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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
2
The Hickory Democrat presents a farmers focused table of valuable data printed for Catawba Creamery Company patrons. John W. Robinson facilitated distribution, enabling readers to save the information for future reference and farmer use.
A 1915 statement from Walter S. Wilson secretary announces a state commission to reform court organization and procedure. Governor appoints members and invites suggestions from lawyers, judges, and citizens to improve efficiency, reduce delays, and modernize administration of justice.
The Progressive Farmer argues farmers should add brain labor to physical work to raise profits. It urges transforming crops into value‑added products like butter and cheese, expanding meat and forage markets, and developing frits and trucking. It calls for cooperation, organization, and specialized training for farmers to compete and succeed.
H W Ireland of Louisville, Ky recalls a severe summer illness in 188% where two doctors failed to help. He purchased Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy via hotel porter for a substitute dose, slept briefly, and awoke feeling improved enough to travel. Medicine sold by Grimes Drug Co and Lutz's Drug.
Raleigh July 3 The corporation commission as state tax commission announces the appointment of three traveling auditors to go into every county to investigate license income inheritance and other taxables that might escape taxation. Auditors are T W Fenner Raleigh Albert J Hauser Winston Salem and C H Ray Waynesville mayor for twenty years. They will work in accord with county offices to uncover untaxed revenue.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for digestion, claiming a beautiful woman has good digestion and noting the product is sold by Grimes Drug Co. and Lutz's Drug Co.
War fronts across Europe and the Mediterranean show intense fighting. Imperial forces push in Galicia and southern Russian Poland while Teutonic groups seize Lebanka lands and pursue retreating Russians. Western front clashes in the Argonne forest yield heavy losses, and Italian operations near Tolmifi on the Isonzo advance slowly. In the Dardanelles Turks claim to repulse Anglo French attacks with losses. Submarine activity sinks several ships near Britain and the Black Sea, with German and Russian naval actions near Gothland and the Baltic. Reports also discuss Russian state aid to small farms, including land bank loans and widespread ownership gains for former serfs. An ad for Dean’s Regulats targets bowel discomfort.
In a fragmentary note the article references a discussion on fertilizers and goods, noting annual expectations of results. It mentions calcium carbonate limestone and its possible use in production, hinting at an ongoing assessment of material quality and suitability for manly or manual applications.
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