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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
2
Hickory Democrat edition announces subscription pricing and advertising rates. The notice notes post office handling as second class matter and lists editor proprietor E V Morton.
The May 22 1918 Democrat prints W J Shaford urging Catawba county to aid rural school districts with better schoolhouses and devoted teachers. The issue also reports a Raleigh meeting of the Just Freight Rate Association with officers named and a push to end discriminatory rail charges harming farmers and merchants in North Carolina.
Asheville presses forward with funds and equipment for the Asheville to Charlotte highway link. Dr M H Fetzer leads a city canvass of business and professional men securing 900 dollars plus engine and drill to finish the Lickory Nut Gap road. The Good Roads Association of Asheville and Buncombe County asks Governor Craig to allocate part of a 40 000 federal grant to the Charlotte Asheville road and the Central Highway of North Carolina.
Lake Junaluska near Waynesville becomes the Southern Railway station formerly Tuscola with a new passenger house due by June 1. The Southern Assembly buys 1200 acres to create an interdenominational meeting and resort complex with auditorium, hotel, nine miles of driveways and private homes. The project includes a modern station with water from the Assembly plant, a paved driveway, equipment storage track, and a small freight depot. Melton Construction Co. of Greensboro handles the passenger station. other work by Southern Railway forces.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Dough Remedy as a prompt and permanent cure for colds. It claims relief, pleasant taste, safety, lung aid, and expectoration support, with worldwide sales and dependable use through dealers.
Text advertises office employment opportunities for graduates of Asheville Business College Boroll. It promotes summer courses in double-entry bookkeeping practical banking shorthand touch typing and penmanship. Address HenteY Pengokeey Noor No North Pack Square Asheville NC.
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