This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
1
Dayton, Ohio, January 24. The fifte en year old Mary For schner was found dead in a shed near her home after leaving to deposit money for her stepfather Charles Geppert. Suspects include two men arrested on suspicion, but police doubt they are the culprits. The crime echoes similar unsolved cases in recent years.
Hickory presses ahead with a four story brick Huffry Inn of sixty four rooms plus dining rooms and parlors, to be heated by steam and lit by a private electric plant. Dr D L Fry and William Huffman buy the block on Twelfth Street, with W L White drawing plans and aims to open by late summer. The project, costing sixty to seventy five thousand dollars, expects two wings and future expansion, led by Huffman a former postmaster and city official. The paper urges local citizens to back the venture and push for a first class opera house and improved streets.
The article argues Hickory should pursue Chautauqua and Lyceum programs to educate and entertain residents and attract visitors. It praises the Chautauqua as a condensed source of knowledge and notes the potential economic boost from summer audiences, while urging unity to support cultural and civic improvements. It also mentions plans for an M C A and calls for immediate public consideration.
Henry Anningham elder of Kingston North Carolina reports recovery from indigestion vertigo and general weakness after two bottles of Vinol a cod liver tonic wine blend. Ad promotes Vinol as a restorative with refund offered for unsatisfied customers including chronic coughs colds and bronchitis. Moser and Lutz advertise locally.
At Lenoir College on February first at 8 30 p m Frances Haudson Burnett s popular story Little Lord Fauntleroy will be performed under Miss Sawyer s direction A well trained cast with new scenery will present the tale a blend of humor and pathos with no cheap sentiment First rate play for all ages and a strong call to enjoy life via Burdock Electric Bitters for health Also notes a suicide by Erastus C Suther in Cabarrus County and local ads for tonics and cures plus tips on optimism and self presentation
Hernton Chalk a colored well digger was buried by a cave in Friday morning while digging a well at the home of George Buyers at Wilkesburg South Carolina Chalk's companion Wallace Brown was partially buried but rescued without serious hurt Chalk's neck was broken
Endorsement by Hickory resident Mrs. Caroline Hodges promotes Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. She reports backache relief and headaches after using the product from Menzie's Drug Co. and urges others to try it. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Vacant home near the Re formed Church known as the Thurston House along with outbuildings will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the steps of the First National Bank at o clock p m on February 6 cash terms unless sold earlier to a private buyer. Prospective buyers may arrange to examine the property through A A Shuford.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.