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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
2
The Hickory Democrat is published weekly with MortOn as editor and proprietor. The notice states post office mailing details and second class matter status for the periodical in Hickory.
Hickory N C May 8 191. A 28 page pamphlet titled Uncle Sam view of the South surveys the South’s past present and future. It notes soldiers 1861 65 endured hardships and asserts the South’s rapid postwar progress including larger manufacturing investment deposits and school spending. The Manufacturers Record urges wide distribution at 15 cents a copy.
The column extols planned upgrades to Newton and Longview area roads and a new route to Lenoir plus improvements to Horseford’s Ford. It argues the tax money funds essential work, easing travel for farmers and businessmen and linking Caldwell County towns for broader development.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Bucklen's Arica Salve as a skin remedy and mentions Asheville Business College offering summer courses in bookkeeping banking shorthand and typing. It notes mail courses, enrollments, and addresses Henry Shockley floor No 8 North Pleas Street.
A damaged OCR fragment references a sale or fair in Meade County with unclear details. Names, dates, or precise actions are unreadable, offering only hints of an event involving Wilson and a fair setting. The piece lacks sufficient readable facts to specify participants, location, or outcomes.
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