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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
Watauga Democrat recalls John B. Finch addressing an agricultural fair in a Western state on prohibition. A liquor dealer challenges his anti alcohol stance, prompting Finch to call liquor a legitimate business while urging voters to oppose saloons and support temperance ahead of May 26.
In a sweeping account of the liquor question the piece argues prohibition is expanding across Maine Kansas Georgia Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma and North Dakota covering large areas. It cites crime absence in prohibition Kansas and North Dakota counties and contrasts savings bank balances with licenced states while urging a May 26 vote against liquor. It also critiques economic conditions and mocks sensational cyclone anecdotes and liquor treatment advertisements.
The kidneys are delicate organs and can easily fall out of order. De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are prompt and thorough and will in a short time strengthen the kidneys and relieve troubles arising from inflammation of the bladder. Sold by J. M. Hodges.
A lyrical line notes a bachelor wasting his fragrance on empty air, suggesting unshared romance and a missed opportunity for courtship as his charm lingers in solitude.
A reflective note on trust and friendship linked to DeWitts Little Early Risers pills sold by J. M. Hodges. A British Medical Journal theory suggests people resembling one another may share disease patterns.
About 8 million tons of moss peat lie in bogs near Lake Tezcoce in Mexico, indicating substantial mineral wealth and potential for extraction.
The clipping presents a push for civic effort by townsfolk versus critics, a Harper’s Weekly quirk about thirteen on the United States quarter, a joke line about a liver condition with Dr King’s pills, and a dissolution notice for Williams Bros with debt settlement details dated 1908.
A reflective line contrasts mortal effort with inner burden. The phrase suggests spiritual struggle when harboring enmity. No person or place is named, so the item reads as a terse moral aside in a broader discussion.
Ninety acres grass lands with barn and orchard, a fine Montezuma NC farm of 54 acres timber and a twelve room hotel, two lots and a cottage with water, all offered by J C Carpenter. Also land entry for 56 acres along the south fork of the New River in Boone township entered by J B Horton with river meanders and boundary lines listing surrounding parcels. Entered April 908. 11 J Hardin Botry Taker.
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