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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
4
A Watauga Democrat column rants about corrupt protection, describing a wall of greed and secret schemers in power. The piece praises Hort Bower for attacking the Republican platform and endorses education and honest work as key to welfare, citing Rev blames Gordon and North Carolina figures.
New Haven political meeting used songs to dodge tariff and trust questions. Secretary Shaw’s device urged attendees to sing patriotic tunes to shift focus, a tactic likely to be copied and debated as a partisan ploy.
Hon John Sharpe Williams of Mississippi says the Democrats will win thanks largely to cooperation between the Democratic press and the Congressional Committee and especially to the country press after his extended stumping tour ends in Washington with return to the capital.
A fragment collage cites Senator Allison and Hanna arguing over free trade and trusts, questions tariff revision, and mocks protectionist stockpiling. It critiques Wall Street alarms and cites Quotations from Birmingham News and Kansas City Journal about economics and politics amid scandals and public health notices. It ends with an ad for Cham¬berlain’s remedy and a Post Office fraud probe mentioning T J Bryant and 54 postmasters.
A damaged OCR snippet notes a man relieved from a forty year torturing disease by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It mentions cures for cuts and skin issues and warns about counterfeits. Also references a physician product and a shop ad. The tone imitates an early 20th century newspaper jot.
A fragmented ledger-like account outlines a Georgia campaign narrative with absurd tallies of personal acts and giveaways. It lists hours of thinking about the election, cotton, acres, food, livestock, and household goods donated or expended, alongside a stream of alleged lies, apologies, and crude outcomes. The piece ends with a medical advertisement for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, attributed to T. J. Coffey and Bro.
A vivid line notes that after spirited pursuit for a husband, many heiresses wed aging nobles. The observation hints at social dynamics where wealth and title influence marital choices.
A widow in Machiam Maine faced fatal pneumonia but Mrs H Lincoln recounts her night of anxiety. Dr King’s New Discovery allegedly cured her consumption after a fearful night. The ad claims the medicine cures throat lung and chest diseases, priced 50 cents to 1 dollar with free trial bottles at M B Blackburn’s.
W L Corry of Moretz North Carolina advertises a fine lot of fruit trees including apples peaches prunes and an assortment of grapes. Trees from three to six feet tall are available with delivery to customers and prices about the same as other nurseries. Call or write for further particulars.
Readers chase complete closure as women demand endings beyond the known finale. They turn to the back of the book first to glimpse the ultimate resolution and the fate of the story.
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