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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
6
London reports the mid Atlantic burning of the steamship Volturno with 195 lives feared lost and 521 rescued. The vessel sailed from Rotterdam October 2 bound for New York and faced a brutal storm that hindered lifeboat operations as rescuers finally reached survivors at daylight Friday.
National Geographic Society members commented on a Russian claim of a vast Arctic landmass 81 degrees North to 102 degrees East. The report from St Michaels Alaska said Commander Wilkitzki with the steamers Taimyr and Waygateh announced a land body as large as Greenland, pursuing Siberian Ocean surveys for years. Canadian efforts under Vilhjalmur Stefansson previously charted the region.
Alva Banter of Orange Texas testifies to severe back pains and nervous strain from kidney trouble. After using Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root, she improves steadily and remains well for nine years. Affidavit sworn March 21 1912 by notary John S Ball.
Ad copy offers a sample bottle of Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mentions Hickory Democrat and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at all drugstores.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels spoke to about 1200 men at First Baptist Church in Durham, opening a monthly series on character as the basal structure of the American republic. The crowded church built overflowed with attendees standing around walls to hear the message.
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