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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
4
An excerpt by Elihu Root urging Americans to understand World War I as a defense of independence and liberty. He argues citizens must sacrifice, honor oaths, and support the Constitution, warning that failure to grasp the war's purpose endangers national survival and sovereignty.
The ad claims Hall's Cathartic Medicine cures a dreadful disease by constitutional treatment, strengthening the system and aiding nature. Proponents offer a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urge sending for testimonials from Fr. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with widespread distribution through druggists.
A fragment notes a western Tennessee figure named Big Bob offering services at his stable for the current year with a season price of fifteen dollars, urging patrons to seek bigger and better ventures and to patronize him.
CASPAR WHITNEY argues for unwavering American involvement in World War I. He condemns German militarism and urges defeating both Germany and pacifists at home to preserve the republic and American freedoms. He frames the war as self preservation and a fight against tyrannical aggression.
Albert Payson Terhune argues that a German victory would ruin America's moral tone and trust in right. He says the U S must defend liberty and oppose conquest, lest the nation lose faith in victory and its historic self image.
A North Carolina resident, Mrs I A Johnson of Wilkesboro, cites typhoid fever leaving her kidneys weak and swelling with aches. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she reports marked relief and urges others to ask for the remedy, noting earlier medicines failed.
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