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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
6
A historical ad style urges prompt treatment for kidney and bladder trouble with DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills. It touts reliability and antiseptic properties, urging readers to ensure they get the right product from C. M. Shufora and S. Martin.
The School Board asks the Board of Aldermen to call a May election on raising the school tax to thirty cents of the dollar valuation. The move aims to fund more room and teachers for the graded school, granting voters a chance to provide for these needs. W F Burns chair, March 23, 1909. The town notes few new enterprises in two years and calls for growth.
A Princeville resident tells of a doctor warning him his feet would die from gangrene, but he heals using Ducklens Aanica Salve. The ad touts cures for eczema fever sores boils burns and piles at a 25 cent price from C. M. Shuford and associates.
Officials announce a city wide effort to create jobs and attract talent. The plan emphasizes improving infrastructure, partnerships with local businesses, and incentives for employers to hire residents. Community groups welcome the focus on employment and growth.
A dying subscriber in arrears asks the editor how he fares. The editor replies the outlook appears bright, and predicts a blaze in minutes as the subscriber reflects on mortality and debt.
Readers can save 25 to 50 cents by taking additional papers with the Democrat. Offers include Democrat plus Charlotte Semi-Weekly Observer for $1.76, Democrat plus Progressive Farmer for $1.50, Democrat plus New York Thrice-a-Week World for $1.90, and Democrat plus Home and Farm for $1.25. Also included: Southern Agriculturist free for one year with advance payment, Atlanta Thrice-a-Week Constitution for $1.75, Southern Ruralist $1.50, and Bob Taylor's Magazine $1.85.
An advertisement urges buyers to trust Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, praises Foley products such as Orino Laxative and Kidney Removers, and warns against substitutes and counterfeit versions. It also promotes local business and hardware store reliability in Oneonta and Pittsburg wiring.
A terse, reflective line notes women choosing marriage despite minimal resources for food shelter and clothing. It hints at broader social expectations and the leap women take toward partnership.
The Chicago Tribune advises moderate laxatives hot foot baths free perspiration and avoiding cold wet exposure after treatment though this method requires indoors time and may lead to pneumonia. It contrasts with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised for curing colds and sold by W. S. Martin.
A quirky exchange compares advertising to a widow’s love, with the thinker praising its boundless potential and the denive person seeking limits. The dialogue ends on a note about airships and a playful hope that real airships are on the free list, mentioning The Jooster’s interest.
An odd ad-like passage touts taking Dean's Regulets after heavy meals to aid the stomach liver and bowels. It notes Regulets ease bowel passages while wryly remarking on marriages for contagiousness or inconvenient harnesses. The piece hints at love as a reason people marry.
In vivid prose a high altitude meeting between raptors is sketched as a dramatic aerial chase. The passage likens pirates of the air to hawks circling and striking like a thunderbolt, with an unreal, decaying image intersecting a Strand magazine style.
An advertisement touts RECREATION as the premier outdoor magazine with full page plates and expert photography. It urges readers to buy the March issue at newsdealers or order by mail, promising a calendar insert and a forthcoming 18 feet long car shown by Jim Campbell.
An advertisement extols Cham berlain's Liniment for muscular rheumatism caused by cold or strain, claiming quick relief with no internal remedies. It contrasts with poisonous medicines and notes local sellers W S Martin & Co and C M Shuford & W S Martin. Also mentions Mrs John Robinson starting a home on 12th Street in Dewitt.
Spring health notice touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a tonic for kidneys and blood purification after winter strain. It links better health to Purcell ads from Martin Drug Co and promotes Surdock Blood Bitters for stomach bowels and liver. advocates civic unity and progress amid caution about indifference.
An advertisement claims Hollister's Roc Mountain Tea builds the body, regulates the bowels, clears the blood, and aids digestion from head to feet. It promotes Tenor Tablets at 35 cents, with Moser & Lutz as sellers.
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