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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
1
Professional assistance offered at Blowing Rock from the first to the fifteenth of each month. Office near Watauga Hotel. Costs unspecified but ready to perform various kinds of mental work. October 244 Y s.
In Raleigh last night a bust of William A. Graham was unveiled in the Capitol with Frank Nash and Capt. Thomas W. Munson among speakers. Gov Grimes and state officials praised Graham’s service in the state Senate and Confederacy, while the Historical Commission was lauded for placing the bust in a Capitol niche.
A Macon Georgia industrial and orphan’s home reports the president’s aid to hundreds of orphans. An accompanying note praises electric Bitters as a top family medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles, claiming it purifies blood and boosts appetite and digestion. Also mentions Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a gentle purgative aiding energy and mood.
A Washington NC man recounts his brother's ten year struggle with consumption and illness. After trying many doctors without relief, he was cured by six bottles of Dr King's New Discovery. A trusted remedy for coughs colds bronchial issues and related conditions, available in 50 cents and one dollar sizes with druggist guarantee.
The advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly cures burns, scalds, wounds, cuts and bruises and heals skin eruptions, old sores, boils and ulcers. It is promoted as the best pile cure and reliever, instant upon use and available for 2 cents at all dealers.
Question and claim advertising copy argues that Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is atonic and blood-purifying and strengthens nerves, noting it is alcohol free. The ad urges consultation with a doctor and mentions Ayer Co., Lowell, Massachusetts along with a parallel pitch for Ayer’s Pills claiming relief from constipation and dullness.
The year 1910 begins with promise as factories book orders, railroads expand, and education and religion show growth. Wages lag behind living costs, cotton mills feel price pressure, yet churches and benevolence rise. Taft’s Pinchot firing sparks debate on party unity and conservation. The Wilmington Dispatch notes Roosevelt links.
Western judge grants a divorce due to ill temper and bad health. Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as preventing divorce by curing constipation and related ailments. Pills priced 25 cents at dealers.
A Waxhaw item lampoons shoplifting habits in town, noting few residents enter a grocery and sample sugar crackers nuts cheese and apples while debating purchases, leaving merchants with minimal profit per customer amid casual theft.
The Grand Lodge of Masons for the state held a session in Raleigh last week and elected officers for the coming year. Richard N. Hackett of Wilkesboro is Grand Master, William B McKay of Wilmington Deputy Grand Master, F M Winchester Senior Grand Warden of Charlotte, John T Alderman Junior Grand Warden of Henderson, Leo D Heartt of Raleigh Grand Treasurer, John Drewry of Raleigh Grand Secretary, Chas F Banson of Farmington Grand Lecturer.
An advertisement touts Swamp-Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues affecting both women and men. It claims universal prevalence and urges readers to obtain a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer & Co., with a pamphlet explaining the remedy, and provides a New York address for ordering.
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