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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
6
Not just a few of our friends but to every customer rich or poor who can furnish Good Security. That is all the condition we make. We are anxious to encourage business and glad to lend a helping hand to persons who need money and can furnish proper security.
Correspondence from Charlotte Observer notes western North Carolina yields for mink fox bear and deer skins sold to New York and Eastern markets. Sternburg & Co shipped 150 fox skins and mink skins totaling about 7000 dollars, with skins baled for export. Rexall Store advertises Dean's Regulats for constipation at 25 cents and promotes them as mild and safe for all ages.
Letters from Fitchville Ohio and Irasburg Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female illnesses and nervous prostration. The ad claims widespread cures, solicits testimonials, and offers a reward to prove any letters are false or paid.
An advertisement warns against harsh laxatives and touts Kexall Orderlies as a superior, safe treatment. It claims no cost if unsatisfied, describes the product as a tasteless odorless colorless tablet made from a recent chemical discovery, and notes it is taken like candy for any time use.
Rev A A Phillipps pastor at St Pauls Seminary and language teacher died at 8:45 Sunday night from hemorrhage. A young graduate of Capital University, he left work last week to return to Hamilton Ohio. A 15 minute funeral was held Monday at his home and his remains were sent to Hamilton accompanied by two sisters. He was 23 years old and had entered the ministry in 1908. Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised by W S Martin & Co.
The South Fork Baptist association holds meetings at Maiden January 28 to 30 with Rev. J A Toyle as Maiden Church pastor. Program includes introductory sermon by Rev. J J Beach, organizational session, reports on church spirituality, devotional exercises, and talks on the Holy Spirit, missionary movements, pastor salaries, and foreign missions led by multiple ministers. Sunday features a sermon by Rev J D Haste.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic foot powder claiming it cures painful swollen and sweaty feet and relieves discomfort from new shoes and bunions. It suggests use in patent leather shoes and dancing parties and offers a 25 cent price with a free sample from Allen S. Olmstead of Le Roy New York.
An odd classified item promises salesmen to look after profanity as a cure. It notes Dean's interest in Catawba and an ointment claims to cure itching and bleeding. Mentions commissions, salaries, and long-suffering buyers with a vague drug store address in Cleveland, Ohio.
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