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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
4
A long, garbled clipping from The Lenoir News echoes a sermon by President Woodrow Wilson, praising mothers, urging duty, and noting political talk in North Carolina. It blends religious exhortation with civic notes on schools, roads, and farm prospects, quoting community leaders and local press.
A fragment notes a for sale contact in Buff MN via Foster-Millburn Co as agents for the United States. The notice urges remembering the name Dosa's-and and rejecting other brands or agents.
The News and Observer plant burned on April 24 but continued publishing. Rebuilding starts immediately with new machinery and a pledge to serve North Carolina better. The paper seeks one thousand new subscribers at six dollars a year to rise from the ashes.
An old-style medical advert claims Foley Kidney Pills restore kidney action and cure years of trouble. It references testimonials and a Chicago News quote about poverty and life saved, urging readers to try the tonic.
Incoherent ad style notice touts Boone Repair Shop offering flue watch repairs. Claims every job is carefully done and timed before leaving the shop. Misspelled and garbled text includes phrases about taking in work and attention to customers.
Fragmentary dialogue describes a morning encounter where a doctor and Bath discuss seeing a book. Dr Doane is mentioned and Mark Twain’s complimented dictionary appears in the scene, suggesting a literary or humorous exchange in a dated setting.
A Raleigh reader reports chronic pains in the stomach and back with kidney trouble improved by Electric Bitters. The advertisement touts the tonic as the very best stomach and kidney medicine, praising its quick effect and overall renewal. It urges trial at small cost with endorsements from local merchants.
A northern exchange comments on the state of the Republican party. The speaker suggests the party still has a backbone but implies significant weakness and deprivation. The remark hints at broader political tensions and public sentiment.
An optimistic advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy for coughs and consumption, claiming relief from lung inflammation and weakness. It touts testimonials from users and notes pricing around 50 cents to a dollar, urging readers to buy from local dealers.
Fragmented text includes stray numbers about cattle in the United States and references to government reports. It also mentions individuals, places, and undetermined events, but the meaning is unclear due to garbled OCR and inserted phrases.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and locations with distorted spelling. It references names that resemble Arjen Tn and L A Hofln along with institutions or roles, but the content is garbled and lacks a coherent event or clear facts to summarize into a full news item.
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