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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
1
An 19th century advertisement touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as a free gentle laxative that expels the cold and soothes throat and lung irritation. It claims easy dosing, non opiate content, and broad appeal to children, sold by J. M. Hodges.
Regular correspondent reports in Washington on Isthmus Canal progress under Col Goethals and Sec Tag, praising leadership and the cool, decisive management. The piece also covers Republican politics, Taft prospects, Navy desk disputes over ship command, and tariff era intrigue amid praise for Goethals and the Panama project.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper recounts mixed medical verdicts on Abram Brown and a wife recommended Electric Bitters for health. It also mentions Olin Atkinson suiting up after heavy drinking, a fatal fall at a racecourse gear incident, and Pinkertons noting large bank thefts, all underscored with a local columnist quip about being useful to others.
An advertisement asserts that a product named Dr Kings New Life Pills safely and quickly ends a condition described as a dangerous deadlock of liver and bowel functions. It promises money back guarantee and urges purchase at druggists.
An advertisement asserts many boys are labeled dull due to a lazy liver and recommends Ayer's Pills to revive liver activity. It emphasizes doctor endorsement and marks the product as made by Ayer Co. in Lowell Massachusetts.
The speaker bids farewell from a distant land to friends and family, stating dissolution is at hand and he will not return. He urges loved ones to raise his children well and to avoid tears, promising reunion on Canan's peaceful shore with God’s love guiding them in death’s cold arms. Evian H. Canciine signs the verse.
A Kansas woman mailed $2 for a book titled the Art of Preserving. She believed the guide would teach how to preserve her complexion, revealing a mix up between cosmetic preservation and food preservation.
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