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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
5
Mr C H Breen presented a moving picture show in the Graded School building last Friday night. A large audience attended and firemen raised a neat sum. The screening included a San Francisco disaster, a bank robbery and train wreck scenes.
A reflective essay extols women's clubs as beneficial across town sizes, praising social reforms, education, and collective effort. It notes clubs strengthen weak hands, polish thoughts, and teach women their heritage while urging readers to report missed deliveries and support subscriptions. It closes with satirical cautions about gossip and fault finding.
A box car in West Hickory caught fire last week causing brief excitement. The fire company responded and flames were extinguished quickly with only small damage reported.
The annual Catawba veterans reunion occurs in Newton on Saturday August 18. Daughters of the Confederacy and local businessmen organize a gala county event with dinner and lemonade served to veterans wives and widows totaling 496 last year. Keepsville band performs and W A Self of Hickory delivers the dress and speech as a noted local lawyer.
Local notes report Ball's Creek meeting scheduled for the fourth Sunday with services beginning on the Thursday before. The death of Mrs. Alex Stilwell occurred at Salisbury Hospital Saturday night and burial was held at Warwick's Chapel on Monday. The Hickory Military Company under Captainiverly left for Morehead City last Friday and expects to encamp about ten days, returning Saturday. Mrs. James Beard returns from Tennessee after a pleasant visit. The column closes with a moral reflection on deathbed repentance and heaven.
The excerpt compares a woman's tongue to a race horse and ponders the meaning of a compliment that reads as a mixed word. It notes a remark about a “Democrat” and a year price of one dollar, reflecting a dated rhetorical exchange.
Local and personal notes list visits and travel by residents and visitors. Names include Oran Sigman Lawrence Polie Tenkins Pauline Minnie Phillips Bertha Keever Nichols E S Hamelton and Mrs Ingold. Other locals mentioned: Della Link Annie Christ Michael Quickel Hattie Davis Ury Claremont College reference and a courtroom joke about a horse theft case.
Advertising snippet references the National Toilet Company based in Paris Tennessee. The readable text mentions prices and an item related to beauty or sanitation products, with a brief note about prepared stock and an enticement price indicator. No further context or participants are clearly identified.
A fragmentary note cites concerns about native plants and whether substances in food or remedies may affect health. The text mentions critics and asks readers to consider safety and intake. It references a Dr Bleres and possible personal observations.
The North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College offers three degree paths in Literary Commercial Classical Domestic Science Scientific Manual Training and Pedagogical Music with special courses for other colleges. Annual costs total 170 dollars with free-tuition options at 125 dollars. The fifteenth session starts September 20, 1906, and free-tuition dormitory board requires applications by July 15. Address for catalogue and information is invited from prospective applicants and teachers and stenographers.
Chas W Moore a machinist in Ford City Pa suffered a severe hand burn from an electrical furnace. He applied Bucklens Amica Salve with a reported quick complete healing. Sold by C M Shuford and E B Menzies Druggists.
Advertisement claims Mother Gray's Sweet Powder cures feverishness teething disorders and digestive upset in infants. It notes over 30 000 testimonials and usage by a nurse at a New York Children's Home. Sample free from Allen Olmsteas Le Roy NY with agents listed.
Notice states that on 01 August the interest of M K Pleasants in Louisoucs al C was sold and the stock moved to Marshall Corner near the South 0 pis senger depot. The new firm name will be SLEDGE & PLEASANTS and patronage is solicited. W T Sledge signs.
Gentlemen we plan to donate L. and M. Paint to your church as they paint. The largest Georgia Methodist church is estimated to use 100 gallons of the usual paint but only 32 gallons L. M. mixed with 24 gallons Linseed Oil. It costs less to paint with L. M. than others because Linseed Oil is mixed fresh at 60 cents a gallon and no $1.50 per gallon Linseed Oil is used. L. M. Zinc hardens white lead and makes paint wear like iron. Actual cost L. M. about $1.20 per gallon. Sold by Shiford Hardware Co.
Fragmentary notes discuss preventable consumption and health warnings in New York. The text references Ravuits, Platts, and concerns over youth health and germ awareness. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR, but the piece centers on preventing harmful consumption and public health messaging.
A Cincinnati woman narrates a lengthy testimonial claiming Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her severe uterine illness. The letter, one of thousands on record, describes nine months of pain, nervousness, and relief attributed to the remedy.
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