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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
3
Local notice from Watauta Democrat indicating second class mail matter registration at the Post Office in Boone North Carolina. Subscription rates listed briefly as three months and a fragmented line follows with unclear figures.
In Banner Elk this week Atty Lowe was in town as the Board of Education met. S. M. Green of Bakers Gap Tenn spent Sunday night here. Weather improved after rain and cold days. Bal Sam Dugger appears again as a page in the Legislature. Atty E. S. Coffey’s aunt Miss Jennie is improving in Wilkesboro. Fletcher and wife attended a Sugar Grove wedding Tuesday evening. Mrs. R. C. Rivers returned after weeks in Sredell county. Rev E. F. Jones to preach at Baptist church in Boone next Sunday. W. S. Farthing suffered a fall injuring his ankle. The Methodist Sunday School in Boone and Watauga Academy attract many pupils. Johnson Buchanan of Blowing Rock advertise in this issue.
The Martin Cottage at Blowing Rock North Carolina offers recently refitted and refurnished accommodations. The hotel provides good, comfortable rooms and fare at reasonable rates for transient boarders with attentive service.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for catarrh by purifying the blood and healing inflamed surfaces. It claims the medicine rebuilds tissues and permanently cures catarrh by expelling taints from the blood, urging readers to choose Hood's. It also touts Hood's Pills for biliousness at 25 cents.
In a Supreme Court argument, a government officer labeled as Su icitor Gen. Richards faces critique for casting reflections on the personal honesty of Ex-President Harrison. The piece argues that regardless of Harrison’s actions, his sincerity has not been challenged.
The advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal digestion aid that lets people eat freely while it restores digestive health. It claims to digest all kinds of food and is pitched by Moretz and Farthing,Johnson and Buchanan.
An urgent plea urges immediate help when life risks arise from coughs and colds as One Minute Cough Cure claims to rapidly cure coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe and throat and lung troubles, naming Moretz and Farthing, Johnson and Buchanan. It then reassures readers there is no danger of Treasury surplus causing issues, stating the GOP will dissipate any surplus.
The piece notes a self styled prize mascot appeared in Nebraska but refused to attend a reception due to Fitzhugh Lee being present, in a century talking about reform and parody. It contrasts the idea with a tongue in cheek nudge toward modern medicine. Castoria and Hood's Sarsaparilla are referenced in a satirical tone.
The notice invites customers to a store boasting the largest and best stock of plaid, domestic, outings, flannel, waterproof fabrics, and wool dress goods at bargain prices. It touts soft shoes, warm underwear for winter, and echoes at five cents per foot with $1.50 per pair. The seller pledges fair treatment, cash payment for produce, and non underselling. A notice follows.
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