Becher and Baker families tied to German and English roots
In a long narrative about Catherine Yoder and her husband John Becher later Baker, the text traces Becher origins in Pennsylvania German ancestry, contrasts with English Bechers settled in Virginia and North Carolina, and details John Becher’s rise from a poor blacksmith to landowner with several farms and enslaved people. It notes his birth around 1775, a sudden death after a forest fire, and lists their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewusas
Catherine Yoder
Conrad Yoder
Cathrine Huffman
Germany
John Becher
Baker
Becher
Pennsylvania
Ruff
Beech
Bae T Kers
Virginia
North Carolina
Edgecombe, Martin, Moore and
Warren
Bechers
John Hilton
Catherine
James Cobb
Susan
David Becker
David
Jan
Solomon
Elizabeth
Sarah
Polly
Elizah
Hanna
Sin Toe
Community clubs host varied programs and readings
The Do As You Please Club and Travelers' Club held meetings with guest speakers and readings on England, Egypt and Kipling, with poems and stories read by members. Officers were reelected. refreshments were served. Mrs. Worth Elliott hosted a Thursday Study Club with papers on India and Mandalay, ending with a four course luncheon. Pastor Patterson and Rev Stirewall preached at St Mark's Lutheran and Holy Trinity Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eile Johnson
March
Kate ‘Elliott
Adlear
Hilda
Travelers’ Club
Geitner
England
Egypt
Chadwick
Lord Cromer
Worth Elliott
Harte
India
Best
Mandalay
Roy Abernethy
Claudia Henderson
Hazel Elliott
Robt. E. Patterson
St.Mark’s Lutheran Church of
Charlotte
M. L. Stirewall
Lenoir College
Holy Trinity Church
Slight Fire at Martin House on 15th Street
A small fire Friday at 8 AM near the Martin house on 15th street where Mr. G. W. Boyd now lives. Firemen led by Chief C. A. Moser prevented major damage, with losses not exceeding five dollars. Alvin Warren, the regular driver, was absent at breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Warren
C. A. Moser
Martin
15Th Street
G. W. Boyd
Backache and Kidney Ache Linked in Hickory Ad Claim
Local Hickory readers are urged to rely on Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache tied to kidney issues. W L Lafone of 1413 Eighth Ave reports relief from back pain and irregular kidney secretions after using the pills bought at Moser & Latz's Drug Store. The advertisement notes price and sole U S agents Foster-Milburn Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
W. L. Lafone
Eighth Ave
Hickory
N.C
Dean
Moser & Latz
Foster-Millbur Co
Buro
New York
Unite States
Doss
Scrub Anniversary Debates At Lenoir College
Lenoir College held the Scrub Anniversary with eight debaters on the topic That our United States Senators should be elected by direct popular vote. The negative won with Mr Lake taking the prize. Mt Pleasant Collegiate Institute guests played two baseball games with Lenoir, and a full slate of Holy Week services was announced along with the first issue of the Lenoir College Bulletin and news on consolidation talks for the North Carolina and Tennessee Synods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir College
Socius
United States
Preachers Sons
Paul Rhyne
L. L. Lohr
Lou Sox
Nash Yount
Leo Bolick
C. E. Fritz
R. Lake
Howard Rhyne
Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute
Lenoir
Welsh
Mt. Pleasant
Lenoir College Bulletin
Greater
Greater Lenoir
Joint Commission
North Carolina
Tennessee
Salisbury
North Carolina Synod
Consolidated College
W. A. Deaton
Cardui touted by Kentucky reader in old letter
A Clinton letter from Mrs. M. C. McElory claims Cardui relieved years of female troubles and pain. She says after six years of suffering she began to improve and now feels better, with Cardui praised as a proven remedy. The note cites fifty years of success in practice supporting Cardui’s reliability for female weakness.
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Ainton
M. C. McElory
Clinton
A Witty Account Of Chimney Top Pipe Organ Tales
Local column catalogs a string of far fetched South Carolina and North Carolina tall tales from Howard Banks and others. The piece urges corroboration via Watauga interviews and phonograph records while also noting a major Sunday School gathering in High Point, evangelistic music leadership, and railroad ticket details for the event. It closes with a product note praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Bob
Wilkes County
Carolina
Howard Banks
Watauga Demo Swat
Banks
Million Dollars Deal in Rowan County
Large regional deal involving public utilities and rail infrastructure unfolds in Rowan County. Key figures include J. W. Lineberger of Shelby and W. J. Oliver Co. with plans spanning timber lands, street railways, electric lights, and waterworks, signaling a major economic shift for nearby towns.
