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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
1
A fragmented line questions how hardship can seize control of a person, implying adversity acts unseen to bind a man beyond his own choosing. The phrasing suggests a broader meditation on resilience and autonomy amid pressure.
The piece assesses persistent talk of a third McKinley term led by Chauncey Depew and allied elites. It notes Dawes’s bid for Mason’s Senate seat, party tensions over tariff repeal, and Cuban policy shifts under Wood, with Congress looming on Platt amendment modifications. The tone reflects wary scrutiny of presidential succession maneuvers and internal Republican maneuvering in Washington.
A long reader letter lauds Dr King s New Discovery as life saving for whooping cough and bronchitis with a niece cured from advanced consumption cited alongside a humorous Memphis hotel anecdote and a testimonial about Chamberlain s remedy curing diarrhoea. Blackburn s Drug Store markets the product with trials offered.
A historical ad notes the Skye terrier likely originated on the island after which it is named. The piece also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to revive a torpid liver, claim relief from dullness, headache, and dizziness, and offers 25 cent prices with samples free at Blackburn's.
Aman learns six months after the wedding how many of his wife’s relatives he married, a remark from the Atchison Globe. A reader endorses DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles after a single use. Public notices warn against imitations and mention a chaotic listing of remedies and ad lines.
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Pease of Lowrance Kansas credits Electric Bitters with restoring mobility after seven years bedridden due to kidney liver illness and nervous prostration. The note promotes the remedy for headaches nervousness melancholy fainting and dizziness and mentions affordable price at Blackburn's. It adds a line about Southern mills selling cottages to workers on easy terms to aid housing.
A Good Cough Medicine speaks well for Chamberlains Cough Remedy as druggists use it in their own families. Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York reports five years of complete satisfaction with the remedy for ordinary coughs colds and coughs after grippe. For sale by Blackburn.
Report states King Edward aims at frugality by reducing personal expenses and dispensing with twenty four chaplains leaving twelve. The note adds social chatter about famous tonics and the influence of the product in public discourse.
The record notes varied marriages among presidents from Dolly Madison as the youngest wife to Mrs. Cleveland the lone White House bride. It highlights Johnson marrying at 18, Tyler's wife being 35 years younger, and several presidents paired with clergy daughters or multiple spouses.
Geo E Cary editor of the Guide Washington VA recalls a severe ankle sprain. He tried several medicines without relief, then Chamberlains Pain Balm gave prompt relief and a speedy complete cure, available from Blackburn.
A newspaper item notes that the loss of a rich carriage rumble, making it sound like a milk wagon, signals a family's waning prosperity. The quotation reflects a local sentiment captured by the Atchison Globe.
An advertisement claims fast bicycle riders suffer cuts sprains and bruises and that Bucklen’s Amica Salve will kill pain and heal injuries. It is billed as a cyclist’s friend, curing chafing chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles. Guaranteed cure at 25 cents, sold by Blackburn.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal quotes the Courier noting Rockefeller has given away 1500 dollars in ten minutes and warns that if someone can supervise this profligate he risks becoming a public charge.
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