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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
1
A remark notes that forgiving a man who takes a portrait from a frame is possible, but stealing the frame and leaving the picture behind carries an unpardonable sin. The speaker contrasts the two acts to emphasize severity of theft.
A. R. Phelps of Plymouth Oklahoma states he sold five bottles of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to threshers who could not stop. The men continued work the next day, proving the product keeps time. For sale by M. B. Blackbarp.
A period editorial urges that leadership comes from hard work and humble origins. It contrasts governors and movers with self-made rural youths, praising perseverance, self-reliance, and duty, while warning against luxury and easy social climbing. It cites DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ads and quotes poetic reflections on progress.
Layvana Ohio mail carrier Mann recalls years of dull back pain and fatigue before using Electric Bitters. Six bottles cured him, restoring energy and relief, with claim to regulate stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Blackburn offers 50 cents with perfect satisfaction guarantee.
The Wilkesboro Chronicle accuses Republicans of feigning ignorance about helping delinquents pay poll tax only after Democrats did so minutes before midnight. It questions how $800 could be raised and 124 delinquent Republicans identified in five minutes, asserting a deliberate plan and calling out hypocrisy. The page ends with an ad for Chamberlain's Starch and Liver Tablets sold by M D Blackburn.
A Washington correspondent discusses possible voter exemptions for poverty and infirmity under county rules after May. He notes potential boards may still decide exemptions in counties with tax delinquency, while warning about the link between poll tax, juror service, and the right to vote.
Josh Edgar of Germantown California long suffered sciatic rheumatism for fourteen years. He tried many remedies until told to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which gave immediate relief and cured him, with no return. The product is sold by M B Blackborn.
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments noting a Mrs Bayer cured of severe coughs and hemorrhages. It claims guaranteed relief for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles with trial bottles offered free at Blackburn’s.
Union officers express limited prospects to avert the looming strike by 147,000 Pennsylvania anthracite miners, risking significant disruption in energy supply and labor relations.
The ad claims children get pin and stomach worms and tape worms may invade, then asserts Mothers Worm Syrup cures intestinal worms. It touts quick expulsion of worms and health improvement, describes the remedy as painless and costing only six cents for those suspecting worms as the cause.
A proverb-like reflection warns that waiting idly on the road to success guarantees failure. progress comes through action and effort rather than passive expectation.
The ad promotes Gooch's Mexican Syrup as a quick remedy for coughs colds sore throats and bronchial irritation. It emphasizes early treatment and the saying a stitch in time saves nine with a long lasting tonic claim and a 25 cent price.
Alfred Heinze of Quincy Illinois endorses VewWitt's Little Early Risers noting relief from constipation and torpid liver. He praises them as non gripe and safe. Endorsement attributed to T. J. Coffey & Bro.
An old advertisement extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for healing troublesome sores and skin ailments. Testimonial from HC Hartley of Yankeetown Indiana claims a thirty year leg sore healed after using the salve. The copy warns of counterfeit products and mentions Dr Hobbs Spin s Pills as kidney remedies.
A fragmented OCR note mentions a generic laxative product Bromto Quinine Tablets and describes a comical or erroneous line about nature ip on every box and a cold Agqome day. The readable content is sparse and unclear.
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