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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
8
Mr Albert Abernethy entertained about forty young friends Tuesday evening August 12 in honor of guest Louise Crouch who has been visiting. The lawn and verandas gleamed with Japanese lanterns as the group talked and played games. Cake and cream were served as the pleasant evening ended with smiles.
An old Bedford woman reacts with “Du teil” as a reader recites a bizarre Boston Herald excerpt about a fortuitous custard incident, a brick wall, a wandering boy, and a dry mill pond, interlacing improbable events from a past Boston scene.
A compilation of proverbs and aphorisms urging steady focus and perseverance. It cautions against abandoning efforts, warns against opportunistic philanthropy, and critiques social norms while invoking religious references and moral guidance. The piece blends advice on career, marriage, finances, and personal conduct with dated, colorful phrasing.
Faculty of ten officers and teacher. Campus of seventy five acres. Library containing thirty thousand volumes. Well equipped gymnasium. High standards and modern methods of instruction. Frequent lectures by prominent lecturers. Expenses exceeding ly moderate. Seven years of phenomenal success. For catalogue and other information, address, H. M. NORTH, Headmaster.
Four departments Collegiate Graduate Engineering and Law with large library facilities and well equipped laboratories. A gymnasium furnished with Dest apparatus. Expenses very moderate. Aid for worthy students. Young men wishing to study law should investigate the superior advantages offered by the Department of Law at Trinity College. For catalogue and further information address D. W. Newsom Registrar Durham NC.
Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va., located on the N and W Railway, 25 miles northeast of Bristol, in the southwestern Virginia mountains at 2100 feet, invites inquiries for the next session beginning Sept. 12, 1906. For catalogue and full information, address J. L. Hardin, Cor-Sec’y.
An old advertisement proclaims P A Miller's Street Carriage ready at command with contact points including McComb Bros Willis Cafe and Central Hotel. It also touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for wrinkle relief and a bright smile, selling 35 cent tea or tablets by E B Menzies.
The Rev J C Warren of Sharon Baptist Church Belair Ga says Electric Bitters cured his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse He claims two bottles let him walk three miles in 50 minutes and feel like walking further Described as a remedy for weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints Sold with guarantee at C M Shuford and E B Menzies Drug Store price 50c
The sole agent for Catawba Burke Alexander and Caldwell counties offers W L Killian and Son nursery fruit stock. He will take orders for all kinds of fruit from a first class nursery and assures prompt attention to trusted orders.
An advertisement from C. L. Hawn and Son of Hickory North Carolina promotes Hamimar Paint claiming superior coverage adhesion and longevity. It promises 20 percent savings on paint purchases and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
H L Stanley of Bruno declares himself the luckiest man in Arkansas after his wife’s health restored following five years of coughing and lung bleeding. He credits Dr King’s New Cure, saying one bottle helped, twelve completed the cure, with a money back guarantee. Sold by Shuford and Menzies druggists at 50 cents and a dollar. trial bottle free.
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