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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
3
A crowded Hickory area notices many small items: Albert Keever owns 20 fox hounds, parish and church activity, traveling relatives, hotel reopenings, and a new block under progress. Also reported are measles counts in Catawba county, church picnics, marriages, a condemned Southern railroad time change, and a fatal shooting in Nashville involving G H Keever.
An aged newspaper ad extols kidney health warning against overwork and impure blood. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as an effective remedy for weak kidneys and bladder, touting quick relief and health restoration. It claims samples by mail and urges mentioning the paper. Listings warn readers to avoid imitations.
The Claremont College trustees elected six new members for various terms and named Rev J L Murphy president, G H Geimer secretary, and C C Bost treasurer. A property committee and a contract committee were appointed. The president reported all bills paid and a promising outlook. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea ad closes the notice.
The article notes farmers are busy with corn and wheat while rain has slowed work, wheat prospects are poorer than hoped, corn looks fair, and a new bridge over Gunpowder Creek opens to the public. It also mentions social visits, a July Fourth plan at Lenoir, a marriage, and local berry harvest amid concerns about flour prices.
On Monday the North Carolina Corporation Commission affirmed its prior order requiring Southern Railway to move its freight depot to the town side of the tracks and enlarge it. The line had argued the change was dangerous, but Morganton demonstrated the current site is dangerous, inadequate, and poorly situated. the commission overruled the railroad and sustained the order.
Bert X Lean of Caeny Washington faced a near fatal lung illness after a severe cold. He tried a Spokane lung specialist for weeks with little relief before California options failed. He finally used King s New Discovery for lung trouble and recovered fully. Trial bottle free and guaranteed by Shuford Martin and Lutz.
A Chicago woman recounts avoiding surgery after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites past female health issues including displacements, inflammation, and tumors, and credits the remedy with restoring her health. Another patient, Mrs. Vena Srenuixo, shares similar success stories, endorsing the product's roots and herbs.
Business Builders promotes summer underwear for all ages at J A Bowles and features new parasols and umbrellas. The ad also mentions canning supplies, a six room cottage for rent on Nineteenth Street, a dairy cow wanted, and boarder notices. It notes Hickory Seed Co of Hickory NC and Hosiery in multiple colors at J A Bowles.
An ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as remedy for female weakness and pelvic disorders. It cites multiple symptoms and claims, asserts alcohol free formula from forty plant roots, and promotes physician endorsements plus pleasant Pellows as original Liver Pills.
The Merry Widow statistics spread a humorous thread as Puck tracks its impact. It claims 4 632 hurdy gurdys sparked 582 467 plain curses and 4 489 577 fancy curses while 10 783 602 men endured nose skinnings from Merry Widow hats, in a playful reckoning.
E W Tardy editor of The Sentinel Gainsboro Tenn endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best. He cites its quick relief for his baby’s winter colds and recommends it to readers. Available for sale by W S Martin & Co.
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