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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
1
Walter Horton of North Wilkesboro was seen in the village Monday. A court is set for next Monday. The London Staffs Hardware Co. sends another message requiring settlement of an amount due this office.
The regular correspondent reports on congressional fights to extend meat inspection and shift costs to government, the Chicago packinghouse methods, and packers opposition. It notes Congress may cut or delay funding, plus a detailed look at the political maneuvers and broader reform stakes. It also covers the death of Robert Adams, the tobacco bureau probe, the Garfied inquiry into tobacco and trusts, and related public notices and local curiosities.
T J Dwyer of Graysville Missouri recalls being a druggist in Licnia and notes three customers cured of consumption by Dr King's New Discovery. He says one man, planning to move to Arizona, canceled the move after using the remedy. The letter extols the medicine as wonderful and effective for coughs and colds. Trial bottles free, available from druggists.
A frenzied mancier and a gold brick merchant share a discreet set of winks, hinting at a covert interaction. The odd exchange suggests a hidden deal or coded communication within their encounter, framed as a sharp, suspenseful moment.
Riverton postmaster G W Fouts writes that a robbery nearly cost him life and comfort. He credits Electric Bitters with curing a chronic liver complaint and severe jaundice, noting eleven years of health after treatment. It is advertised as a tonic for biliousness neuralgia stomach liver and bladder disorders at druggists for 50 cents.
A humorous adage notes that when a woman speaks her mind she loses a portion of it while the man gains nothing, reflecting a tongue in cheek view of gender dynamics.
It warns that a "cold" can lead to pneumonia and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for counteracting this risk. The remedy is described as effective, pleasant to take, and widely sold by Boone dealers and Blowing Rock Drug Co.
The editorial argues anarchists threaten to assassinate leaders yet calls for firm action against them. It notes reports from Oregon of assassination plots against President Roosevelt, compares U S and British responses, mentions Scotland Yard, King Alfonso, and a British princess, and condemns Continental anarchists while contrasting socialism’s dangers.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as superior to all others for colic and diarrhoea in both children and adults. It claims eminent physicians approve its use and recommends universal family stock. Distributed by Boone dealers and Blowing Rock Drug Co.
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