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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
1
Advertises dental services available from the first to the fifteenth of each month. Office located near Watauga Hotel. Dated October 21, with a reference to St.
A German legend tells of a city where legend says the church bells would ring only if every resident laid a precious gift on the altar. A hungry, saving boy Peter sacrifices his coins to help a wounded dog and likely ensures the bells finally chime, bringing peace to the crowd and the boy.
The notice urges prompt treatment with a home remedy sold by J. M. Hodges to prevent influenza from leading to pneumonia. It touts the potion as effective against influenza and its pneumonia risk, urging readers to obtain it at Silverstone for a quick, near cure.
A Kansas City Journal quip recalls a Western editor asking debtors to send a hair lock to prove they live. A contemporary respond cites leaving editing for wig work. Also mentions a Chamberlain medicine free sample offer and a stray ad fragment from Des Moines.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a cough remedy. It urges readers to follow medical advice and notes no alcohol in the medicine while implying approval of the product. The text reads like an old testimonial sequence with scattered phrases.
A New York Herald poem imagines Santa Claus relocating from the North Pole to Mars as confusion surrounds preparations. Mrs. Claus, elves, and a snow built factory race to ship toys while children cry. Santa will travel by airship to deliver gifts before dawn.
A boy protests a sterilized strap before an elderly man in a domestic scene. The note cites A A Chisholm of Treadwell NY praising Electric Bitters after long illness, claiming relief from stomach and nervous problems. The piece ends with a parishioner praising sermons from a new curate in The Sacred Heart Review.
J. W. Bryan, a Graduate Watch-maker, warns that inexperienced hands ruin watches and urges choosing skilled repairers. He emphasizes careful cleaning, adjustment, and oiling, and notes his own reasonable charges and commitment to only the work actually done.
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