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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
2
The Hickory Democrat announces subscription terms and advertising rates. Editor proprietors Morton and Reese report post office class mail details and rates for readers and advertisers.
The Catawba County Fair returns October 14 to 16 after an eight year lapse. Free exhibits will showcase agricultural progress and connect farmers with city residents. Neighboring counties urged to participate and newspapers urged to promote the event for a large, educational gathering.
South American markets offer vast opportunities as Europe’s war shifts trade. Charles Lyon Chandler, South American Agent for the Mobile and Ohio and affiliated lines, urges Southern manufacturers to expand into Argentina and Brazil via direct steamship service through Mobile. He offers free guidance from his Chattanooga office to aid firms in establishing trade with South America.
A Chicago mail order appeal sparks a frank critique of distant suppliers. The physician argues local merchants deserve support and lists reasons including lack of officer patronage, city charity and tax contributions, and competitive licensing concerns. It cites Woodrow Wilson on fair competition and discusses price rises in food, fuel, and lumber influenced by war sentiment and speculation.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured case of catarrh and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming to act on blood and mucous surfaces. It features F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and a list of testimonials and prices, with mentions of banking endorsements and other Hall products.
Scott asks about the length of Matt's wedding tour and Matt replies that it grew into a lecture tour during a Brooklyn conversation.
The article discusses six million tons of soft coal to South America possible during a long war, with other belligerents and colonies potentially needing coal. It notes coal for belligerents is contraband and outside users can regulate demand, with limited price rises. Anthracite unlikely to change, lumber may drop due to export losses, and gasoline prices fluctuating as markets react to war.
A Snow Hill North Carolina man B W Hill suffered two months with dysentery weight dropping from 145 to 125 pounds and deteriorating. After unsuccessful earlier remedies a doctor advised Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He used two bottles and achieved permanent relief. For sale by Grimes Drug Co and Lats's Drug Store.
In the Houston Post a reminiscence recalls a superstition from the past about a black cat crossing a path and a vow of misfortune following the meeting. The piece underscores superstition and shared memory between an unnamed couple.
A man recovered after several days with colic or bowel trouble by one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The text urges enthusiasm for the remedy when life is threatened and ends with a sale note.
A comical line from the Boston Transcript quips about a second maid wondering why a self described millionaire offers a penny for her thoughts. The exchange highlights social vanity and humorous banter.
An unreadable ad fragment touts Grove 614 Standard Grove Tasteless Tonic as valuable like Zeperal Tomi Folkloric claims include liver action malaria treatment and body strengthening with quinine and iron, but text is garbled and difficult to verify.
A Washington Star quips about political habits after a marriage ceremony inquiry. The speaker, Mr Meakton, compares persistent political talk to politicians who never quit discussing party platforms, noting the vows to love honor and obey.
A Dallas News excerpt features a solemn man questioning a resident about improving the community. The reply reveals the man’s modest self-assessment and punchline about not distributing tracts but cleaning carpets, highlighting local humor and civic tone.
Farmers should consider rye, clovers, and other winter grasses to prevent soil washing, provide grazing, capture nitrogen, and be turned under to enrich the soil. Key steps include deep breaking to eight inches, proper settling, thorough harrowing, moisture checks, timely liming for legumes, and inoculation for beneficial bacteria. The State Department of Agriculture offers inoculants at fifty cents per acre, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides free supply via demonstration agents. Planting windows vary by region: August 15 to September 15 in the mountains, August 25 to September 25 in the central region, September 5 to October 5 in the Coastal Plains, and September 15 to October 15 in the tidewater area.
An old newspaper ad claims freckles will vanish with Wile's Freckle Cream sold by Lute's Drug Store. The promotional blurb urges immediate purchase and use to erase blemishes.
A note on prudent farming stresses selecting crops that ripen and survive through heat. Proper timing and weather awareness are essential to protect yields as seasons shift from growing to harvest.
A Whitlow Ark resident describes illness and travel for treatment before using Chamberlain's Tablets. After trying remedies in St. Louis and New Orleans with no success, he reports full recovery upon taking the tablets, sold locally by Grimes Drug Co and Moser & Lutz.
Quote from the New York Globe discusses how a person notices family resemblance to an ancestor, linking looks to inherited wealth and claiming pride in lineage. The fragment hints at money as a visible measure of ancestry.
The trustee outlines aims to secure competent, consecrated teachers for the Appalachian Training School in Boone North Carolina. The faculty secretary notes term begins August 20 and emphasizes keeping costs to students as low as possible.
Notice is hereby given that the partnership subsisting between L. L. Moss and W. L. Mitchell under the firm name Mose & Mitchell was dissolved by mutual consent on July 18, 1914. All debts owed to the firm are to be paid to L. L. Moss, and all demands against the partnership are to be presented to him for settlement.
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