Hickory Democrat Announces Ownership and Aims
The Hickory Democrat announces ownership transfer to Howard A Banks. The editor pledges a weekly home newspaper for Hickory and Catawba County, stressing local news coverage, progressive farming, forestry, roads, and education. It commits to Democratic views, community uplift, and balanced reporting guided by old news and moral aims.
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Hickory Democrat
W. C. Dowd
Hickory
Catawba
Democrat
Woodfin ‘Academy
Asheville
Davidson College
State University
Old Charlotte Chronicle
Robert Haydn
Winston Sentinel
Chas. I. Stewart
R. E. Carmichael
Charlotte Obserer
Charlotte Observer
York, Pa
Gazette
Blue Mountains
Sharlotte
Salisbury
North Carolina
Buncombe
Blue Ridge
Zeb Vance
Jefferson
Vance
Old Hickory
New Hickory
Times-Mercury
Holbrook
New Paper
Cuck
Nutshell
Mebane
Catawba County News
Williams
Newton Enterprise
Barger
Conover Tribune
Henry Watterson
Jesus Christ
Tennysor
England
Alfred
Hickory Town
Howard A. Banks
The Democrat's Offer to Readers and Advertisers
The Democrat prints 700 extra copies this week and next weekend, urging non subscribers to subscribe with a 25 percent commission on new subscriptions and renewals. A one year $1.00 option runs now to Jan 1, 1911. Also notes royal Leopold's deathbed status, condemnation for Congo atrocities, and local Hickory merchants’ goods.
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the Democrat
Wgents
The
Democrat
Copperfield Gazette Issues Boost Cotton Prices Appeal
Local page editorial urges farmers to buy goods and Christmas items to lift cotton prices, hoping mills stay busy. The piece mocks Earle Godber’s Buncombe criticisms, and promotes community papers, Willis' Cafe, and serving readers.
Dr White Receives Call to Lead Georgia Baptists Endowment
Rev Dr J L White pastor of First Baptist Church has received a call to head a Georgia Baptists movement for a half million dollar endowment for I Tift College the Baptist women’s college of Georgia He has not yet decided what to do Dr C H Jackson college president came in person and invited him to wire for the work White is popular in Greensboro and his church members would regret his departure Also a note to buy Christmas cakes from Willis as the best.
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J. L. White
First Baptist Church
Georgia Baptists
Ie Tift College
Bapt Woman’s College of Georgia
White
C.H. §. Jackson
Jsity
Burke County Officials Urged to Uphold Duty and Law
The Statesville Landmark voices concerns that many counties lack magistrates and deputies with strong ethics, noting officials who would take a prize as first class citizens while duties are neglected. It urges Burke County to root out corrupt conduct and warns other counties not to overstate gains at Burke’s expense.
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Ahere
Burke County
Burke
Statesville
Oranges cheaper than ever before at Best and Newton
Cleanliness is the first law of health inside and outside. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea promises internal cleansing for pure organs and good health. Start tonight. Moer & Lutz advertise men’s footwear, urging warm shoes as Christmas gifts. Be prepared for accidents with Dr Thomas Electric Oil for quick relief and rapid wound care.
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Hollister
Moer & Lutz
Elkin Blankets Christmas Gift Offer From Bowles
An early 20th century ad notes a Bavarian style sales pitch urging men to buy Elkin Blankets as a Christmas present from J. A. Bowles. Also promotes Dean's Regu lates laxative pills at 25 cents, claiming gentle relief from constipation and associated symptoms.
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J. A. Bowles
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Moward A. Banks
Propriete
Henry Blount
Blount
Leopold
Belgium
Congo
Asheville Gazette-News
Earle Godber
Godbey
Imperial County
Willis’ Cafe
D. L. Russell
Atttorney-Atlaw
Main St
Russell Bldg
Walter A. White
Menzies Drug Store
Hickory, N. C
Dr. White
Sboro Record
Willis
Chistmas
Rice's Bakery
the Hickory Bakery
Ninth Avenue
Southern Commercial
Sono
oxSate
Mouser
Xerox
Best & Newton
Thomas
Fletcher
Chichester Ss Pills
Ore
Sledge’s
W. T. Sledge
Moser & Lutz
Shuford
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