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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
4
An item from the Scottish Rite Bulletin condemns the use of profane language in public. It argues profanity harms Masonry’s image and urges wearers of Masonic insignia to refrain from public swearing to avoid bringing disrepute upon the Fraternity.
Instructions for crafting a Merry Widow hat using a cart wheel wire waste basket and netting. Includes decorative blossoms, ribbons, and improvised buckles with bamboo bracing. Mentions using paddles and a golf stick for effect and notes on maintaining style.
An anecdote shows a boy who can sweep a floor well becomes capable in business. A Philadelphia paper office job offers a test of thoroughness via sweeping. Ten years later the boy is a penepaper editor, proving practice on small tasks builds big responsibilities.
Ayscue of Ingleside North Carolina praises Dr Kings New Lift Pills after 15 years of chronic indigestion and high expenses, declaring them the best pills ever sold. Sold under guarantee at all druggists for 25 cents.
A fragmented line from Illustrated Bits discusses an oversight and a critical remark about an outsider. The brief notes an exchange between a youngster and the old man, implying regret and miscommunication within a humorous or reflective column.
A garbled OCR line references Castoria and a traded item phrase, mentioning environment and a man not amounting to much, but the text is fragmented and unclear about any concrete event or date. No named individuals or organizations are clearly identifiable.
National Democratic Campaign Committee announces active operations in Washington D C and plans to publish a campaign handbook by July to aid in electing a Democratic Congress. It urges voter cooperation and contributions, promising a copy to contributors and requesting remittances to Washington D C from James T Lloyd, chairman.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is described as child friendly and tasty nearly like maple sugar. Unlike others it does not constipate yet acts gently on the bowels to help drive a cold from the system. Sold by J. M. Hodges.
A historic advertisement extols The Observer as the largest NC newspaper with daily and Sunday editions, detailing page counts and prices for semi weekly issues, and naming The Observer Co and Cuartorre fy C as publishers.
A Pleasant Hill Times item recounts how a farmer’s hogs, described as light and nervous, were driven by a habit formed from pounding on a fence to call them to feed. As weather warms, woodpeckers’ tapping allegedly spooks the herd, sending hogs leaping and moving across the field.
A New York reader, Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street, lauds Electric Bitters as a grand family remedy for dyspepsia liver issues lame back and weak kidneys. The tonic purports to regulate digestion purify blood and renew vigor for both sexes though the claim appears in an 1890s advertising context.
A medicinal notice promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pill as prompt and thorough, claiming to strengthen weakened kidneys and ease bladder inflammation. The product is recommended widely and sold by J M Hodges.
A local advertisement by J. W. Bryan, a graduate watchmaker and jeweler at Councilhouse Boone NC, promotes first class materials and guaranteed repairs for any watch. Watches are cleaned, repaired, and adjusted with the best skill.
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