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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
1
A humorous verse urges readers to Try a little want ad in the Booster when luck runs low and misfortune hits. It extols ads as a three ply elixir good for ill finances and catching dimes, dollars, and even lovers, framing the want ad as a cure-all for various woes.
In Nashville on March 20 Judge Hart ordered the Coopers brought in as jury read a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree fixing 20 years in prison. John D Sharpe was acquitted yesterday. The Coopers were admitted to bond of 25000 each and bond filed totaled about 1.5 million as defense seeks mistrial next week.
Weather warms signaling spring as peach blossoms appear and farmers plow and sow oats. Schools near closing with Prof Haas exhibition and Rev Love address on education. Logan Reinhardts move sawmill for timber, Simpson Ford bridge work advances slowly after a rebuild. A social party at G M Yoder marks the school exhibition and Lee Yoder welcomes a baby girl.
W. E. Paul, Southern Railway agent at Elkin, killed himself last Thursday due to ill health. A mixed passenger and freight train between Taylorsville and Statesville wrecked last Thursday near Hiddenite. DeWitt Baughin, shot by an officer in Chattanooga, buried near Mayodan last Friday. Plans completed for a new jail to be built in Statesville.
Frank G. Warne told the Ways and Means Committee that thousands of men and women in New York City are idle with about 200 to 300 people currently unemployed locally. He urged a commission to investigate unemployment amid a time of year when colds are prevalent and hard to cure. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup advertised as a remedy for cold symptoms. The African tsetse fly mentioned in a passing note.
A customer from Casimer Wis reports that after giving Foley's Orino Laxative to his three year old boy the fever subsided by morning and the child recovered fully. The testimonial appears in the W. S. Martin & Co. advertisement as a life saving claim.
A religious author's state ment and social season highlight tonight's Academy of Music bill. May Stewart headlines The Sculptor's Dream with an admired company, famed for scenery and magnificent costumes. Rev Joseph H. Fesperman of Salisbury, NC endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy in a separate testimonial.
A fatal accident at Maiden Saturday evening involves the four year old daughter of Mr R A Lay being killed when a loaded gun, fired in play by the son of Mr Mark Simon, discharged. The Lincoln County News notes a common warning about unsafe handling of firearms.
The greatest Sunday School meeting of the year will be held in the First Presbyterian Church Concord April 6 8 free attendance on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Music led by Tullar and Meredith of New York City. Reduced rail rates one and one third fare plus 25 cents round trip. Rev Franklin McElfresh of Chicago will speak on Sunday School topics. Interdenominational convention urging statewide representation. Send names to Mr B E Harris Concord to attend.
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