Kindergarten Enthrones Mothers Day Program
A Lincolnton kindergarten under Mrs H D Abernethy presents a Mothers Day event with songs recitations and a flight of crafts. Children win prizes for attendance and memory training as the session closes with a playful city park picnic and staff visits prior to regional celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Abernethy
Mrs. Edwards
Alice Cilley
Agrie Shuford
Catherine Menzies
Robin Redbreats
Ellen Stewert
Menzies
Clarissa Abernethy
Hiawatha
Ellen Stewart Menzies
Aggie Shuford
Marriage of Mary Katherine Applewhite to J Yates Killian
The notice announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Mary Katherine Applewhite of Raleigh to Mr J Yates Killian of Newton planned for Monday June 6 in Monroe. Other local social items include visits and greetings among residents from Morgan ton Gunpowder and Charlotte along with a court sentence for Robt L Bowman for forcible trespass and disturbing a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Weaver
Davenport
Mary Katherine Applewhite
Raleigh
J. Yates Killian
Newton
Cline
Monroe
R. \. Patterson
Concord
J. Morgan
Mooresville
A. Banks
Rev F K Roof Returns Home For Recuperation
Rev F K Roof who had been at Dr Long's Sanitorium Statesville NC after an operation returned home last month He will visit his aged parents in Lexington County SC over the 5th Sunday while recuperating His appointment at St Pauls the 5th Sunday at 11am will be filled by another minister He begins pastoral work June 1 first Sunday
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F. K. Roof
Dr. Long
Statesville
N.C
Lexington County
S. C
St. Paul's
Farewell note and small ads from a local paper
A card from Myron A. Rice thanks patrons after selling his business to C W Ellingston of City Bakery and asks for continued support. The issue also advertises wanted notices for back issues of the Democrat and requests bids for fall potato and seed shipments from Hickory Seed Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Ellingston
City Bakery
Myron A. Rice
Hickory Seed Co
Cream Made From Purest Fresh Product
A brief note asserts that cream is produced from the purest fresh product available, highlighting quality and purity as key selling points. The statement emphasizes careful sourcing and traditional methods to assure readers of superior dairy standards.
Seven Steps to Health and Weight Loss in 19th Century Advice
A traditional health column outlines seven steps to better health and staying above illness. It emphasizes eating moderate meals of wheat, oats, fruit, and lean meats, regular outdoor exercise, early rising, warm clothing and daily baths, sunlit living, and a cheerful temper. A separate reader asks how to lose weight at 16, with dietary tips suggesting reduced bread and dairy, avoiding sweets, and exercise as the best method, plus the claim that buttermilk helps remove freckles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
Guide to Enhancing Arms and Hair Growth and Skin Care
The text advises increasing arm and shoulder strength with nightly cocoa and morning dumbbell routines, and cautions medical advice for eye lash growth. It describes eye care, vaseline safety, and how to treat rough hair with brushing, almond oil, and careful shampooing. It also offers summer skin soothing tips using bicarbonate of soda, oxide of zinc ointment, warm water with soap, talcum powder, and cream of tartar water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conaults
Rockefeller’s wealth wasted on useless cure claim
An advertisement extols Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a superior bowel medicine. It mocks John D. Rockefeller’s fortune and asserts distressing hair removal via electric needle as the only path to perfection, claiming the remedy truly solves diarrhoea dysentery or bowel complaints. Sold by W S Martin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Chamberlain
W. S. Martin & Co
Quandary Tales and Oddities From A Busy Era
New items recount billiard lore set during a storm in a tavern, notes on animal longevity from the London zoo, Montreal politics with O Flaherty, a butter misadventure, Seminole mission plans to Florida, and a Conan Doyle anecdote about a millionaire’s book order. Names include Calvin Demarest, Walter De Rothschild, Riggs, Briggs, O Flaherty, Jackson Brown, John Brown, Napoleon, and Arthur Conan Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chantily
Fontainebleau
Ives
London
Zoological
Walter de' Rothachia
Trnienre
Tito
Arthur Conan Doyle
Napoleon
Newarker Tackles Family Strain on Four Dollars a Week
A local Newarker faces eight in a seven-member family living on four dollars weekly while contrasting upward climb with faith and daily hardship. A Birmingham note mentions night rituals and recurring preaching, and Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets receive praise as a universal remedy curing constipation, headaches, biliousness, and indigestion, sold by W. S. Martin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. S. Martin & Co
Stable design and winter livestock care guidance
Practical advice on constructing and using stables, emphasizing clean, well lit, ventilated spaces with dry floors. Recommends small movable houses for swine and poultry, careful disinfection, and a secure light source. Highlights Sherringham window ventilation, carbolic acid disinfection, and the value of carrots as winter fodder for horses and cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherringham Devies
Dow
Mayo
H.W. Mumford
Cyclopedia of American Agriculture
LH. Bailey
Macmillan
The Work Horse and Stable Hygiene Tips
Practical tips on horse care note oats or flaxseed for constipation prevention and teaching a colt one task at a time. Salt access reduces worms, clean shoulders prevent dirty collars, varied feeding avoids indigestion, wash troughs and sour feed, and cows eating more feed often produce milk and cream at a lower rate.
Cham erlain Cough Remedy for Children Sold by W. S. Martin & Co
An endorsement praising Cham erlain's Cough Remedy for children as a quick cure for coughs and colds, noting it contains no opium or narcotics and can be given with confidence. Sold by W. S. Martin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Martin & Co
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J. W. Seatoch
Lucy Profitt
Hickory
Lincolnton
Charlotte
the Times
Catawba College
J.D. Andrew
Burlington
Banks Dove
Columbia
Bickett
Piedmont Publishers’ and Printers’ Association
de Huffry
J. W. Clay
The
Clay Printing Co
Martin
W. M. ‘Moore
Lenoir
Whitter
Marion
Sherrill
Brads
Ivey
5. F. Ivey
Asheville
Board of Aldermen
West Hickory
G. T. Barzer
J. P. Eller
Dan McKenzie
Make McKenzie
Arthur Ingold
Morganton
Messrs. W. Joe and
Parks Sherrill
Gunpowder
City
C. C. Kennedy
Mrs. West
Mr. West
J. W. West
Wadesboro
Robt. L. Bowman
Russell
John Smyre
Bowman
Smyre
Rev. F. K. Roof
Democrat
G. M. Shuford’s
Knights of the
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
T. ‘Bure
Washington Star
Riggs
Briggs
Montreal
O'Flaherty
Lke O'Flaherty
Oplaherty
Indian Baptist Church of
Wewoka
Florida
Jackson Brown
John Brown
Brown
Tim
Mes
McCoy Moretz
Ther Shuford
Lynchburg
Watauga
Pointer
Man
Wm. J.oliver
Farmers’ Machinery Co
Farmers Friend
Hickory Democrat
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