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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
4
A Lexington Advertiser excerpt stresses that business confidence and public spirit attract investors and settlers. It argues that hopeful, energetic towns draw newcomers, while towns filled with doubt drive people away. Readers are urged to foster enterprise and activity to improve their community and personal prospects.
A dental of social vanity and health claims extol electric bitters for weak women. It asserts the tonic regulates stomach liver and kidneys purifies blood strengthens nerves and improves complexion and skin. Sold at Moser and Lutz C. M. Shufoud and W. S. Martin.
A teacher cited the Prodigal Son to stress the elder brother’s stance as the feast neared. While some celebrated the outcome, one listener showed no joy. From the class, sympathetic voices answered that the fatted calf was the source of the feast and contention.
An article touts Chamberlain's Liniment for quick healing of cuts bruises sprains and rheumatic pains aimed at farmers and mechanics. It also mentions Dean's Regates for constipation and Dr Thomas's Electric Oil for croup with testimonials and a remark on mortgages and unions.
Eight railway workers in Raleigh West Virginia reportedly stole a barrel of beer and were found dead after drinking it. A rattlesnake in the barrel was blamed but experts note venom must enter blood to be fatal, suggesting another poison caused the deaths.
A wartime era advertisement notes that sore nipples can be soothed by Chamberlains salve applied after nursing and wiped off before the next feeding. It claims many trained nurses use the salve with good results and lists W. S. Martin & Co. as a seller.
A young Atchison woman asked for a week to think over a marriage proposal. She visited four married sisters, each with woes from domestic life. After hearing them, she wrote back that she could be ready in a month.
An advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the perfect healer for cuts sores eczema and more. It claims effectiveness for piles and sore eyes while listing local dealers C M Shuford Moser and Lutz and W S Martin. The note ends with a biting moral about a man tethering a horse to a shade tree.
Promotion of Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea for children markets its benefits, noting 35 cents price for tea or tablets Modél and Lutz. Critiques farmers selling corn at 30 to 58 cents a bushel to buy seed at $1.50, calling it bad business.
A playful verse describes a June bride with a peachy-cream complexion. The poem contrasts rustic farm life with city polish, praising Moser and Lutz Farm and a young man’s boots over shiny pants.
A sufferer finds relief from stomach trouble after using Dr King s New Life Pills. The remedy eases dyspepsia and indigestion and improves appetite and vigor as stomach liver and kidneys are said to function better. 25¢. at C M Shufords WS Martin and Moser and Lutx.
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