Death of Wm Gaston Shell Ends Quiet North Carolinian Life
William Gaston Shell aged 62 died at home after brief illness near Hickory. Born in Caldwell County he spent years as a carpenter and contractor, lived in Ashe County, and returned to Hickory. Survived by wives Emma Abernethy and Mattie Hanna, children and various relatives. Funeral held at home with ministers present. last days marked by kidney trouble and a peaceful death as a grandchild brought Rebecca to his bedside.
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William Gaston Shell
Caldwell
North
Hickory
Emma Abernethy
Tenare
Messrs. S
Rebecca
W. A. Ncholson
Chamber of Commerce
Aid Tromurer
Ivey & Hice Manufacturing Co
Adrian Sanford
Dre. Nicholson
Son
Chamber
N. W
Catawba River
Alexander County
North Carolina
Electric Bitters credited with saving a life in Iowa story
An Iowa man Robert Madsex of West Burlington is said to have been saved after seven weeks of illness by electric Bitters, with five bottles curing eight months of liver trouble and jaundice. The piece also notes a business leadership change in Hickory and local notices about deaths, education talks, and a dream anecdote involving Dr. Murphy.
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Robert Madsex
West Burlington
Iowa
Ce 'M. Shulord
Moser & Luts
Grimes
Seven Sons Leave Farm As Mother Keeps Vigil At Home
A family saga unfolds on a long settled homestead where seven sons depart to cities from Chicago to San Francisco, leaving aging parents to endure loneliness. The matron’s weekly letters recount farm life, preserving memory across distances while the farm fades with time.
The Old Thanksgiving at the Old Homestead
An elderly couple on the old farm laments dwindling letters from seven sons in the city as the weekly messages grow brief and mechanical Their life-long habit of letter writing fades with time, leaving them lonely and uncertain about their offspring's ties to home and family.
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Arnpike
Rune
Nate
K ‘Tunity
Chicago
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Billy
Tie
Tong Stace
Deen Samed
Young Architect Inn
San Francisco
Perets New
L Ives
Iata
Thanksgiving Return of Seven Sons Amid Silent Family Strain
A mother anxiously awaits letters from seven sons before Thanksgiving. On the eve of the feast the men arrive in rain and wind, their letters differing from her hope, yet the family reunion restores warmth as they share food and stories. The mother’s burden eases as her sons reclaim the old home.
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B Sons
Vilage
Vlage
Fey
Tome
Action for damages seeks nuisance ruling over livery stable
Self versus Campbell centers on more than money as plaintiffs push for condemnation of a livery stable as a nuisance Prolonged fight aimed at health protection and disease control rather than financial recovery plus public notices about local church services and Chamberlain's Liniment promotion conclude with regional commerce details.
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Self
Campbell
North Carolina
W. A. Self
Iohickory, N. C
The
Democrat
Newton
Mann Succeeds Dr Weaver in Western North Carolina Conference
The Western North Carolina Conference adjourned at Winston-Salem appointing Dr J H Weaver pastor at Monroe and naming Rev L F Mann as his successor. Hickory parts with Dr Weaver, a revered preacher, as cordial welcome awaits Mr Mann. Several circuit and station assignments follow, including Iredell Lenoir Maiden Newton Statesville benches and Conference missionary evangelist D H Coman.
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Western North Carolina
Winston-Salem
J. H. Weaver
Monroe
L. F. Mann
Hickory
J. D
Retiring county board praised for durable public works
The Democrat lauds the retiring county commissioners for permanent public improvements. It highlights steel approaches to the Simpson bridge near Newton and Jacob's Fork, Blackburn bridge over the South Fork, four steel bridges with concrete piers over Clark's creek and one below Claremont, and a planned $10 000 bridge over the Catawba near Moore's Ferry. It notes school funding actions, a 20 cent road tax, and Mr J W Shuford's careful leadership.
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Board of County Commissioners
Simpson
J Newton
Jacob’s Fork
Blackburn
South Fork
Clark’s Creek
Claremont
Catawba
Moore’s
Iferry
Treasury
J. W. Shuford
Hickory
Augusta Fair Poultry Show Notes and Awards
Engar D. Yoprr recalls his first White Orpington showing at Augusta Georgia the Premier Show of the South. He reports 3rd pallet in class 14 White Orpingtons, multiple placings across pullets cockerels and pens, and compares exhibitors and quality with the Cleveland Ohio and Hickory shows while praising Mr Wm Cook of New Jersey and other breeders.
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Thad
Cleveland
Ohio
Reesereet Iereseorat
Augusta
Wm. Cook and
New Jersey
South
Orps
Rhodesland
Hickory
Engar D. Yoprr
Rev A W Setzer Postpones Appointments
Rev A W Setzer asks us to announce that due to sickness his appointments at Catawba Springs and Maple Grove on the second Sunday of the month are moved to the following Sunday with preaching at the usual hours at both locations.
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A. W. Setzer
Esse
Catawba Springs
Maple Grove
Hildebrand-Young Wedding at Adams Residence
The ceremony of Hildebrand and Young took place Sunday evening at the residence of H A Adams. Brantley Ye and Miss Pearlie Hildebrand were joined in marriage, with a sizable gathering present as Adams conducted the service in his customary impressive manner.
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Hildebrand-Young
H. A. Adams
Brantley Ye
Pearlie Hildebrand
Iearch
Bank Ledger Fragment Details Assets and Liabilities
The fragment lists assets and liabilities including loans and discounts, secured and unsecured overdrafts, stocks and bonds, silver coins and minor coin currency, National bank notes and U.S. notes, capital stock and undivided profits, less current expenses, and deposits subject to check. It captures a bank balance sheet snapshot with various asset classes and deposits.
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National Bank
U.S
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Wm. Gaston Shell
Nichola
Ivey & Bice
Hildebran
Ormignee
Laura Abernethy
Addie Newton
Henry River
Arneys Chapel
W. Wells
Asheville
R. T
J. H. Nash
B. J. Pike
Greensboro
W. Ly Killen
B. A. Rodgers
Archdale
Wm. Saunders
J. P. Burton
Mapel Grove
Braunsberger
Naples
M. H. Johnston
Baker's Mountain
J.O. Johnston
Murphy
Taistot
J. L. Murphy
Claremont Llege
Corinth German Reformed Church
Yarhat Loew
Count Tolstoi
Hickory Markets
Hickory Tannery
Chas
H. Geitner
the Democrat
Presbyterian Church Notes
Barnum Springs
Covenanters
Chamberlain
Grimes Drug Co
Mr. Mann
Wea
Ver
Mr. Yoder
Augusta Fair
Orpingtons
Hickory Banking & Trust Co
State of North
Carolina
W. X. Reid
Mgr Moe
Noaady Public
Fabernetex
LA. Martin
Yount
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