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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
1
The Charlotte Observer surveys editorials nationwide on President Wilson's Charlotte address. Papers largely praise its peaceful tone though some doubt prospects for peace and warn the war may continue. The Ledger notes race references and calls him a midland statesman while other papers cite unity for peace.
Reports from Shulls Mills North Carolina say the village near Blowing Rock may become a major rail hub as Whiting Lumber builds a plant and depot. Visitors H Landon of Watauga & Yadkin River Railroad and Fletcher of Carolina & North Western spur lively speculation of future rail connections and regional timber traffic.
An old ad promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as an effective cough and cold remedy. It touts quick relief for coughs and throat irritation, suitable for all ages, with a 25 cent price and formula listed on the bottle. It urges buyers to insist on Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey at the druggist.
Through pure oversight, none of these prophecies of Verdue's early fall has been countersigned by Joffre or Pertain.
An old apothecary style medicine ad urges parents to treat children's colds with Dr Kings New Discovery a tar syrup. It claims quick relief from runny noses irritation and chest cold symptoms and promotes the product as pleasant to take with no mixing required.
A Chicago professor posed fourteen questions to define true education. He urged students to answer yes to all, covering sympathy for good causes, public spirit, kindness to the weak, friendships, integrity, honesty, love for children, compassion for animals, diligence, self worth, happiness alone, and a spiritual outlook beyond money and mud puddles.
Reading from a consumer letter, Sloan's Liniment relieves pain after cleaning, overexertion, and bruises. A user praises its quick relief and restful sleep, recommending a bottle for neuralgia and general soreness at 25 cents.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes how the accord between Italy and Germany is regarded as a peace beyond ordinary understanding, highlighting the extraordinary diplomatic moment.
The advertisement asserts universal medical agreement on keeping bowels open for health. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a non griping remedy that cleanses the bowels, banishes bloating, sweetens the stomach, and invigorates the liver, signed M. B. Blackburn.
The Lexington Dispatch relays praise from renowned artists about the South’s climate beauty and gentility. Dr. Walter Damrosch forecasts America leading in art, noting the South as prime for music with figures like Damrosch and events at Black Mountain and Raleigh investments. The piece portrays a rising cultural era across North Carolina and beyond.
The piece notes the Ford expedition remnant now forms a Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation and has enlisted George Brandes to draft an essay. It argues mediation must be invited by warring powers and warns against presidential interference seen as a menace or unwelcome.
The text advises light suppers with little to no meat and no milk. It recommends taking one Chamberlain's Tablet immediately after supper to improve sleep if indigestion disrupts rest. Ob: Obtainable everywhere.
President Wilson in Charlotte address argues America has always been reshaped by a drive to build material power. He cautions that wealth and force must be balanced by purpose beyond possession, noting other nations’ wealth and power alongside the nation’s ongoing transformation.
Hon. John H. Small argues in the Elizabeth City Independent that home discipline and early manual labor build financial independence and character. He cites President Eliot on youth labor and stresses the harmony of brain and body, warning luxury harms growth and praising disciplined, hands-on work for adults.
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