American Woman's League chapter plan gains Hickory support
The Hickory Democrat notes aproposal for a free Chapter House for Hickory under the American Woman's League. It outlines membership growth, funds from magazine subscriptions, and chapter house costs funded by the League with Spearheading figures from January 1908 to May 1910. It cites Asheville’s 200 members and notable backers including Mrs. Mabel Little and Mrs. Russell R. Door, with plans expanding to Canada and England.
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Hickory
American Woman’s League
United States
Frm
League
Janary
Asheville
Civic League
Mabel Little
10Th Ave
England
St. Louis
Canada
Russell R. Door
St. Paul
Minn
A. E. House
Spokane
Woman’s Club
Wash
Door
Luther Bur
California
Buy at Home Condemns Mail Order Drain on Hickory
A local Democrat urges residents to buy locally to keep money in Hickory and Newton, citing strong mail order activity from Sears, Wannamaker, and Field. He argues local advertising and support for hometown merchants will boost prosperity, while praising Charlie Cotton Moore as Mecklenburg clerk of court and noting Russell’s retirement. The Times Mercury editorial page is praised for a six page reads edition.
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Hickory
Sears, Roebuck & Co. and
Field
Chicago
Wannemaker
Philadelphia
Wannamaker
Charlotte
Atlanta
Newton
Charlie Cotton Moore
Mecklenburg County
Moore
Russell
A. and M. Catalogue Reports College Enrollment Rise
The Agricultural and Mechanical College lists 570 students, up 124 from the previous year, including 182 agricultural students. Twenty teachers attended a May school to prepare for teaching agriculture in common schools. Three new buildings are completed and a fourth is under construction. The coming year’s faculty will total fifty technical experts. The next session starts September 7.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Congress Passes Wide Range of Reform and Military Bills
The session yielded major measures including the Railroad regulatory bill, Postal Savings Bank, and a commission to review railroad stock and bonds. It also created a Bureau of Mines, authorized land withdrawals for conservation, funded battleships, granted Arizona and New Mexico statehood, and targeted safety, finance, and regulatory reforms across federal departments.
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Congress
Postal Savings Bank
Bureau of Mines
Arizona
New Mexico
Fragmented OCR Schedule Item Fragments
Grainy OCR text shows partial scheduling notes and unclear event names in a regular package list. No clear date place or participants can be confirmed from readable portions.
Immigration and wireless regulation acts cited in federal plan
A fragmented government summary lists acts on Indian lands benefits for tribes and settlers, stricter immigration controls, and government oversight of wireless communication. It notes the Department of Justice receiving 200000 to reinforce enforcement of the Sherman AntiTrust law alongside existing funds.
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United States
Department of Justice
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Cough Relief
An old note touts Dr King’s New Discovery for lung ailments and stubborn coughs. It claims relief where other remedies fail and cites a trial offer at local drug stores, alongside a railroad excursion notice and a quirky Newton News item about a man in his 57th year who has never ridden a train.
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Dr. King
C. M. Shuford
Moser & Lutz and
Grimes Drug Co
Newton
Bob Michael
Newton News
The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths
An 1900s style advertorial warns of a dangerous disease causing kidney trouble and spoplexy. It blames unseen toxins and urges swamp root as a remedy sold by druggists for fifty cents, warning buyers to avoid fake dealers.
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Mapere
Ana Pein
Aera
Eggs Stored in Newark Foreshadow Higher Prices
Newark dispatch reports forty five million eggs placed in cold storage by Newark warehousemen to repeat last winter's high prices. They were bought April 1 from Indiana Michigan and Ohio at about 24 cents a dozen plus 2 cents storage. If retail prices reach 45 cents a dozen, profit to warehousemen would exceed 19 cents per dozen and total profit over 700 thousand dollars.
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Newark, N. J
Dispatch
Newark
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Statesville Female College catalog highlights and fees
The notice advertises Statesville Female College offering healthful study in piano voice theory harmony pipe organ and vocal training with personal care and moderate prices and a 1.50 registration. Boarders limited to 100. Also included is North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts listing courses in agriculture horticulture animal husbandry dairying civil electrical and mechanical engineering cotton milling dyeing industrial chemistry and agricultural teaching with entrance exams at each county seat on July 14 and D H Hill president West Raleigh NC.
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Statesville Female College
A. Scott
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
D. H. Hill
West Raleigh
N.C
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Asherville
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W. W. Gardner
Paducah, Ky
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Park Place
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Pielmont
Columbus
Babcock
Mock Hill
Henkel Horse & Mule Co
Bob White
Reapers
Meadows
Farm Machinery Farmers” Machinery CO
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Marshall Hotel
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Bagside Insurance
Transportat
Hickory Insurance & Realty Company
Catawba Springs Hotel
F. O. Elliott
J. IT. Aiken
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