Birkenhead Wreck Heroic Muster Sets Parade Record
A memorial commemorates the Birkenhead disaster off the Cape of Good Hope on February 26, 1882. The ship’s crew and soldiers displayed orderly courage as the vessel broke apart, with all women and children saved. The incident sparked praise across Britain and Prussia.
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Cape of Good Hope
Chelsea
Queen Victoria
Birshead
Birkenhead
Ireland
Fie
Simon's Towe
Setoo
Seventy Fourth Highlanders
Wright
Eld
Rey
Gras
Prussia
Birkendhead
Germany
London Globe
Consumption cures and political critique in 19th century column
A wide range of thrifted items appears from patent remedies to political commentary. Foley’s Honey and Tar is praised as a sure cure for consumption while the anti injunction plank draws fire as a fraud. Obituaries note E P Spake’s death in West Hickory. A child’s dysentery is reported cured by Chamberlain’s remedy. Mexican revolutionaries clash near Los Vacas, crossing toward Texas, with U S jurisdiction uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
E. P. Spake
West Hickory
Los Vacas
Mexico
Texas
United States
Demands on Bryan and Dooley noted with remedies touted
The item cites The Delineator and American magazines urging Democrats to read Bryan and Dooley on party matters. It warns about delaying kidney treatment with Foley's Kidney Remedy, endorses Chamberlains Colic Diarrhea Remedy, and notes claims about Foley’s and Dewitts products sold by W. S. Martin & Co and C. M. Shuford & W. S. Martin. It also mentions J. S. Sherman as a Republican VP candidate and Bryan's alleged preference for Johnson of Ohio or Minnesota for Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folep
Foley
Todap W. S. Martin & Co
Mr. Bryan
Tom Johnson
Ohio
John Johnson
Minnesota
Denver
R. N. Farrar
Cat Islandia
OW. S. Martin
A starving woodpecker laments and sinks in the stream
A grim woodpecker, hungry and worn, hammers stumps and dreads hunger. He drowns rather than sing, muttering a critique of a hawk and the economic woes that trap him. An exchange notes two reasons some people ignore their own business.
Hickory Mercantile Company Dissolved Amid Claims Adjustment
Notice states the Hickory Mercantile Company is dissolved by motion and carry. All stockholders are urged to present any claims to President McCoy Moretz for adjustment. The date given is April 12, 1907, with J F Norris serving as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Merc. Co
McCoy Moretz
J. F. Norris See
Tolexshoney Star Wary of Buoyancy Amid Sinking Odds
A fragmented note warns that buoyancy alone cannot avert danger as Tolexshoney Star faces peril at sea. The message hints at risks if one falls overboard and the stakes rise for crew safety.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Hickory Resident
Mrs. S. B. Mace of Hickory North Carolina reports strong relief from kidney troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought a box at Menzies drug store and notes marked improvement and confidence in a permanent cure with continued use. For sale by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Dean
S. B. Mace
20Th Ave
Hickory N. C
Doan
Menzies Drug Store
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Best the World Afford Bucklen Amica Salve
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina praises Bucklen s Amica Salve as the best salve the world affords. He claims it cured a felon on his thumb and reliably heals sores burns and wounds. Available for 25 cents at Shuford Martin and Menzies drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
J. W. Jenkins
Chapel Hill N.C
Tom
C. M.shuford
W. S. Martin and
Menzies Drug Stores
Kodol ad praised by Georgia official Jake Moore
State Warden Jake Moore of Georgia writes that after twenty years of indigestion he found rapid relief using Kodol for Dyspepsia. He recounts gaining weight and improved health within a day and urges others to benefit. The endorsement lists Chicago company E C DeWitt Co and local sellers C M Shulord and W S Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Moore
Georgia
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Kodoi
Kodol
Ake Moore
Atlanta
C. M. Shulord
W. S. Martin
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Stetson
the Quality Shop
Baltimore
Taft
Rosevelt
Sherman
Chamberain
William H. Stroling
Carben Hill
Ala
W.S. Martin
Peterson
Furnitre
Hickory, N. C
Bryan
Dooley
J. S. Sherman
Dewitts
C. M. Shuford
W. S. Maretin
Chamberlain
Trinity College
Genu Ty Berng
W. Newsom
Durham
N. C
Standard Oil Company
Castoria
Kennedy
the Democrat
F. Hart
Aurora
Wester Teversabie
Vasite
Vanlte Sysin
Reading Crane & Het
Reading
Penn, Couty
Austin
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