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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
2
The notice lists subscription terms for one year cash in advance and various prize items including an 85 De Laval Cream Separator a 25 Cyphers Incubator and a 15 rifle It promises a liberal commission if no prize is won and invites readers to participate in the contest.
The Methodist General Conference did not grant lay rights to women nor change itinerancy. The piece supports allowing women to speak but not preach, and praises preserving four year itinerancy as essential to Methodism. It argues stronger home life, birth rates, and protection of women, praising the church’s conservative stance.
The Catawba County News endorses a candidate in this year’s Legislative race. It argues Democrats should elect a man sympathetic to the state’s agricultural awakening, favoring a progressive farmer or businessman. Names mentioned include R. L. Shuford, John W. Robinson, H. P. Lutz, and Dr. Ford as suitable blends of farmer and businessman.
The Democrat promotes three fine prize awards to readers, urging participation and outlining how to enter. The notice emphasizes fairness and accessibility, inviting individuals to claim the opportunities presented by the newspaper's event.
The Lenoir News argues Governor Kitchen overuses pardons, calling for rarity and remand to original county judges and juries when new evidence appears. It decries frequent pardons as harming courts and suggests policy limited to exceptional cases. Also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by W. S. Martin & Co.
The civil court adjourned at noon with many cases continued. Attorney W. Agel is hospitalized in Greensboro for treatment. Several judgments and veredicts were finalized including Brown Chemical Co. v N L cal and Walker v Groves. Embezzlement case against A E pending. defense seeks release. judge to rule after returning home. Chamberlains Liniment promotes quick relief. Sold by W S Martin & Co.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hass and their little son and Mrs Hass sister Miss Cade Henkel of Gunpowder left Friday night for Durant Oklahoma where they will make their future home Mr Hass has been in Oklahoma for some time and he recently returned to accompany his family and sister in law to their new western home A number of friends and relatives accompanied the departing ones to city and bade them farewell.
A sales pitch promises relief from liver, stomach and kidney troubles. It asserts pills expel poisons from the system and bring hope and courage to the weak and nervous. Available for 25 cents at local stores C. M. Shuford, Moser and Lutz, Walter S. Martin.
Hickory residents urged to treat kidney trouble promptly with Doan's Kidney Pills. A local testimonial from R W Robinson of 1220 Thirteenth St describes relief from back pains and irregular kidney secretions after using Doan's pills. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
In Gunpowder May 24 readers report warmer weather and beneficial showers with little frost damage. Wheat and garden crops prosper. peaches abundant though apples scarce. Notices include A J Hass visiting from Oklahoma on fire company leave, and social visits among local families. Passages critique late Hon. R Z Linney’s memorials for lacking religious context. LENOX.
The Charlotte Chronicle notes Catawba County farmers as leaders in progressive work with larger land, finer barns, and better cattle. Blooded horses are common and few negro tenants exist. Cotton stands well above ground with good stand, corn nearly knee high, and crops ahead of Lincoln, Gaston, and Mecklenburg. Caldwell lags in plowing while Mitchell and Watauga have not begun farming.
Advertises Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets with Bismuth Subnitrate and Pepsia claiming relief from indigestion and nausea. Promises money back if not satisfied and lists three sizes 25 50 cents and 1. Also notes Rexall Remedies available only at W S Martin & Co Hickory and promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents. Moser & Lutz.
The common 8 18 on watch signs stems from W K Washburn painting a dial for a New York jeweler when news of Abraham Lincoln s assassination arrived. He set the hands to 8 18 the moment of the fatal shot, a convention kept ever since. The riddle asks what is always behind time the back of the clock.
Mrs J B Prestwood of three miles south of Lenoir has sold fine cherries in Le Noir for ten days. She markets fruit and berries early and reports a bountiful crop of peaches and apples on her farm.
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh offers Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsers Walding Kinnan Marvin attest Cheney's honesty. Internal remedy claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents, sold by druggists. Also note of two boys, Charlie Barratt and Walter Calhoun, runaway from Marion then shipped home after a month in Johnson City Tennessee.
A rugged girl prone to scratches and minor injuries is rapidly aided by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The advertisement touts healing of boils ulcers eczema old sores corns and piles. Available for 25 cents at local stores C M Shuford Moser Lutz Walter S Martin.
A garbled health advertisement warns that overworked kidneys cause impure blood and urges readers to seek medicine from druggists. It touts swamp root and similar remedies in small bottle sizes and cautions against inferior substitutes.
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