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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
3
A society column debates the prohibition act emphasizing civil government overreach fears, stating prohibitory laws curb but do not destroy drinking freedom, while urging broad citizen support. It endorses keeping church and state separate in such civic matters and highlights Grover Cleveland’s reform stance.
The Vienna Barbers and Wigmakers' union enforces strict admission requiring proof of disinfection and razor maintenance. A separate item outlines absinthe intoxication, detailing muscle quivering hair loss and brain damage leading to eventual paralysis and death. Washington's estate claims total over 74,000 acres plus Mount Vernon, with partnerships dissolved post revolution.
The fragment mentions Normandy and Picardy in France, England's southwestern coast including Somerset Devon Cornwall, northern Spain provinces Biscay and Galicia, and Basque Pyrenees areas. It also notes indigestion relief from charcoal tablets and a salt tongue test after heavy meals. The text ends with a subscription note for the Democrat.
Mr A Bourbonnias died after gallstone surgery at Stokes Sanitorium. Born in Canada he moved to Hickory in 1897, co owning Jatawba Lumber Co. with G N Dutton. Funeral with Masonic honors honored him. survived by a devoted wife and many friends.
London scraps recount a cheerful note on Flora's coming out next week praised by her proud mother and even the charwoman. Mrs Moore expresses pleasure while a joking exchange about timeframes and a playful line about Miss Fle a’s duration appears in the quirky snippet.
The article recalls field music first used at Bouvines in 1214 and cites later French victories at that site in 1340 and 1794. It notes Rev. B L Padget will lecture on prohibition at Wesleyan Methodist Church Saturday evening and at the Methodist Church Sunday evening.
A column of odd quotes traces early 20th century debates from Indigenous unrest theories to linguistic pedantry and scientific anecdotes. It parodies reporters and public figures with snippets on tobacco, extempore speech, a race horse, and Lord Kelvin’s eggs experiment.
A historical snippet recounts the Bank of England’s nickname the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street and a tale of a sister of a clerk who forged a transfer and was hanged in 1808. Her noon visits to the pay counter ended with the repeated question about her brother, ending with a cryptic farewell. Modern chemistry’s origins are traced from Hales and Boerhaave to Priestley, Cavendish, Lavoisier, and Davy. It notes $5,000,000 in annual American tourist spending in Canada, with Kingston drawing many excursionists boosting local trade.
A fragmented column contrasts consumer knowledge about ingredients in foods and medicines. Dr. Pierce advocates transparency, urging readers to demand details on contents and origins. The excerpt then shifts to a joke about a child spelling hippopotamus and a father’s reaction, illustrating everyday curiosity and humor.
A mention of how kidneys filter blood every three minutes and remove impurities. It lists health issues from unhealthy kidneys and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from M G Crouch of 10th Ave Jackson, N C, and notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole agents.
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