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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
4
An Alexander County reader from Taylorsville writes a polemic urging support for Bond ishews and condemning Prohibition. The missive attacks taxes, land values, and liquor sales, urging eligible voters and farmers to favor Bondeshews and to publish the piece in Scout Reader.
The administratrix announces her qualification to manage the Mae Ru Wintener estate. Creditors and interested parties must present claims by May 1, 1914, or be barred. The notice is signed by Claudia Weaver Lanter and Walter Feimster, attorneys.
A fragmented verse exhorts readers with mottoes Look up look out and look forward. It laments ground dwelling mute birds contrasting with skyward lark song and spring renewal, urging communal aid and action as creation and seasons roll. Grounded in poetic reverie the piece ends urging selecteo ard as watchword.
A young Manchester firm recruit is warned that tact matters. He reports his orders surge after arrival and explains his success by using tact with Mr B at a rival shop, saying the goods he represents are “these gilots.” The piece blends anecdote with a marketing aside for Devoe paint featuring E. Abernethy and B. Ingold.
A brief catalog note states a stock of parasols and tea items available year round. It lists various styles and colors for customers to consider, highlighting ongoing availability and potential new arrivals.
The narrator recalls three figures seen on a street: a well dressed youth with spare meals and shelter, a contented farmer with simple duties, and a middle aged man with a small salary supporting a family. The contrasts reveal happiness for the farmer, envy for the youth, and pity for the struggling man, reflecting on different paths and burdens.
Richmond Virginia May 17 In a settlement over the death of Mrs W L Bishop the Southern Railway Company paid the widow one thousand dollars after the company pleaded guilty and an indictment against itself was returned. The case was heard by a jury in the Corporation Court at Charlottesville yesterday. The company stated it was not held responsible for the death of her husband who was in its employ.
In Superior Court an ownership case over St. Peter's church in Cline's Township proceeds. The property was initially shared by Lutheran and Reformed bodies, now contested by three parties: the Tennessee Lutherans, the Missouri Lutherans, and the Reformed Church.
Disorders of the stomach may be aided by Chamberlain Tablets. Many remarkable cures have been reported from users of these tablets sold by Moser and Lutz and Grine-Drag Co.
A reflection on aging and lost innocence contrasts with sorrow and hardship. T. W. Chambliss laments many lose their taste for poetry, friendship, and faith as inner sight dims. The piece questions why spiritual vision falters and suggests internal causes behind waning devotion.
A Washington Star quote recalls a congress member choosing not to explain actions at home. The lawmaker says constituents should argue the issues among themselves and then he will align with the side with the most advocates.
Shorter andmer skirts and waistline emphasis headline the Cleveland report. Suits feature fingertip or longer jackets with sloping shoulders and fuller sides. Skirts plaited or tunic length, coats three quarter length with cape, waists in reap materials. Dresses show more fullness, long tunics, and varied sleeve lengths. accordion plaiting and stripes, plaids, and prints dominate fabrics.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a cautious discussion about delaying a marriage to Charlie De Bullion until autumn. A remark notes the lack of newspaper attention until the Huerta scandal dies down, underscoring media sensitivity and public interest.
A Newton resident reports a spouse suffered an arm rheumatism attack and found relief after using Chamberlain s Liniment. The product is sold by Moser Lute and Grimes Drug Co.
Catawba County Creamery shipped a solid car of butter to Norfolk and a solid car of butter and eggs to Wilmington, totaling $10,000. The butter car is the first solid shipment from the creamery and likely the first from any Southern house. The plant now outputs 2090 pounds of first quality butter daily.
Original play set in Russia depicts court life with Count Azof Countess Theresa Hilda an American actress and Sapoyu an Indian maid. Friday May 22 at 8 30 P M admission 16c.
REV. S. B. STROUP rector coordinates weekly services with Holy Communion at 8 p m Sunday Evening Prayer and sermon at 8 p m midweek Litany and Address and choir practice at 8 p m Girls Friendly meeting at Rectory Mondays 8 p m Womens Auxiliary and Guild meetings on first and second Mondays at 4 p m respectively
The R F D Men and the Farmers Union announce a picnic in Granite Falls on May 30 with noted speakers and a large expected crowd. The Granite Falls School will hold closing exercises Thursday and Rev Mr Campbell will preach Friday at 10 a.m. Wiley Daniels of Philadelphia is visiting. Jno W Hoke attended a Bankers Association meeting in Raleigh. Baracas and Philatheas held a City Union meeting at the Chamber of Commerce with about 100 members planning a City Union to boost class unity and efficiency, followed by entertainment at the Hub Theatre hosted by Mr Stone.
Newton and Hamrick reorganized their store placing fresh meats in the rear and operating two electric fans all day to deter flies. The new setup addresses concerns about germs carried by flies and aims to improve sanitation.
A reader asks if 70 pounds corn meal, 23 pounds wheat middlings and seven pounds tankage make a good pig ration. Experts suggest adjustments by age and weight, noting tankage balances corn, middlings provide a balanced diet, and smaller tweaks can suit younger pigs. Also mentions a household remedy advertisement for Selectic Oil.
Scores of Hickory readers learn the duty of the kidneys. They caution that when kidneys fail blood filtering drops, causing backache and other ills. Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed by residents including Mrs. A Weren of Ninth Avenue Hickory. The ad urges asking for Doan's Kidney Pills like Mrs. Weren and cites Millburn Co. Buffalo as promoter, urging readers to remember the name when backache strikes.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune features a quip about ignoring a mother's advice on marriage. The speaker laments wronging his mother and reflects on the missed wedding, framing the remark as a wry, personal aside within a larger social note.
Health a factor in success and a man’s well being tied to regular bowels. Constipation relief comes from Chamberlain's Tablets, which move the bowels boost appetite and aid digestion. Sold by Moser Lutz and Grimes Drug Co.
Ad copy touts Dean's ointment for itching skin trouble including sezeima rheum itch scald head herpes and scabies. It is available at all stores for 60 cents a box. Dr Steel is praised for appealing to emotions and depicting Southern home life in his pictures as realistic entertaining and instructive.
An old advertisement claims a confection named Kickapoo Worm Killer will expel worms causing feverish, restless, teethed, and stomach distress in children. It promises quick, painless relief and urges parents to buy a box at the druggist for 25 cents.
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