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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
2
Discussion centers on long repudiated bonds linked to North Carolina politics. Capt. S. A. Ashe reviews the situation while Mr. Butler, a former senator, defends his stance amid attacks over a potential side profiteering. Joe Patton notes the stump frenzy and political issue.
The Lenoir News urges residents to attend the Salisbury to Asheville Highway convention on Nov 2 to back a route via Hickory Blow ing Rock Linville Alta Pass and Black Mountain to Asheville over the Morganton Marion path. Granite Falls and Lenoir are expected to attend in full force to support the highway.
President Minley of Southern Railway outlined five economic benefits of good roads at the Knoxville Exposition. Benefits include lower hauling costs, higher land values, expanded productive area by opening unused land, shift to more profitable crops, and ability to market crops when prices are favorable. The points are to be stressed at the Salisbury to Asheville Highway Convention in Hickory during the Street Fair on November 2.
A Charlotte jeweler urges home trade to curb outflow dollars while regional notices recall political nominations, local character notes, and civic improvements. Leaders discussed include Capt. W. P. Wood and Tennessee governor candidates, with community scenes and medical remedies cited.
The death of Joseph B. Clark, known as Uncle Joe, recalls his mayoral tenure in Blowing Rock. He once arraigned himself in court, found himself guilty, paid penalties to the town treasury, and said he would treat himself as any law-breaker. His steadfast citizenship is praised as irreplaceable.
A Galena Kansas woman recalls severe pain on her right side after a fall a year ago. Doctors suggested surgery for a rupture and tumor, but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports the lump broke away and vanished, praising the remedy and offering free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
In sudden mishaps the family doctor may be unavailable, so Chamberlains Liniment is relied on to ease soreness and pain from sprains cuts wounds and bruises. Grimes Drug Co sells it. The rest notes hat fashions and a dairy union meeting, and reports Portugal’s revolution with Lisbon captured and a republic proclaimed.
A heartfelt tribute recalls Dr Henry Bandy as a selfless family physician who brought faith and comfort during illness and sorrow. The piece praises his unselfish service, character, and sense of duty, noting his influence on many and a hope of reunion in the afterlife. It also mentions a rural free delivery route demand to reduce mail delays between Hildebran and Henry township.
Children who are sickly mothers who value their own comfort should keep a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children for the season. They relieve colds feverishness constipation teething disorders headaches and stomach troubles. Free trial package offered by Allen S Olmstead LeRoy N Y.
A damaged ad promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root tonics with unremarkable health claims. It urges readers to request a free sample bottle by mail, listing Dr Kilmer and Co as the source and mentioning a Bangor or Binganton location. The copy echoes old time patent medicine marketing and health restoration promises.
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