08 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
1
The Boone Furniture Co. stock has been purchased and Jesse F. Robbins announces he is ready to supply all furniture needs at reasonable figures. Dresser, bureaus, chairs, bed steads, springs, mattresses and more are available from a store in the Watauga County Bank Building. Call when you need items in the line.
A lengthy letter urges country life over city bustle for growth and spiritual focus. The writer reflects on freedom, conscience, and the value of rural retreats for study, contrasted with urban pressures and the need for balance in seminary training.
An old ad style column urges readers to trust Foley products for lagrippe and kidney issues. It cites a Kansas man praising Foley s Honey and Tar Compound for relief after a lagrippe attack and mentions Foley Kidney Pills for urinary troubles. It also references North Carolina school funding debates and calls for action to support education.
Mason man recounts near death in merciless storm and severe chest pains. Neighbor gave Dr King’s New Discovery which eased symptoms and reportedly cured pneumonia risk. Two bottles cost one dollar with trial bottle free and druggist guarantee.
A brief message from J Arthur Wilson of Kansas City Missouri urges readers to endure hardship but stay put and share the natural happiness of rural life, expressing a reflective sentiment about contentment and place.
The Ohio State Journal notes that reporting exact statements from sermons is nearly impossible. It argues a sermon often yields only an impression and glow rather than precise instructions. Yet every sermon contains at least one memorable sentence or thought worth recalling.
A vintage apothecary advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for backache and kidney troubles. It claims kidneys suffer when aches appear and cites a testimonial from Peter Bondy of South Rockwood Michigan. Available for 50 cents at druggists.
Jacob Blanton of Fayetteville, seven miles west of town, had his residence broken into Sunday afternoon while he visited a sick neighbor. About $250 in cash, his life savings, was stolen from a trunk. No clues point to the perpetrators.
Charles Durham of Lovington North says a positive result followed using Foley Kidney Pills for his child’s bed wetting. After two days changes appeared, and after two thirds of a bottle the boy was cured about six weeks ago. Available from all dealers.
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