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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
3
A mild easy action remedy called Dean's Eyulets is available as a single dose box for constipation. Priced at 25 cents, customers are advised to ask their druggist for them.
Tam opens a full stock of dry goods and notions in the building adjoining Setzer and Russell. He invites everyone to visit and see bargains, with a big advertisement planned for next week.
Notice of a land sale by commissioner under a Superior Court special proceeding in Catawba County. On Monday December 2 1907 at Newton Court House door the 110 acre tract will be offered first in lots then as a whole for cash half down with the balance in three and six month equal installments bearing interest from sale date. Describes courses and bounds beginning in Hickory township near the South bank of the W N R R. References Thos W Setzer and Geitner deeds with 45 acres previously sold.
An OCR fragment promotes Dean's Regulats as stomach aids that ease chronic constipation. It reads like a generic medicinal advertisement urging readers to ask their druggist for the product. The text is fragmented and lacks verifiable details or claims.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleansing remedy for scrofulous swellings open ulcers and skin diseases. It recommends All Healing Salve for sores and promises cures and faster delivery if the druggist lacks stock, noting ingredients and the Pleasant Pellets for digestive aid.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a quick cure for itching from eczema salt rheum tetter itch hives herpes and scabies available at any drug store.
Theresa Herbert of Broadway Virginia becomes bride of Dr. Killian A. Price of Hickory. The ceremony was at the Herbert residence with Bessie Herbert as maid of honor and Bret Caughman as best man. They will reside in Hickory North Carolina where Dr Price will practice medicine. The couple comes from families with strong ties to Lenoir College and the University of Virginia.
The colored population in Boone has fallen over the past year as workers move to coal fields and railroads, with several deaths. Only four colored schools remain, each around twenty pupils. A family named Red in North Fork receives public money for home schooling. Appalachian Training School held a Halloween party Thursday. Apple tree deliveries to farmers exceed hundreds, signaling growth in the fruit industry.
Miss Geitner entertained the Hickory Book Club with fourteen members present guiding the hour through the book My People of the Plains by Bishop Talbot. The Travellers' Club met October 31 with twenty one members, Mrs E B Cline spoke on Queenstown Cork and Vicinity, and Miss Geitner read about Father Prout. The reading The Sunniness of Irish Life pleased attendees. The event closed with current events and refreshments. An ad notes Dr King’s New Life Pills priced at 25 cents, available at local druggists.
An advertisement from Menzies Drug Co. Hickory NC touts Vinol cod liver oil concentrate as a powerful strength creator and health restorer. It claims Vinol is not a patent medicine but a valuable cod liver extractive with iron, beneficial for all ages including children and nursing mothers, promising appetite, weight gain, and relief from coughs colds and lung issues. The store offers a money back guarantee if it fails to meet claims.
There have been a large number of penalty cases against the Southern Railway tried at Newton last week and this week. Merchants are pressing the railroad on penalties as opportunities arise.
The General Accident offers a health and accident policy with $250,000 deposit and increased benefits. It adds ten percent after one year’s premium prepayment, doubles death and provides accident monthly indemnities for injuries on certain transport. Policies cover 24 months accident and 6 months sickness, with premiums based on hazard and occupation. Wages earners can afford it for rent, clothing, fuel, and food during disability. Walter E. Sloan, Gen. Mgr, Statesville NC. W. A. Hall, Agent.
The partnership between N. E. Aull and Mrs. M. Royster under the Phoenix Manufacturing Co. name is dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Aull will not be involved in management or conduct of the business. Dated October 22, 1907. N. E. Aull, Mrs. C. M. Royster.
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