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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
4
Published weekly edition details subscription options with cash in advance pricing for one year and quarterly terms. Indicates editor Holbrook and post office registration as a second class matter.
Readers are urged to renew subscriptions by April 1 as the U S Post Office Department requires compliance with mailing rules. The Democrat warns it must discontinue some subscribers if payments are not received, stressing the need for lawful observance.
The piece argues prohibition is advancing in the South with both opponents and supporters converging. It notes North Carolina manufacturers push the cause from a business lens, aiming to keep liquor from workers and reduce fights and drunks. When moral and business interests unite, prohibition seems inevitable.
A clipped editorial note critiques local papers in Catawba county over coverage of a prohibition mass meeting. The Mercury defends its stance, denying claims it refused Rev. phy's call and dismissing accusations as false and misrepresented by rivals.
A local political quarrel centers on the Mercury and the Democrat over coverage of Rev. Dr. J. L. Murphy's call and state prohibition. The Democrat accuses the Mercury of bias in supporting liquor interests and mocking anti-saloon measures while eventually siding with prohibition, calling the Mercury’s actions a death-bed repentance and alleging deliberate misrepresentation.
A brisk snow covered mass meeting in Newton drew a representative crowd from across Catawba County. Attendees organized a county committee and elected Philip Hoyle as chairman then vowed thorough township and precinct organization to back prohibition on May 26 with strong sentiment across the county.
A poem contrasts the Catawba river once blue and lush with its yellowing present. The piece follows brief literary notes on North Carolina politics, urging unity and suggesting Ashley Horne for governor amid a divided Democratic party. Additional snippets reference a Sunday deacon, remarks on American women in commerce, and curious historical anecdotes from various sources.
An old advertisement extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe cure for change of life symptoms, backed by a testimonial from Mrs. E Hanson of Columbus Ohio. It claims long use, emphasis on nervous and digestive relief, and invites sick women to seek guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Includes unrelated courthouse joke and a note on Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and preventing pneumonia.
A collage of advertisements and snippets notes Foley’s Honey and Tar cures coughs, Cascasweet lacks opiates, and Orino Laxative promises relief with a money-back guarantee. Jokes mix with a child’s riddle about gender of an egg and a Rocky Mountain Tea promo. A local exchange mentions divorce, a detective, and a witty line from Westminster Gazette.
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