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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
4
The Watauga Democrat presents a collage of quotations and opinions on morality, leadership, and governance. It weaves together brief maxims, a note on President Roosevelt’s politics, and a lengthy critique of railroad and coal interests, blaming them for shortages and high prices while calling for accountability and reform.
It is exceptional to find a family with no domestic troubles. These pills help with stomach and liver troubles, they do not just distress but cure. Available for 25 cents at M. B. Blackburn's.
An old market label promotes a laxative remedy with druggist refunds and a signature on each box, suggesting a branded cold cure product from a past era. The wording hints at patent medicine packaging and the practice of offering refunds through druggists.
A quirky observation notes that meaningful presents often come from couples who are newlyweds and visibly in love. The idea contrasts with flashy gifts and highlights personal connections as key to thoughtful tokens.
The piece notes scrofula’s slow, subtle onset during childhood and its potential to cause stomach bowels irregularities dyspepsia catarrh and glandular eruptions before manifesting as skin lesions or consumption. It urges complete eradication and reliance on effective remedies.
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is superior to competing products. It asserts grandmothers used rain water for laundry due to its supposed activating bleaching effects, contrasting with surface water. The text promotes the product’s benefits in a period promotional tone.
An advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for quick pain relief and healing of cuts burns bruises and sore joints and claims it is the best salve for piles priced at 25 cents with a brief note about its benefit for a black burn.
In Bayonne the pharmacist C H Lan dell reported a stolen one thousand dollar bill from his waistcoat pocket after showing it to customers. A rat was seen near a hole in the store room. upon plugging the hole the bill was recovered from the rat’s hiding spot. No crime occurred and no burglars found.
Alexander McKay mortgagee announces sale of 14 acre Blowing Rock land in Watauga County seized to satisfy a $450 debt from ZB Buchan and Myrtle Buchan. Property bounds include J B Jarke, M Thomas land, spring water rights, and a large house to be completed. February 2, 1908. L D Lows, attorney.
A Southern railroad announces it will employ married men only, while readers joke about anxious widows and spinster expectant plans. Bozanic Blood Balm ad promotes cures for ulcers eczema and other skin and blood conditions, claiming deep seated relief and free medical advice.
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