Heel Cut Off by Train Wheels
Mr. W. L. Clinard city clerk of Hickory suffered a severe accident at Newton while boarding a starting train. He missed his hold and the wheels crushed his heel and severed arteries. He was brought to Hickory where Dr. Menzies dressed the foot and he remains weak from bleeding but hopeful. Also two youths fined for breaking into houses in Highland and a heavy storm hitting South Fork with damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Clinard
Hickory
Newton
Sas
N. W
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Services and Classes
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church lists Sunday services at 9 45 and 11 00 with Sunday School and evening worship at 7 30. Catechising class for all under 13 and a confirmation class by TA Bowles are offered. An open invitation extends to all even if not connected with the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanior
Job
TA Bowles
To Give Demonstr a West Demonstration Proposal
Mr E L Flowers receives a letter from C H Benson of the U S Department of Agriculture dated Washington Aug 28 praising the tanning outfit used in the U K and inviting Flowers to demonstrate in Iowa and Kansas amid strong interest in Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Tennessee. Benson notes the inventor of the slame canner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Flowers
C. H. Benson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Mwe
U. K
Benson
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mr. Flowers
Iowa
Local News Highlights and Cotton Market Update
Constable Porter Burns faces ten warrants over alleged gambling schemes. Charlotte figures note Capt Torrance praising Lutz farming while discussing Catawba. Granite Falls reports Rhodhiss mill capital rise to 400 300. Mills run on time with solid demand. New Orleans says cotton crop 12 120 051 bales year to Aug 31 up 1 510 427 from last year. Southern mills used 22 313 bales more than last year. Government condition index 73.2 Aug 25 vs 89.1 July 25. NC at 76 percent of normal. final yield 12 918 200 bales, 2 000 000 less than prior report. Cotton price around 11 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Burns
Tiger Billy Lowder
Squire
S. E. Killian
R. A. Torrance
Charlotte
New Orleans
North Carolina
Watchmaker and Optometrist Promotes Trusted Service
An advert lauds a seasoned expert, a registered watchmaker and optometrist with over 20 years experience, inviting customers to the new watch sign at 1230 Ninth Avenue for guaranteed satisfaction.
Catawba County Road Projects Include Sand Clay Route
The first mile of sand clay road between Hickory and Brookford will cost 1600 dollars, county commissioners ordering equal funding for Hickory township and Brookford. Work to begin soon. plans also discussed for the Central Highway and repairs to the courthouse, with bids up to 2700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba County
Hickory
Brookford
Hickory Township
W. A. Self
Feimster
McCorkle
Newton
Court House
Geo
St. Paul’s
Buffalo Shoals
Catawba
Do-As-You-Please Club Meeting Notes Aug 31
Do-As-You-Please Club met with Miss Mary Allen Aug th Progression Od M Stayed. Kate Elliot received a leaf pin. An ice cream and cake course was served. Miss Ava Harris was guest of honor receiving two pins leaf and Court of Arms of Canada. Ten members attended despite four out of town. Meeting adjourned to meet Miss Emma Bonner. On Thursday Aug 31 the club met with Emma Bonner Progressives Block. Members made animals from chewing gum. Hilda Feild and Rose Martin drew for a prize tablet after a salad course. Meeting adjourned to meet Constance Bost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Allen
Kate Elliot
Ava Harris
Court of Arms of Canada
Emma Bonner
Hilda Feild
Rose Martin
Constance Bost
Six Children Burned to Death in House Fire near Lenoir College
A devastating blaze destroyed a house near Lenoir College Monday killing six children. Only the mother survived, mourning the loss of her older daughter Cindy. The home, once a doll house for Miss Mary Miller, left no trace of the structure or contents, and the scene prompted a harsh town response. In Bobtown Sunday night a violent confrontation wounded Walter Jones, with two suspected attackers jailed and a third sought. Jones sustained multiple wounds. doctors treated him as prosecutors prepare for trial when all can attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir College
Cindy
Mary Miller
C.L. Miller
Bobtown
Walter Jones
Jones Knox
Doc Holmes
Jones
Editorial rebuke echoes over laziness in Democrat work
Wade Harris vents at a Democrat admission accusing lack of original work. The Charlotte Chronicle cites Banks’s laziness as the cause, while recounting the demanding duties of a weekly editor and defending the Democrat’s limited spark amid long hours, deadlines, and market pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
Wade Harris
Charlotte Chronicle
Banks
Beasley
Monroe Journal
Dr. Banks
the Democrat
J. P. Caldwell
Charlotte J Observer
Philadelphia’ Record
Horace Bushnell
Wade
Free ZEMO sample bottle offers relief for skin conditions
A drug store advert promises free sample bottles of ZEMO the skin remedy for eczema and other skin and scalp diseases with no conditions. Suffering customers are urged to call Moser and Lutz Drug Store to obtain the complimentary sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Moser & Lutz Drug Store
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised by Toledo Druggists
