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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
4
In Washington district’s truck farming, 1189 carloads shipped to Western markets, with 100 more potentially sent if prices justify. Prices have fallen from $6-$8 to $1 per crate. cannery plan may save surplus beans cabbage beets and other crops. Charlotte Observer notes the cannery idea may aid truckers.
Virginia and Carolina Railway extension from Koanaroe Virginia to Wilkesboro South Carolina will span about 60 miles linking Abington Virginia to Koanaroe 83 miles of track in operation. backed by Norfolk and Western Railway Company, project promises swift completion through timber and mineral lands. Local notes recall varied anecdotes from Bristol Tennessee and Mitchell County including a mining dam damage and a dramatic weasel encounter.
In Pagettville the grocer W A Phillips found a wire enclosed chicken coop with six large rats inside after last night. The coop door misfit created a crack for entry. chickens left only feet bones and feathers. Phillips killed the rats with a rifle after discovering the scene this morning.
A Florence Oregon resident reports kidney and bladder relief after using Foley Kidney Pills for about eight months. The testimonial states the pills restored well being and are recommended to others. available from dealers. A brief city park anecdote mentions a young man with a kodak hoping for a photo development.
An assortment of patent medicines and remedies promoted for the elderly and general use. Dr King’s New Safe Pills touted for the aged as prompt and easy. Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound recommended for coughs and colds for all ages. Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy, Chamberlain’s Liniment for soreness and rheumatic pains. Numerous claims urge buying now from local dealers.
Boone area readers learn Doan's Kidney Pills are praised by J. W. Neill of Hickory for back and kidney relief. The ad describes kidney trouble symptoms and claims the product strengthens the whole system, with Foster Milling as the US agent and price at 50 cents.
A period advertisement touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a proven cure for eczema and related skin conditions with a Bath Illinois user claiming twenty five years of failure finally resolved. It promotes Pfeiffer Chemical Co. as distributor and notes a 50 cent price. Also included are testimonials for Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Honey and Tar Compound, with claims of kidney trouble relief and cough remedies, urging readers to buy from dealers.
A damaged fragment describes a woman in an awkward situation with bundles in a caria, suggesting urgency and uncertainty as bystanders or men react, though details are unclear.
Mothers note their children suffer from indigestion headaches nervousness and weakness when worms occupy. Kickapoo Worm Killer a candy lozenge expels worms regulates bowels tones the system and makes children well. Guaranteed by Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co Philadelphia and St Louis 25c.
A humorous line notes the irony of asking a man about his comfort on a day when a tooth extraction is imminent. The remark captures a grimomical mood as patients endure lingering dread while the day remains bright. The quote hints at persistence amid discomfort.
Fort Moultrie in Charleston harbor began in the Revolutionary War under William Moultrie who later led Continental forces. It stood as a sea-borne bulwark to defend Charleston, though Fort Sumter was stronger. Major Anderson commanded Moultrie on the eve of the Civil War, then moved to Sumter, leaving guns behind and burning carriages. South Carolina seized the fort in December 1860, converting $50,000 of stores and 70,000 stand of arms to the Confederacy.
Katherine L Norton of New Bedford Massachusetts reports severe back pain with burning sensations. After using Foley Kidney Pills she says the pain and burning disappeared and she felt toned and invigorated. The advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills for backache rheumatism lumbago and kidney bladder troubles with sale through all dealers.
The News and Observer plant burned on April 4 but published the next morning and pledged to rebuild with new machinery. The paper seeks 1000 new subscribers at six dollars a year and invites readers in North Carolina to enroll promptly.
There are more watches ruined by incompetent workmen than in any other way. Come to the Boone Repair Shop for fine watch repairing. Every job is carefully done and timed before leaving the shop. Bring up our work and I shall have our best attention, J. W. Bryan, Prop.
No person need hesitate to take Foley Kidney Pills on the ground that they know not what is in them. Foley & Uo guarantee them to be a pure curative medicine specially prepared for kidney and bladder ailments and irregularities. They do not contain habit forming drugs. Try them. For sale by all dealers.
An old newspaper ad promotes Bucklen Arnica Salve for ulcers boils eczema and skin diseases claiming quick relief as a Birmingham Alabama woman reports healing an ugly ulcer in two weeks. The ad mixes home health tips and quips about nervousness and beauty and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and bowel health.
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