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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
3
A letter from Bettie Bullock describes four years of debilitating womanly troubles followed by relief after starting Cardui the Woman's Tonic. She credits renewed strength, the ability to walk two miles, and resumed daily work to the tonic, urging others to consult their pharmacists who have sold Cardui for years.
Washington officials say Provisional President Carbajal Carranza Zapata and Villa are moving toward a unified plan for peace in Mexico. Zapata promises cooperation with the Constitutionalists. Carranza seeks amnesty and guarantees for Mexican property. Villa pledges to aid peace and unite with other leaders toward stabilizing the government.
An old advertisement warns against calomel and promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a gentler vegetable remedy. It claims calomel is risky and may cause salivation while Liver Tone starts the liver action without overdoing it. The ad notes a large bottle costs fifty cents at Late Drug Store and offers a money back guarantee.
The final passage of the general appropriation bill raises salaries in the treasury department. Col. W. H. Osborn, commissioner of internal revenue, will receive 6500 instead of 6000, and S. H. Boyd of Greensboro, head of the individual income tax division, will earn 3500 instead of 2500.
Southern Railway announces full plans to build a coal pier at Charleston to export coal through a port with adequate water frontage. A preliminary unit of the pier will be constructed, aiming to serve producers along its routes, with work proceeding rapidly though an exact readiness date is unavailable.
Dr J J Hicks Dentist will be in my office on Saturdays upstairs in the club next door to wd Hardware Co.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It cites a druggist praise and sworn statements claiming broad efficacy and offers a sample bottle by postage with ten cent payment to Kilmer Co Binghampton. The message imitates newspaper ad style from the period.
Rev D M Stearne presents the Sunday school lesson on Mark 11 12 26 with memory verses 22 25 Golden Text Matt 7 20 commentary. He notes Jesus humanity hunger thirst and weariness and explains Israel as a fig tree with leaves only and the temple as a house of prayer briefly contrasting its cleansing and modern church life. He cites scripture from Genesis Habakkuk Psalms 139 14 28 1 Samuel Kings and Job John Luke and Isaiah to illustrate divine judgment and faith.
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