers to influence coverage by telling reporters what the Republican party will do in the state this fall. It mentions Mountain Tea and a joke about “Bury Propla” with unclear context, reflecting garbled OCR.

Wollister Haussette Dave Cowrasy Madson Washington Republican Party Durham Herald

Castoria Editorial On Republicans And Racial Pretenses

A Wilmington Star quote laments the Republican party’s perceived grotesque stunt in trying to pose as the white man's party. Thefragmentary clipping offers a sharp, opinionated view critiquing party image and racial dynamics.

Republican Party Wilmington

Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Ad

A fragmented old advertisement touts Chamberlains remedy for colic cholera and diarrhea. It claims dealers endorse the product and mentions price per quart, urging readers to buy now.

Religious Paraphrase Ad Implies Moral Lessons

A fragmented 19th century ad includes sermons on humility thrift and trust in providence. It promotes a tonic for health with a money back claim at 85 cents from Blowing Rock Drug Co, M. O. Blackburn.

Follister Blackburn Blowing Rock Drug Co

North Carolina firms face costs from state move

The Durham Herald notes that the American Tobacco Co may pay for leaving the state to seek nobart, arguing doing business under another state's laws could cost more than staying in North Carolina. The paper concedes details are unclear but sees a gap left by the move.

American Tobacco Co North Carolina Durham Herald

Record Opinion on Subsidies and Tax Revenue

The remark states that all subsidies, whether small or large, are funded from taxation collected from the people, framing subsidies as payments drawn from citizens' pockets.

Discontinue Paper If You Don’t Want It

A note from the Lenoir News advises readers to stop the paper if they do not want it, provided they owe nothing. Do not keep the paper to avoid payment and then claim no subscription. Publishers do not want to force delivery, yet they expect payment like any debt.

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