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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
7
A fragmented public record from Milburn Co lists items about pills and medical suppliers with scattered names and dates. It hints at a distribution or pricing note and includes references to different locations and individuals, though details are unclear due to OCR corruption.
A fragmented OCR note discusses paint quality and prices in a property context, comparing Devore and Devoe brands. It muses how long owners might wait for better paint, noting price per gallon and material quality as key factors in deciding whether longer waits or cheaper options are worthwhile.
Reports from European capitals describe mobilization in Britain and precautionary action in Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden. Censorship and trade controls increase as banks raise rates while stock exchanges close. Amid fear and resolve, Britons lean toward war with Russia and France, with a grim, unified stance to defend national interests and obligations. In unrelated local notes Newton reports record wheat yields in Catawba county and various farmers publish high bushel counts, while an ad promises fast relief for hemorrhoids.
Berlin reports a Russian artillery column crossed the frontier near Schwinden southeast of Blala with patrols advancing toward Johannesburg in East Prussia. A German guard at a railroad bridge was attacked and repulsed. two German soldiers were wounded. France has begun mobilization and an air raid by a French aviator near Nuremberg is described as a crime against humanity. The German chancellor and Bavarian royals moved to Potsdam as war dawned. Britain warns of broader conflict with four powers in war. Japan studies its stance and mobilizes fleets. Pacific nations prepare. American and Swiss actions follow censorship and mobilization, creating global tension.
An advertisement touts You Need a General Tonic and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as equally valuable. It claims quinine content supports liver function drives malaria from the body enriches the blood and builds the whole system, priced at 50 cents.
Reports from London and Brussels claim Germany has invaded France near Nancy and Luxemburg while Paris and Liege report heavy troop movements and martial law. The Standard notes a French aviator reportedly forced an airship down, with Berlin connections citing massive mobilization and railway troop movements amid tense border clashes.
An old advertisement notes Dear's Regulats as a mild liver and bowel aid priced at 25 cents per box, promoted for relief of chronic dyspepsia and constipation and said to aid overall system health. It appears in a drugstore advertisement style typical of historical newspapers.
Advertisement offers cheapest accident insurance from Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for burns scars cuts and emergencies. All roggists tell 1, 250 and 50c.
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