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Newspaper

Hickory Democrat

Location

Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1912

Page

4

Outline of Woodrow Wilson life and career

A condensed profile tracing Woodrow Wilson from birth in 1856 through early study in Augusta and Columbia, Princeton and Johns Hopkins, to professor at Bryn Mawr and Princeton, then governor of New Jersey. It notes his scholarly works, teaching innovations, marriage to Ellen Axson, and rise to national prominence as a Democratic candidate, highlighting his emphasis on publicity, primaries, and tariff reform as defining political stances.

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The Case for Earth Road Maintenance and Dragging

An editorial argues for local road maintenance by continuous labor forces rather than a labor tax. It promotes earth and gravel road care, draining ditches, regular dragging, and seasonal repairs to reduce mudholes and frost damage, with practical tips on tools, techniques, and contractor roles.

Kansas Towa Macadam

True Culture and Knowledge in Literature and Life

Quote from Rev. L. Maclean Watt discusses culture as refining the mind and uplifting the world. It argues knowledge should be used with loving purpose rather than mere rote learning and politeness as a guide to true character.

Rev. L. Maclean Watt

Frankly Puzzled Dialog From A Housekeeper Scene

A humorous exchange unfolds as a small girl quizzes a caller about missing children. The caller laments not having a little girl or boy, prompting further playful questions that reveal the confusion in the conversation.

Letter Grade or viamonas. Diamonds in new Selden Africa line

Diamonds from the new Selden German Africa are softer and more closely cut than those from British territory and are worn transparently.

German Africa

Satiety of Knowledge and the practice of dogs pulling wagons

The text contrasts insatiable knowledge with pleasures that fade, citing Francis Bacon on knowledge's endless appetite. It then notes that until 1889 dogs in London were used to pull wagons, a practice now seen in parts of Sarge.

London Sarge

Columbia’s First Bookplate Crafted by Anderson in 1795

The article notes the library bookplate for Columbia College was made in 1795. It was designed and etched on copper by Alexander Anderson, touted as America’s first wood engraver, with a moral exhortation about scholars and the debt owed to the profession.

Columbia Library of Columbia College Alexander Anderson

Distinctive Manhattan crowd greets dawn at event

Dally Glimose notes a dense, prosperous crowd of elderly business men on the crowded floor while negro musicians continue playing at daybreak, reflecting a lively, diverse scene in New York Sum.

Civil Engineering Definition by Engineering News

CME engineering described as the art of directing nature’s vast power to serve human needs, highlighting its role in shaping infrastructure and public works through applied science and practical solutions.

CME Engineering News EU Tol

Cure for Smallpox Heartily Promoted by The Tatler

A historical note claims a universal smallpox remedy using cream of tartar dissolved in water, taken in sips for four days, asserting it cures without marks though the claim is anecdotal. Also a whimsical line about gathering apples and a dog chained up, from The Tatler.

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