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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
2
The Hickory Democrat lists subscription terms with one year prepaid by advertising and rates available on request at the Hickory post office. The notice is presented in concise, period-appropriate style.
The Hickory Democrat reports its purchase by new owners who vow to build a fixed, progressive institution in Hickory North Carolina. They pledge bold action for local development, support for schools, and a forward push for morality and civic betterment while improving the paper.
President J F Buchheit travels four weeks for the college endowment while visiting high schools in the state to canvas students. The March issue features two poems, a comic parody, a thoughtful piece, and a mystery tale. The Philomathean Society held preliminaries for a declaimers contest with G Ingle Juonter F Ingle and A C Peeler chosen to represent.
A Dallas Times Herald note mentions a 1829 Wade bill found in 1913 in California, but North Carolina plans to redeem it at face value. The item is touted as valuable treasure outside NC, with few copies known. a local Lenoir Topic summary amplifies the anomalous discovery and historic context.
By order of the mayor and Board of Aldermen of West Hickory N C made at their regular meeting held on the 4th day of March 1913 Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in said town on the 6th day of May 1913 at P Beny s Store in said town for the urpose of electing a Mayor and three Aldermen for one year and also three School Trustees to serve for two years Notice is further given that P Berry was appointed Registrar and C E Barringe j and R Pierce as judges of said ele tion It was further ordered that the regis trar shall keep open the registration book for thirty days prior to said election The registration to be had as the law directs This 10th day of March 1913 A Hedrick mayor John P Huffman Sec Tress
Advice compares body and house plumbing, urging upkeep of digestion. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief and notes availability from all dealers.
An old ad uses guilt over neglect to urge duty and quick medical help for croup colds and pneumonia. It touts Gowans Preparation as a cure all external remedy promising fear relief and satisfied customers. It claims universal absorption and sells at 1.00 with 500 and 25e testimonials.
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