09 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1915
Page
1
Happenings in the city recount Shuford the Hickory pioneer shaping North Carolina creamery prospects. Butter and cheese samples impressed editors at a Mon treat meeting, signaling industry growth. Separate notice lists church services with Holy Communion preparations and a Sunday program.
The Shuford Reunion will be held Saturday August 14 at 10 oclock on the plantation of Mr R L Shuford on the South Fork River in this county. All those named Shuford or related are invited. A programme by notable speakers will precede a basket feast. attendees are asked to bring well filled baskets.
A telephone message from Miss Rath Moser to her parents inquires of her marriage to Mr. W. M. Jones in Charlotte. The notice notes the surprise to acquaintances and extends wishes for happiness. Also mentioned is the July 4 celebration and the marriage of Mr. P. W. Tomlinson to Miss Ida Townsend at Connelly Springs with H. A. Adams officiating.
At the regular Caldwell County Board of Education meeting on Monday Marvin Smith of North Catawba Township was elected county superintendent to succeed Y D Moore who has led the schools for the last 14 years in Caldwell.
Rev. Geo. E. Long has been re-elected to another term as County Superintendent of Education. The return to office signals continued leadership in local school policy and administration.
A sustained swell of activity across the nation’s industrial districts is cited by The Washington Post as foretelling widespread prosperity through summer and into autumn and winter. Notable gains include wage restorations, new coke ovens, revived operations at Carnegie and Wheeling Steel, and expanding mills and shipyards. Strong profits and dividends mark the economy, with automobile makers, potteries, glass works, and coal interests driving growth. a hellebore larvicide is promoted for typhoid and fly control in agriculture.
Dr Brown of Seranac Take York, a leading TB diagnostician, argues that early detection relies on history and symptoms rather than chest signs or sputum. He emphasizes that exposure in childhood plus mild later debility can indicate very early tuberculosis before sputum bacilli emerge.
A short verse recalls kneeling by a grave and laying flowers then offering a quiet prayer. Tears rise as the speaker bows and leaves, mapping a personal moment of grief and remembrance by AB.
An Easy Pleasant Laxative Dr Kings New Life Pills recommend taking one or two pills with water at night. No bad taste or belching. Wake up with a natural bowel movement and feel fine all day. Sold by all druggists 36 in original pack for 25e. Get a bottle today. End this easy curative.
Philip Alvarez a Cuban baseball player from Lenoir married Miss Belle Keeman of Columbia at Self Bagby’s office Tuesday evening. J P Joy performed the ceremony after a license from Newton. The couple left for Lenoir after the wedding.
Deeds filed show transfers: D L Russell to J B Letter for 3850 lots 18 and 19 in T 8 Green Hickory. F J Marlow to John Sherman Sigman for 1400 dollars an acre and 11 poles in southeast Hickory. S A Whitener to Jacob R Heavner for 2000 dollars a 900 acre tract adjoining Hosea Jarrett. Amanda Salines to Henry Smyre for 50 dollars a lot in Snow Newton. Also an advertisement touting Grove's Tasteless chill tonic claiming quinine benefits.
Survivors recount how Captain Parslow and his son steadied the British steamer Anglo Californian during a four hour battle with a German submarine. Despite heavy shelling and crew casualties nine dead, eight wounded, the ship’s defences and masterful seamanship kept it afloat until British destroyers arrived and forced the sub to flee.
A brief note extols Buckeye Salve for minor wounds and skin conditions including pimples and eczema. It touts protection against blood poisoning from scratches, urges readers to obtain an original 2-ounce tin for 25 cents from their druggist. Also covers local court meetings, tax adjustments, and public works details from a county commission session.
The British official bureau reports Turkish casualties in the Dardanelles between June 23 and July 2 at 5 150 killed and 15 000 wounded. A Constantinople correspondent claims British losses in the last twelve days around Seddul Bahr total 10 000 dead or wounded. The July 1 offensive left transports crowded with the wounded and many dead unburied as reserves moved, and the Turks allegedly inflicted heavier losses on the British while the wounded filled hospital ships.
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