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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
An opinion from Harper's Weekly condemns Southern Republican delegates for decades of flawed practices. It argues the scandals implicate party leadership and conventions, urging reform and constitutional amendment to curb corruption and restore decency. The piece calls for accountability to end the ongoing party shame.
The New York World asserts New Jersey's primaries reflect voter sentiment in the presidential contest with minimal influence from money or party organization. It notes strict registration and corruption laws, a simple ballot, and no obstacles to voting, calling results a fair measure of Democratic opposition to Wilson and Republican opposition to Taft.
A London Answers excerpt describes school room experiments in Storkholm where fifty children wore a high frequency electrical coil for six months, yielding an average height gain of two inches versus one and a quarter for non treated peers. Sparked by the bright and active behavior of electrified students, teachers also reportedly showed enhanced capacity.
A bill by Representative Bulkley to coin three cent pieces and half cents is favorably reported by the coinage committee. The House is expected to take up the measure soon and pass it. Endorsements come from Secretary MacVeagh and Director Roberta who say there is urgent demand. If passed the one cent piece’s composition and color would change to a nickel-like finish with 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel.
The Nation reports Bucklens Arnica Sulye as a swift remedy for burns cuts bruises bullet wounds or explosions and other afflictions. Priced at 25 cents and sold at druggists, it contrasts grim injury news with the medicine’s healing promise.
A Washington Star fragment quotes a vaudeville manager joking about keeping patrons occupied as they await dinner. It then cites a medical ad stating that most rheumatism cases need no internal treatment and can be relieved quickly with Chamberlain's Liniment applied with massage, available from dealers.
A humorous exchange from Fon ter in New York Weekly notes a man in the adjacent room goes to bed at four, while the speaker must rise at that hour for boarding. The quip highlights odd hotel life and sleep schedules in urban lodging.
Fragmentary ad copy and lyric like lines reference Foleys Orino Laxative and a muddled warning. Mentions constipation claims and a sprained ankle in a stray, period voice. The readable facts include product name and dire warnings, but the text is largely garbled.
Advertisement notes Chamberlain Tablets cause agreeable movement of the bowels with no unpleasant effects. Encourages a trial and states availability for sale by all dealers.
Advice urges giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to loosen cough and ease mucus. Claims it liquefies tough mucus and aids expectoration, noting success in many epidemics and safety. Sold by all dealers with a common sense note on substitutes.
Mrs J E Henry of Akron Michigan explains she suffered kidney illness and fatigue from overwork and doubled need for care. She says a sample of Foley Kidney Pills helped greatly, leading her to purchase a bottle and save a potential large doctor's bill. Sold by all outlets.
Readers are told that while worry seems pointless, anxious workers often receive the pay. The remark implies that those who fret most attract compensation or rewards, suggesting a critique of the link between anxiety and gain.
Each age of life has joys and old people can be happy with Chamberlains Tab Lets to aid digestion and keep bowels regular. These tablets are mild and gentle in action and especially suitable for people of middle age and older. For sale by all dealers.
A reflective poem attributed to Walt Mason contrasts tall talkers and boastful personalities with genuinely worthy individuals. The speaker notes that boastful fame fades, while true merit endures, praising modesty and warning against showy self-importance that earns only fleeting attention and eventual ostracism.
This notice proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound contains no opiates or habit forming drugs and is a safe remedy for coughs colds and throat irritations. It highlights a yellow package and cautions buyers to ask for the genuine product.
Agricultural expert C. E. Clark states the district expects the best wheat and oats yields in years, signaling strong crop prospects for Mecklenburg turmere.
A brief note explains that a baby's intelligence level, described as 80 smart, is influenced by facial or genetic traits inherited from one or both parents, implying a genetic basis for early cognitive potential.
In the Superior Court of Watauga County Commissioner F A Linney to sell at public auction at Boone Court House on July 1 1912 at 1 pm the following four tracts totaling about 162 acres to satisfy a mortgage foreclosure for 350 plus interest from May 27 1910. Tracts describe multiple bounds and adjoining properties including Robbins Cottrell and Inez lines.
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