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John Shrum
Lincolnton
Ir. W. T. Dalton
Bet
Shelby
Person County
Caltolina
W. J. Oliver
Knoxville
Salisbury-Spencer
Concord
Tile Drainage Letter From Indiana Traveler
A letter from H P Oolum of Monroeville Indiana describes a Holler family visit and praise for county residents. He notes 90 years away with farming success and urges tile drainage to reduce washout, retain nitrogen, and improve soil depth for plant moisture and nourishment. He promises to explain drainage methods later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Oolum
Monroeville
Ind
Chamberlains Liniment Ad and Clergy News
Monroeville Indiana postal box ad notes deumatism relief by Chamberlains Liniment. Also mentions Dr J W Lynch, Baptist minister and Wake Forest College chaplain, now named pastor of First Baptist Athens Georgia. Lame shoulder linked to rheumatism and relief cited. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. W., Lynch
Wake Forest College
First Baptist Church of
Durham
Athens, Ga
Endorsement for Farm Life School in Catawba County
Editor E E Aller of Progressive Farmer endorses establishing a farm life school in Catawba County. He urges countywide support, calls it a wise investment, and notes Cleveland and Mecklenburg are pursuing similar schools. He warns only ten such schools may exist and asks farmers to share their views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
E. E. Aller
Ressive Farmer
Catawba
Ayshe
The
Catawba County
Hickory Democrat
Tam
Cleveland
Mecklenburg
ZEMO remedy touted for eczema by local drug store
An advertisement promotes ZEMO and ZEMO soap as the cure for eczema and related skin conditions with a money back guarantee. Moser & Lutz's Drug Store in Hickory backs the claim and urges trial based on seller endorsements and customer reports. Also noted are plans for a band saw mill at a Chicago paper mill and a timber land deal near Black Mountain, with a railroad survey tied to Mt. Mitchell access.
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Mover & Late’s
Hickory
Moser & Lutz
Chicago
Black Mountains
Yancey
Mt. Mitchell
Black Mountain
Terrell Station
Southern Railway
Oe River Gap
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Cardui Promised Relief for Womanly Troubles
Paint Lick Kentucky resident Mrs Maysree tan reports relief after using Cardui. She says prior to Cardui she was weak and nearly bedridden from female troubles and credits the medicine with great improvement. The ad touts Cardui as gentle acting and effective for headaches and backaches.
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Maysree= tan
Cardui
Cardus
Savings Building & Loan April Series Open
Muddled note promotes a savings building and loan association urging readers to join for a quicker start. Mentions offerings and a preacher’s visit but details are unclear due to damaged text. The item reads like a public notice or advertisement urging participation in a local savings program.
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Savings Building & Loan
Son
Drug Association
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Beacher
Blaze
U. M. Yoder
Sawewweet Eee
Granville Fox
Round Dozen Book Club
Ramsey
Mary Neill Fenelossa
Whitener
Fosdick
C. H. Geitner
W. B. Ramsey
L. R. Whitener
C.C. Best
Misses Hattie
Gertrude Fox
Miah Grace Patrick
Lenoir and
Stewart Coffey
Nia Co
le Citizen
None Cilley
Babel
High Point
Charles Butler
Butler
R. A. Torrey
Marion Lawrance
W. N. Hartshorn
International Sunday School Association
County Association
J. van Carter
Raleigh
Qur
T. B. Kendrick
Rasaca
All Dealen
Rowan
Oliver
Baptist Young People’s Ae
Statesville
Gastonia
J.M. Hawkins
New York City
Asheville
J. K. Cline
Court House Square
Linsolnton
Cleveland County
Buffalo
White Oak
Ambrose Cline
Lizzie Shepherd
Ilinois School
Jones
Harrison
Old Fort
Eacir
Linville
Blowing Rock
Boone
Henry Louis Smith
Davidson College
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
South
Isaac M. Banner
Sam Banner
Banner Elk
West
Oregon
Watauga
W. J. Oliver & Co
South Carlina
Greenville
Corporation Commission of
J.C. Fletcher
Watauga County
Watangi
Watanga
W. H. H. Cowles
Wilkes
Upper River Farm
C. Cail
Middle River
J. F. Allen & Co
Lower River
Seaman A. Knapp
National Department of Agriculture
Washington Sanday
Cordova
Alaska
Bonanaza
America
New York Capitol
Wm. F. Sheehan
Supreme Court
J. A. O'Gorman
Catawba Springs
Lincoln County
Interuban Railroad
Mt. Holly
Denver
Keepsville
Plateau
Newton
Terrell
Sherrill
Ford
Shuford
Enterprise
Patriot
Page
Doughton
Congress
Monroeville, Ind
Miller
Farm Life
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