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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
4
A tirade from Watanga Domoura denounces American society as corrupt and hypocritical. It lists widespread vice including politics, crime, poverty, and greed, accusing Congress, courts, professors, and press of deceit. The speaker invites a delegation to prove the claims in a grand tent exhibition.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the largest and mightiest small remedy. It claims to transform weakness into energy and listlessness into vigor, touting mental focus and overall health, priced per box and sold by Blackburn.
A reflective fragment urges applying the Golden Rule in national affairs and wars. It asserts pardon of sin needs inner power, warns ambitious preachers, and notes ordinary obedience pleases God as much as grand efforts. It contrasts Kings of finance with humble toilers under glory.
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a quick remedy for throat and lung troubles. It claims to stop coughing, prevent consumption, and ease grippe effects. Coffey Bros. Phillips and Son promote the product as harmless and pleasant to take.
Fragments of humorous quips on bachelor life and marriage. Notes on aging, romantic notions, and social behavior. A medical testimonial claims One Minute Cough Cure saved Linchild’s life, followed by ad copy for various patent medicines and tonic brands.
The item memorializes B F Togman born December 15 1845 and died after a long illness, noting his church life and family. It then shifts to partisan editorials praising the Democratic party and opposing voter suppression, arguing for white male suffrage and defense of property and literacy requirements under the poll tax, with quotes from local writers and references to the am endment and race relations.
Trinity College enters its forty fifth year on September 6 with the largest endowment among North Carolina colleges and the state’s complete gymnasium. Tuition ranges from six fifty to ten dollars monthly, with loan scholarships for worthy young men and admission for young women to all classes. Send for catalogue to President Kilgo in Durham.
The Homing Post in Raleigh promotes a morning newspaper with telegraphic news service and state coverage. It advertises subscription rates and mentions special correspondents while urging readers to sign up.
Dr. C. W. Puipps, of Shull's Mills, N.C., promotes an Extirpator to eradicate nasal catarrh by removing parasites from the nose. He claims cures for catarrh and cancer without surgery, with 80 minute operations and a money back guarantee. Examinations are free and inquiries answered promptly.
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