Hickory The Largest City Of Catawba County
Hickory is described as Catawba County's largest city with suburbs. It boasts a fine climate on a high ridge 1168 feet above sea level, near the Blue Ridge. The area is 18 hours from New York by Southern Railway and Carolina and North Western lines, with pure mountain water, schools, churches, and two colleges. Local industries include wagon and cotton mills, building materials, factories, an ice plant, foundry, and machine shop. Sherman stock factory is noted, with factory values around $1,850,000 and annual output about $2,250,000.
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Hickory
Catawba County
Blue Ridge
Southern Railway
Carolina and North Western
New York
We Feng
Mil
Tenzerie Cola
Harnets
Canner Fact Foundry
Sherstok
Lenoir Annual Honors President Fritz in Elegant Volume
The Lenoir Senior Class issues a beautifully illustrated annual titled The Hacana built from halls campus walls. It dedicates the work to President R. L. Fritz and presents a vivid pictorial profile of the educator. Editorial staff include R. A. Swaringen J. T. Horney Eula Morgan L. L. Huffman and Mary Mauney. Clay Printing Co. contributed notable work.
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Lenoir
Colles Tt
R. L. Fritz
North Carolina
R. A. Swaringen
J. T. Horney
Eula Morgan
A Percheron Horse Drive For Catawba County Farming
The Democrat urges breeders to adopt the 1500 lb Percheron to plow the acre under. Newton reader L H Seitz advocates two horse farming and cites Kilgore's praise of Percherons from the Iredell experiment farm. Catawba should add the Percheron alongside its Jersey cow.
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Democrat
L. H. Seitz
Newton
Route 4
Catawba County
Seitz
Kilgore
Iredell
Catawba
Reading Matter and Paper Quality at The Democrat
The Democrat touted extensive reading matter in 22 columns last week and noted the ongoing effort to improve the paper. Mentions a possible shift toward semi weekly publication, though not final, amid the rise of multiple daily papers and R F D routes.
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Democrat
Good Family Weekly
Conover Buys Orchard Farm In Wilkes County
Former state dairyman J A Conover has bought an orchard farm in Wilkes county and plans to move there when he leaves Annapolis. The note questions his choice and hints at leaving his Catawba cattle roots for Wilkes apple varieties.
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J. A. Conover
Wilkes County
Annapolis
Conover
Wilkes
Bright Young Man From News Staff
The Democrat editor lauds Puston Allan of the Charlotte Observer as a bright young man who began his career on the Charlotte News. He is making good at the Observer and visited this week with the Central State Scout party.
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The
Democrat
Puston Allan
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte News
Allan
Observer
Central State
The Monetary Commission Findings on Lobbying and Reciprocity
Washington correspondence reports Senate finance committee testimony showing Allen & Graham act as lobbyists for tariff trusts and that anti reciprocity literature comes from Wall Street. The inquiry also links whisky and oil interests to farm clients and cites Rosenthal’s $850 painting voucher discrepancy. The fight over reciprocity now includes a proposed Root amendment favoring paper interests and Canada.
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Ehington
Dem
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Allen & Graam
National Grange
Bigariff Trusts
Allen
Ross
Wall Street
Alien
American Lumber Manufacturers’ Action
Print Paper Association
American Wool Manufacturers’ Association
Lumber Trust
Paper Trust
Wool Trust
Allen & Graham
Wal Street
Whisky Security Company
Whisky Crust
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Big
State Department
House
Rosenthal
W. R. Day
Hamlin
Missouri
Knox
Senate
Canada
Senator Root
New York
Root
Monetary commission criticism and sugar trust inquiry debated
The Democrat reports on Senator Aldrich's commission spending including a European tour total of 208190.48, flags lack of itemization and control. It questions why Taft and Attorney General Wickersham resisted sugar trust investigations, suggesting party ties and influence shaped policy.
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Farmer
Eaton
Democrat
Aldrich
Lame Duck Commission
Monetary’’Commission
Monetary Commission
Treasury
Commission
Taft
White House
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Campbell
Kansas
House
Mesa
Itighll
United States
Wickersham
Washington
Sugar Trust
Henry P. Tahe
Republican Party
Unclear OCR text about medical condition and events
Fragmentary OCR material mentions nervous clypepsia eight years and sleep inducement with unclear references to people and places. Content is garbled, lacks coherent facts, and cannot establish a definite event, date, or responsible organizations.
Southern rail services and agents in North Carolina network
Fragmentary notice lists various rail entities including Yorkville Southern Rail Gastonia Southern Railway and Newton and Hickory lines. Mentions G. P. Agt. Reid and chenten Bo with rail affiliations. Source text is incomplete but indicates regional railroad operations and agents.
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Asuniuns
Ghester—Son. Ry
S.A. L
L&c
Yorkville
Southern Rail
Gastonia
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Health for Women
An article promoting Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims to restore normal health and strength to women facing motherhood related stress. It urges readers to write to Mrs. Pinkham for confidential advice, claiming long preparation time and penalties for unprepared mothers.
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Pinkham
Lyn Mase
Prizes For Farmers At Southern Exhibit In New York
The Southern railway plans a large exhibit at the American Land and Irrigation Exposition in Madison Square Garden New York November 3 to 12. Farmers from the South are invited to exhibit and compete for prizes including 1000 dollar cups for best short staple cotton and thrifty corn, 500 dollars in gold for best twenty five boxes of apples, and 1000 dollars in alfalfa potatoes and wheat. Address M N Richards for aid.
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Democrat
Washington
Southern Railway
Alred Pave
Madison Square Garden
New York City
South
M. N. Richards
Washington, D. C
Pope’s Herbs Promise Cures for Many Ailments
An advertisement touts Pope’s Herb Compound Tablets as a pure blood remedy for rheumatism liver complaints constipation fever anemia and nervous issues. It claims rapid relief from back pain headaches and neuralgia after two tablets and cites testimonials from J C Meads and Dr J P Hennessy. The blurb notes a one dollar postpaid box with twenty tablets and urges readers to send for a six month supply.
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Irs
J.C. Meads
Hyattsville
Pope
Medicine Co
Washington,d. C
J.P. Hennesey
Abany N.Y
Medidne Co Sv
Washington, D.C
Pope Mercine Co. Inc
Pope Medicine. Co., Inc
Pope Building
Washington, D. C
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Hickorys
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Sustries
Lenoir Annual
the Monetary Commission
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Polaraed Blond
Ion
Expres
Pthineinsies Om
Sjefepoe
Seaby
ED Kite
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Lincolnton
N.C
Tasker
Chariti
N.C. Sal Ne
Carolina & North-Western
K. R
Nice and Clean
Seper
Pass
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Newton Hi
Hickory I
Lenoir Mortimer
Edgemont
No. Sno
Newton Lincolnton
Yorke
Chester Ar
Giinese Aibtineth
K. A. Price
11Th Avenue
J. A. Wood
Moser & Lutz Drug Store
Hickory, N.C
FBP
den Hickory
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JD Elliott
Pres
J Wort Biot
Vives
HF Elliott
Ings
Elliott Building Co
Dr. J
Biddix
Singer
W. L. White
Grimes Drug Store
N. C
Palace
Dunya
Hickory Manufacturing Company
Business Workshop of
King’s Business College
Charlotte
Isi
Raleigh, N. C
Hickory Novelty Co
21St St
Setzer & Russell
Enetcota Co
Hickory Insurance & Realty Co
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