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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
2
Rates for subscriptions and advertising appear for a Hickory post office notice. It lists one year cash in advance ten dollars, transient ads at twenty cents per inch, preferred position eight, yearly contracts ten, and special rates for long term advertising.
A 1909 Asheville paper notes Rev Charles B Patterson urging restraint on women's church hats for decorum. It warns against mob violence after a car driver’s murder and urges law and order. It laments the deaths of Charles Algernon Swinburne and Francis Marion Crawford, praising Swinburne’s poetry and Crawford’s Italianized American perspective.
The Kenilworth Inn at Biltmore was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. Losses reach 310000 with 75000 insured. Owner Senator Guzzam is feared fatally injured after jumping from the fourth floor. Guest Mrs Terrell missing. several others seriously hurt.
The piece extols newspapers as town builders and essential advertisements. It argues readers should patronize papers for their role in promoting merchants, industry, and prosperity rather than out of charity. It dismisses billboards hand bills and theater programs as ineffective in advertising.
The message calls for cutting out foolishness and focusing on the upbuilding of the town and state by elevating local news reporting and civic-minded work. It emphasizes practical deeds over idle chatter and notes the role of newspapers in community progress.
Friends of L R Whitener discuss his potential mayoral bid for Greater Hickory noting his long study of the town welfare and his apparent capability to push up its development. Whether he accepts remains uncertain as supporters press for persuasion to enter the contest.
Buick racing team led by Lewis Strong and Bobby Burman has dominated for six weeks with multiple 100 mile wins at Daytona Beach and New Orleans. Strang set records in stock Buick events, DeWitt and Strang posted fast 99 to 90 minute finishes, and Burman won a $5000 class touring race. Plans include Fort George hill climb and Lookout Mountain climb in Chattanooga with Chevrolet. Morrison Bros. Co.
Lenoir College defeated D and D of Morganton 5 to 3 with one inning to spare. Southpaw Williams of Lenoir struck out four. A seventh inning burst produced three two-base hits. The crowd crowded the baseline and interfered with play, prompting calls for better spectator control.
Mrs Geo Bisaner hosted a Thursday Study Club gathering on April 8 in inclement weather. Members enjoyed poetry on Beauty and a display titled Pictur esque Dalecarlia by Mrs W Spielman. Officers were re elected: President Mrs C C Best Vice Mrs W S Spielman Secretary Treasurer Mrs R A Grimes. A four course Easter luncheon featured yellow chick ice cream. Next meeting set with Miss Sourbeer on April 2.
Rev J G Garth and Dr W B Ramsey attend Presbytery in Mooresville. Regular services may be expected next Sunday with officer elections at the ten o'clock service. Congregation debates a pipe organ as needs grow. United Helpers raise funds by selling recipe books published by the ladies. Books priced at 20 cents.
Route 1 notes show visits by Tom Hutchings and family in Chattanooga and Lincoln, Annie Foard at Newton with her parents, and Easter gatherings of Foard, Wood, and Speagle families. Several marriages including Wyant Hutchings and Lutz Speagle are listed, with local moves and house work progressing.
Easter birds sing and flowers bloom as the town urged to work for growth and prosperity. A local report notes FH Horse Baby will stand at A. Neal Keatler of Iredell visited his sister Mrs. F M Rome, forming $600 to insure Alley. The rest of the text references G D Mosteller and R F but is unclear.
Easter visitors flocked to Seven Springs with numerous names from Sherrill’s Ford and nearby towns. The column lists A S Alley, Mrs Dooly N C, Eva Alley, and many others from Concord, Catawba, Winston, Martinsville, and Carson, noting cheerful social pages and local produce such as hens and leafy greens. The piece adds a light tease about pretty airls and invites the editor for a treat.
A Montpelier man endured a long winter with a bad stomach and severe cough. He consulted a doctor who could not help, leaving his health unresolved after months of illness.
A testimonial from Lindley Indiana touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for long standing tumors and female illnesses with claimed dramatic improvements. The notice also records administration of Julia G Riddle's estate in North Carolina with a payment deadline of April 1 1910 and a claim bar.
An old styled notice advertises Deans Ointment claiming relief for itching and skin eruptions with a lasting cure. Available for fifty cents at any drug store.
County tax collector warns residents that opportunities to pay taxes have passed three times and now demands payment at once at the office to avoid additional costs. statement emphasizes urgency and inability to wait longer.
D M Boyd promotes a cleanup period as Ex-Sheriff and staff freshen up the store. They reorganize groceries and push items to the forefront with specially attractive prices. The shop, called The Pure Food Store by customers, emphasizes quality.
A Hickory citizen explains backache stemmed from kidney trouble and credits Doan's Kidney Pills, bought at Moser & Lutz Drug Co., with relief. The testimonial notes long suffering and urges others to use the remedy, with Foster Milburn Co. as sole U S agents and price at 50 cents.
The Hickory Board of Aldermen sets the Regular Annual Election in the Mayor's Office for May 1909. Voters will elect a Mayor for one year, three Aldermen for two years, and one Alderman for one year, plus three school Trustees for two years. Registration books open for thirty days preceding the election, by W L Clinard as registrar.
The city considers a tissue coupon bonus up to thirty five thousand dollars for street improvements. A special election is set for May 8 1909 with a mayor and aldermen vote. Registered voters may approve or not approve by marking ballots. Registration books open April 2 to 20 with registrar W L Clinard.
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic that relieves constipation and indigestion, regulates bowels, builds up waste tissue, and makes pure blood. It claims the product makes readers grow strong and healthy. Sold by Moser and Lutz with legal blanks for sale at the Democrat office.
N H sown of Pittsfield Vermont writes that Dr Kings New Life Pills have served as a reliable family medicine for years. He notes relief from chills constipation biliousness and sick headache and mentions 25c price through C M Sanford W S Martin Moser and Lutz.
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