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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
4
A Wilmington Dispatch report recounts a drunken man harassing pedestrians on South Front Street and a drifting crowd, prompting police inaction. The piece also notes editorials on Hawaiian annexation, war risks, and a court martial notice for Private Samuel Houston.
Thirty-one Porto Rican refugees, mostly women, arrived yesterday as famine warnings spread. News reports say two months of hardship could push the island toward starvation. Public kitchens have been opened for relief while authorities in San Juan probe a diplomatic matter involving Walter Bett, a secretary linked to the British Consul.
A New York firm exports desks chairs and other office furniture to Norway Sweden and Great Britain with desks made in New York State chairs in Vermont. The article notes American lumber machinery and workers aiding European markets and mentions American-made furnishings used in foreign offices. Chamberlain's Pain Basin is praised as a top household liniment with Fernandina Fla. merchants Wertz and Pike endorsing it. The Atlanta Constitution quote discusses Civil War killing honors and a humorous view on being first to die.
An advert for Chamberlains cough remedy from Oakland Pharmacy in Oakland Md touts repeat purchases as proof of merit. A Madrid dispatch dated June 8 reports slight improvement amid insurrection with capital prepared for two months of resistance. Danish West Indies June 12 notes the torpedo boat destroyer Terror deemed useless due to boiler failure after visits to San Juan de Porto Rico alongside several ships.
Smallpox cases in the county remain stable with no new infections and low spread risk. Dr. Wertenbarker from Washington may visit to evaluate local cases. A Democratic State convention receives widespread approval, while Judge Norwood enjoys a vacation in Salisbury on his way to Waynesville. A Chickamauga veteran reports selling citizen clothes after receiving a new uniform. Vienna reports Spain asking powers to urge U S occupation of Manila if it surrenders to insurgents.
Cablegram from Santiago de Cuba dated June 12 reports Hobson and his comrades are well. It states that the prisoners will all be exchanged per orders attributed to General Linares. London dispatch confirms reception of the message.
In a June statement, Admiral Sampson claimed ten thousand troops could occupy Santiago within 23 hours. The Jacksonville letter cites one delay reason as soldiers’ fathers shielding them from duty or weak leadership power.
A terse prospect hints that Bryan's Nebraska regiment, nicknamed the Silver Battalion, is expected to suffer only minor casualties against Spain as it fights on what is termed the enemy's soil, with the author noting a gold standard Spain.
Medical essays discuss inhalation of air with bacteria and the deadly work of germs. Koch and others illuminate bacteriology but destroying microbes remains hard. The piece advocates revitalizing the system and inhaling oxygen as a germicidal aid, promoting Compound Oxygen for home use and offering free consultation.
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