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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
3
A shuffled set of small notices offers jobs for menders loopers knitters and others at Hickory Hosiery Mill and similar firms. Also classified asks for wheat bids vegetables and real estate rental inquiries in Blowing Rock and Hickory area with bids deadlines and contact names such as S Killian PL Cline W E Coon and J A Bowles.
The Reformed Church, led by Pastor Joseph L. Murphy, announces Holy Communion next Sunday during morning services and special preparatory services Saturday at 4 p.m. A youth and confirmation item is planned for Saturday. Sunday night services follow at 8 p.m. Special music is planned for the night service. The congregation reports a picnic at Catawba Sparkling Springs last Tuesday with a good time. Mesdames G. H. and C. H. Geitner spent last Sunday returning home Missouri.
An old newspaper column mixes medical claims for Electric Bitters with a letter praising its healing, notes a Catawba County Farmer's Union meeting to plan a cotton warehouse in Newton, and reports local sales and civic notices. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve, a church picnic at Catawba Springs, field peas for planting, a Hickory nurse, colored lawn dresses, and local real estate and rental listings.
Dr J L Murphy was alerted by a wire that his sister Mrs Dora Carr near Thomasville was dead, but a second telegram corrected the error. He visited her, found her alive and in good spirits as the family awaiting news. Local notes recount court openings, religious sect controversy, sympathy resolutions, and community news.
An OCR fragment notes worm symptoms in adults and children, promotes King's hermifuge and worm candy with prices, and mentions remedies for dysentery, Chamberlains Colic remedy, and Burdock Blood Bitters. It also references local theatrical and legal items like a Will Delling case and a dyspepsia testimonial from J H L Walker.
The child of Mr R D Fisher of Brookford died on July 4 and was buried July 5. The infant of Albert Frazier of Brookford died July 8. Bessie Perkins died July 9 and was buried July 10 at Friendship. She was 14 years old.
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