Veterans' Reunion at Newton honors old soldiers and local leaders
The Catawba county community hosted a large veterans picnic in Newton on August 12 with 450 to 500 free dinners, music by the High Shoals Brass Band, and speeches praising Confederate soldiers and regional heritage. Hon. R. Z. Liney spoke of memory and valor, while Mrs. L. M. Williams launches a Daughters of the Confederacy chapter named for A. A. Shuford. The crowd included thousands of veterans, wives, and families amid festive scenes and reflections on history.
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Catawba County
Newton
Cracy
Shuford
High Shoals Brass
Roosevelt
N.C
R. Z. Liney
Witherspoon
McCorkle
Armfield
Congress
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Catawba
Jefferson Davis
Yancey
Toombs
South
Webster
Wade
L.M. Williams
Daughters of the Confederacy
A. A. Shuford Chapter
Daughters of the Confed
The Haag Railroad Shows Parade Dazzles The Street
The daily Haag Railroad Shows parade spans a mile on public streets free to all with unprecedented features. It includes a premier caliope by Signor Lamont, offering up to date selections that delight children and adults alike in Hickory.
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Haag Railroad
Haag
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Signor Lamont
Caliope
Hickory
Mary and Her Little Lamb in a Chamber of Wealth
A Chicago Evening Post poem line about Mary clinging to her lamb and later selling fleece for wealth. It notes her luxury lifestyle and a father’s lobbying to keep wool tariffs. The verse portrays Mary as wise, amassing a fortune through fleece sales and banked cash.
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Mary
Chicago Evening Post
Editor's Views: Hickory and Vicinity Seen by a Visitor
A Charlotte Chronicle editor visits Hickory and the surrounding area, noting a new $50,000 hotel with 60 rooms near the depot, rail improvements including a Fourteenth Street subway, and faster travel times to Charlotte. He recalls Iron Station dining lore, reports heavy rainfall between Hickory, Lincolnton, and Stanley, and highlights strong Catawba corn and sweet potatoes with resilient Lincoln clay soils.
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Charlotte Chronicle
North Carolina
Hickory Inn
Hickory
Pullmans
Charlotte
Chronicle
Southern
Fourteenth
Statesville
Salisbury
Lincolnton
Gastonia
Iron Station
Stanley
Catawba County
Lincoln
Bucken’s Amica Salve Adverts at Local Shops
An old advertisement extols Bucken’s Amica Salve as the universal healer for burns boils fever sores eczema and piles. The notice lists C. M. Shuford W. S. Martin and W. L. Boatright as sellers or endorsers in the locality.
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C. M. Shuford
W. S. Martin
W. L. Boatright
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Lenoir ‘College
Cxory
B.conrees
N.C. University
Ric Ghit
Hickory Business College
Fritz
Democrat
the Democrat
the Saturday Chronicle
Womans Home Journal
Saturday Evening Chronicle
Household Journal
Hearst
United Press
Farm News
Simmons Publishing Company of
Springfield
Ohio
the Womans Home Journal
Household Journal and Floral Life
Virginia
Veterans’ Reunion
Bat
James
Agai
Lamb
Hickory Banking & Trust Co
Hickory, N.C
Jewele
Optician
Geo. E. Bisanar
Watch Inspector Southern Ry
Summers Transfer Co
Horner Military School
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Sontury
Ant Horner
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Soumera Coes
H. M. North
Durham
Trinity College
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Durham, N. C
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