Hitchcock debate tug of wills echoes historic clashes
Attorney General T W Bickett comments on a hot district race between Republican J A Smith and Democrat E Y Webb. Smith challenges Webb to a joint debate, but Webb’s participation remains uncertain amid long standing political theater. The Farmers Institute near Hickory Fayetteville drew a record crowd with speakers on farming, fertilizer and disease, and a cooking demonstration by Nellie Cobb.
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Airships and the Tariff: a Satirical Forecast
An opinion piece mocks tariff policy as airships threaten to bypass shore duties. It envisions cargo airships making borders porous, predicts price drops from global competition, and laments high costs for paper ink and clothing while imagining a future with ubiquitous air travel and cheaper goods. Old Airbox is saluted in a humorous wrap.
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The Mote and the Beam in Northern Reactions
A critical letter contrasts Northern outrage over Southern lynchings with a Springfield Illinois mob’s massacre of Black residents. It argues Northern sin is mirrored in their own past and urges self-examination of regional hypocrisy in the Abraham Lincoln era context.
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Hickory considers an annual fair to lure visitors
The town leaders urge Hickory residents to host an annual fair, inspired by nearby Winston-Salem’s Piedmont Fair. They argue such an event would boost growth, attract outsiders, and drive financial gains, despite skepticism about motives from businesspeople, dreamers, and officials.
Call for a local fair to revive old traditions
A defiant plea urges the Chamber of Commerce to kickstart a community fair. The writer longs for prize pumpkins blue ribbon butter and classic events such as sack races mule races a balloon ascent and a grand Sea Serpent attraction, seeking collective effort to revive ancestral festivities.
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The Closed Church in Hickory Opinion Piece
A writer laments closed churches while saloons and brothels remain open, urging ministers to keep sanctuaries accessible. He recalls a Fourth of July incident at the Reformed church when a pastor opened doors to shelter a rain‑soaked crowd, arguing the church should be a welcoming refuge and questioning why it stays closed.
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Lenoir College Opens Fall Term Under New Faculty
The fall term at Lenoir College begins on Wednesday at 9 o clock with students to be classified and duties assigned. Prof Geo H Hartwig from New York joins as English teacher, and new appointments include Prof W H Little, Prof Cotterill, and Prof E C Randolph. The college plans an opening address, reception, and expanded facilities to support stronger programs. Meanwhile Hickory endures a severe lightning storm injuring a family and damaging multiple phones, though all recovering.
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New York
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington D. C
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Nova Scotia
Cotterill
University of Virginia
E. C. Randolph
Hickory Takes First Game Over Statesville
Hickory won 8 to 1 with a strong pitching effort by Harris and Abernethy. Statesville scored a first inning run but was shut out rest of game as Hickory captured the opener before about 300 fans at the field. Mrs Cox left with relatives for Ardmore Oklahoma after visiting bedside of her sister Mrs Holbrook. Mr. E. E. Hight, new in town from Henderson North Carolina, praised Hickory’s climate and improvement after two weeks.
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Church Services Across Denominations Next Sunday
Various faith congregations announce sermons and services for next Sunday across Reformed Presbyterian Methodist Baptist and Episcopal churches. Dr Murphy preaches morning and evening at the Reformed church Friendship as morning theme. Episcopal rector plans morning prayer and sermon on unused gifts with a later address.
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Trade
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Eleventh Avenue
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