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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
1
An exchange notes that Senator Hanna is focusing on laboring interests to secure their backing for his bid to capture the presidential nomination in 1904. The remark highlights his strategy amid Washington discussions on the party’s future candidate.
A vintage advertisement proclaims quick relief from piles with DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. It claims to soothe itching and burning and notes skin healing for burns, bruises, and wounds. A testimonial from J B Gerall of St Paul Minnesota credits the salve with curing protracted piles after other remedies failed. Beware of imitations. Coffey & Bro.
The Washington Letter describes a Democratic caucus guiding policy to curb Republican pushes and fight influence from powerful interests. It covers the beet sugar lobby, reciprocity with Cuba, cabinet spats, Chinese exclusion debates, Schley affair motions, Manila defences, and proposed margarine sale restrictions with notes on Denmark coloring practices.
Rosa Richardson of Livurel Springs NC says she was dying from consumption but two seven bottle courses of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her. The ad touts the remedy for coughs colds pneumonia la grippe bronchitis asthma hay fever croup and whooping cough with guaranteed 50 cent and 1.00 bottles and free trials at Blackburn’s.
Burlington Lawn locomotive fireman C W Bellamy recalls a near miss as joints ached and nerves strained while his illness left him weak and pale. After trying Millich Bitters he reports renewed health and vigor with a 50 cent price, backed by Blackburn.
A concise quotation from Alexander Stith emphasizes moral steadfastness. It asserts that one who preserves inner purity remains steadfast across life’s challenges. The line reflects a character-driven ethic tied to spiritual integrity.
A narrator wanders from a town into a valley between mountains on a September afternoon. He observes a sunset turning clouds and stream into discarding golds and silvers, imagining celestial beauty and a river of life. Moonrise and night bring stars and friendly lights to complete a tranquil, reflective scene.
An introspective traveler in North Carolina quotes a voice about the heavens declaring the glory of God. This fragment points to a Warauaa student in Rutherwood, offering a moment of contemplation on beauty and creation.
Virginia ex congressman John Wise visits the White House and discusses public opinion with President Roosevelt. Wise predicts Roosevelt’s place in posterity and notes potential comparison to George or Booker T. Washington, per Times Magazine.
DeWitt's Little Risers stimulate the bowels and relieve constipation. Safe speedy and thorough never gripe. Favorite pills sold by T. J. Coffey & Bro.
A humorous remark notes that living costs for two are not double that of one, implying a joke about twins and shared expenses. The quip highlights the idea that two share resources, reducing per person costs despite the apparent doubling of people.
An old advertisement claims kidney trouble harms both sexes, lowers vigor and mood, and affects children. It touts Swamp Root by Kilmer and Co. as a remedy, offering samples and a mail order address in Binghamton New York.
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