Chamberlain’s Remedy Promoted For Summer Ills
A Victorian era notice extols Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universal family aid especially in summer. It claims the medicine is reliable and readily obtainable, citing a user testimonial from Mrs Otto Gans of Zanesville Ohio who recovered after two bottles. Also mentions unrelated notes about umbrella handle shapes and London bridge traffic counts.
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Chamberlain
Wansick
Atomach
Mre
Otto Gans
Zavesville
Obio
Mayo brothers fund medical college in Minnesota
The Mayo brothers of Rochester Minnesota plan to donate two million dollars to found a medical department at the state university. They are renowned surgeons from a village that has flour mills a brewery and multiple institutions and have turned their upbringing into global medical prestige.
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Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers
N. Y. World
A W Dula Eyesight Specialist Offers Glasses Fit
A W Dula of Lenoir North Carolina announces a shift to devote full time to fitting glasses and optical work. He notes 15 years of experience and a portable set of optical instruments ready for examinations and fittings whether advertised or not.
Woman Invents Nursery Chest With Mattress Drawer Unit
The Watauga Democrat notes a local invention for baby care a furniture piece combining a mattress on top with drawers underneath to store clothing and toilet articles. This practical design aims to aid bathing or dressing infants and reflects early 20th century domestic innovation.
Various Patent Medicines and Remedies Parade
An OCR fragment cites Hulls Catarrh Cure with F J Cheney Co Toledo and a National Bank of Commerce endorsement, Hall’s Family Pills, and Chamberlains Liniment with user testimonial. The lines reference internal remedies for catarrh, dental claims, pain relief, and rheumatic relief, plus distributor notes and a testimonial from Mrs. Florence Slife.
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J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerch Toledo
Wanted timber cords delivered at Riverside North Carolina
McGuire, North Carolina based Wilcox and Krider solicit contracts for 200 cords of Chestnut Oak Bark and 200 cords of pulp wood including Poplar Cucumber Black and Sweet Gum to Riverside North Carolina. Call or write for prices and specifications.
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Riverside
N.C
N. C
McGuire, N.C
For Sale Two Automobiles 1912 and 1913 Models
Two automobiles from 1912 and 1913 are offered for sale at a bargain. Cash terms preferred or trade considered. Interested readers may write or see L A Hayes in Vilas North Carolina.
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L.A. Hayes, Vilas, N.C
Farm for Sale Near New River Terminus
On the South York of New River fourteen miles from Todd the sellers offer a farm with about 20 acres cleared and the rest timber. Described as rich land suitable for a grass farm, with merchantable timber. Terms reasonable, call or write Alfred W. Gros Adams North Carolina 218 tf.
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South York of New River
Todd
Alfred W. Gro.s. Adams
N.C
Boone
P. H. Hodges
Soldiers in Europe Suffer Kidney Disease Rumors
Soldiers in Europe become sick with kidney diseases due to hardships and exposure in cold wet trenches. The article notes thousands afflicted with kidney troubles and rheumatism. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo offers Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy free to readers who write for it.
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Aes Kidney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Eakers
Dean’s
Sean
Chamberlains Tablets Aid Digestion and Relief
A short health notice advises Chamberlains Tablets to tone the liver and stomach, ease constipation and nausea, and relieve headaches. Text notes the tablets cost a quarter and are obtainable everywhere.
The Waterfall Roar and a Laxative Ad Miracle
The roar of a waterfall results mainly from millions of air bubbles bursting. An advertisement touts Po-Do Lax Podoptytlin May Apple as a overnight cure for constipation. It claims it stimulates the liver to increase bile, balancing digestion and eliminating gas and constipation, urging readers to buy now. Also notes Buenos Aires population growth over 20 years.
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Pain Relief
Advert text offers Sloan's Liniment to stop neuralgia pains in face head arm shoulders chest and back with a few drops and no rubbing. Claims relief after a few quiet minutes and improved mood. Price listed 25 cents for 3 ounces at all druggists.
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Sloan
Ants Carry Ten Times Own Weight in Grain Burden
A historical note states that an ant can carry a grain of corn ten times its body weight, while a horse and a man can bear burdens roughly equal to their own weight. This comparison highlights relative strength among species and sizes.
Thirty-Six For 2 Cents Dr King’s New Life Pills
An old advertisement touts Thirty-Six For 2 Cents Dr King’s New Life Pills in well corked glass bottles. It promises easy dosing with a glass of water before retiring. Claims include relief from constipation by morning and affordability at 25 cents per bottle.
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Dr. King
New Life
Memory Tip: Assume You Have Everything You Want
A concise method to boost memory is to adopt the mindset that you already possess all you desire. This mindset reframes goals as present realities, reducing stress and freeing mental resources for learning and recall.
Dr King’s New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial lung ailments. It urges purchase at a local drugstore and starting treatment immediately promising relief and cure at low cost.
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Dr. King
Rabbit fur used in Australian hat making dominates
In Australia, 32 factories operate to produce felt hats from rabbit fur. The fur is regarded as superior to the finest merino for this use, with millions of rabbit skins processed each year.
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Australia
Protest of Note for Three Hundred Dollars
Public notice states that J. L. Warts Co and J. L. Warts and J. A. Woon allege R E Long endorsed a $300 note dated February 9, 1915. Checks accompanying the note were protested and the notice will be pleaded at the bar in defense of payment.
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R. E. Long
J. L
Notice of Sale by Mortgagees in Watauga County NC
Public sale set for June 28 1915 at the Boone courthouse to satisfy a mortgage on about 50 acres in Watauga County along North Fork of the New River. Ellig Elkins and wife Etta Elkins owe $300 across three notes, with two unpaid. Real estate will be sold for cash to discharge principal and interest, deed delivered to buyer.
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Eliag Elkins
Etta Elkins
Court House
Boone
Watauga County
Watauga
North Carolina
North Fork
New River
Enoch Potter
Etta
Elkine
Myrtle Potter
Mack Johnson
E. F. Potter
ELF
Ovine
W. R. Levit
E. 8
State OF
Foreald County
Kay
Potter Lecates
North Fork Township
Bandleton
Horton
R Brown
Patterson
Paterson
Woodring
Wood
Profit
Hardin
Grub
Hardin Hines
Winebarger
Potter
Lk Knob Co
Same
HJ Hardin
Cardul Woman's Tonic Aids Weakened Nurse in North Carolina
Mrs Waller Vincent of Pleasant Hill North Carolina describes severe headaches back pain and faint spells ending after taking Cardul a plant based tonic claimed to strengthen the nervous system improve appetite and restore rosy cheeks The ad touts Cardul has helped over a million women in fifty years and urges new customers to try it today
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Pleasant Hill
N. C
Cardus
For Sale Central Kentucky Land Offers Bargains
Advertisement promotes cheap level land in Central Kentucky from 10 to 30 dollars per acre claiming high tobacco yields per acre. Letter invites readers to request a catalogue from Roby L Johnson Science Hill Kentucky. Calendered by the Watauga Democrat with publisher and editors listed and a sworn statement date in 1915.
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America
Kentucky
Scien
Roby L. Johnson
Science
Hill
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Florence Slife
Amos Stanbury
Europe
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New York
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Angola
Mountain City Marble Company
Mountain City, Tenn
Brother Farmer
Watauge Democrat
Boone, N.C
R. C. Rivers
Boone N.C
R. G. Rivers
W. D. Farraine
Batis
Watanga Oo. Bank
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G. H. Blair
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E. M. Harnay, Vilas
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