Advert contains testimonial claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo. References to a reward and assurances of Cheney's honesty, with promotional notices about other products and mail testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Fis
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ds Wholesale
Cale Ca
Opening at C Lenoir College and graded schools report
Opening exercises at C Lenoir College featured Judge Philips and Rev J Harte with Mrs Ramsay singing. Enrollment at Lenoir College rose 25 percent on day one as new members Patterson and Rudisill arrived. Graded schools opened with 526 pupils, with expected total nearing 600. crowding concerns persist and a Welcome night is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C’aremont College
Liverpool
Patterson
Rudisill
J. H. Wannemacher
Editorial Page Reflections On Self Reliance And Duty
Fragmented reminiscence on running a newspaper solo and the editorial duty. The speaker compares its challenges to Hercules, expresses pride in small but meaningful work, and meditates on time and labor as eternal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torial
Chronicle
Hercules
Uts Weekly
Heal All Ailments With Amica Salve Transforms Life
A Freeville resident, OH J Barnum, reports Bucklen s Amica Salve cured a long fever sore leaving scarcely a scar. The ad claims the salve heals burns boils eczema cuts bruises swellings piles and even coins. Local merchants offer the 25 cent remedy. A Hickory Academy of Music gathering plans a Sunday meeting to form a Y M C A chapter with a low cost building noted as available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OH. J. Barnum
Freeville, N
Bucklen
C. M. Shuford, Moser & Lutz and
Grimes Drag Co
Academy of Music
Hickory
Judge Crawford J. Biggs Resigns From Newton Court
Admirers in Durham regret to learn that Judge Crawford J. Biggs has resigned after two terms at Newton. He held court efficiently, earning many friends by delivering prompt proceedings. Also touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Troubles as a tonic aiding digestion and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Crawford J. Biggs
Durham
Newton
Local Happenings and Midsummer Notices in Kirksville
Local news notes visiting relatives and returning travelers from Florence New York California and Durham. Social events include a Wagner song at Baptist church and Lutheran services at St Andrews with a Sunday School song service. A hydroelectric project funding advance is anticipated and Col Marcellus E Thornton celebrates birthday and anniversary. A Catawba County report notes a $600 Maxwell auto purchase and a police court round including schoolhouse defacing cases. Holy Trinity Lutheran church youth hold an evening gathering with games and a Musical Love Story contest winner Mabel Hawn and Katie Yoder with a handpainted prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
East Hickory
Henry T. Setzer
Wilfong Yount
Statesville
Asthma Cure Promised by Woodworth Co Advertisement
Thousands seek a free experimental Senpine package offered by The Woodworth Co at 1161 Broadway New York City. The ad claims Senpine cures asthma hay fever bronchitis and catarrh regardless of duration or climate. It says the scientific compound from Vienna University is recommended by thousands and invites trials for those who failed other cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woodworth Co
Broadway
New York City
Vienna University
Catawba Men Are Honored at State Convention
Hickory leader W J Shuford elected president of the Farmer's State convention in Raleigh for advancing cooperation among farmers and praising the Hickory Creamery. John W Robinson named vice president J O Schaub secretary R L Shuford elected livestock president. resolutions urge fair cotton pricing and improved roads schools and teacher pay and agricultural teaching in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Shuford
Hickory
State Board of Agriculture
Raleigh
Shuford
News and Observer
Catawba County
John W. Robinson
J. O. Schaub
R. L. Shuford
The
Livestock Association
Ernest Starnes
T. B. Parker
Not A Word of Scandal and Dr King’s Pills Ad
Neighbor of Mrs. W. P. Spaugh of Manville Wyoming relays her claim that Dr King’s New Life Pills cured her obstinate kidney trouble and made her feel like a new woman. The simple remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles costs 25 cents at C. M. Shuford Moser Lutz and Grimes Drag Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Spaugh
Manville
Wyo
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Fr. W.L. Clinard
Newto
Glenn Ellis
Jno
Alvin Queen
Russell
Highland
Thy
Ellis
South Fork
R. Deitz
Iickers
N.C
LL Lanier
A. Bowles
1. L. Lanier
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Demonstra
Bascom Blackwelder
Chapel Hill
M. I. Basford
Foolsville
M.D
Jane C. Downs
Tate
Awa County
Erat
Granite Falls
Busines
Rhodhiss Manufacturing Company
B. Hiss
Walter S. Taylor
A. Bowie
Alexander County
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Hickory, N. C
J. A. Bowies
At & Little's
L. Lanier
J. A. Bowles
Morganton
N. C
Harris & Little
Tomorow
Gayety Theatre
Hidden Mine
Berties
Mrs. D'Anna
Sand Clay Road
St. James and
Bolick Roads
Apologia
Lenoir
Nity
Fletcher
R.m. Smyre
Kirksville, Ky
Auburn Setzer
Florence
Youge Anu
Mrs. Corneill
Miss Elizabeth
Blowing Rock
Mr. Jas. A. Martin
Josie Person
California
Nita M. Barker
R. D. Barker
Anna
Wagner
Baptist Church
Lila Lineberger
Daniels Springs
Misses Campbell
S. D. Campells
N. W. RR
Col
Marcellus E. Thornton
Jckory
Charley Rowe
First National Bank
Joor
Senpine
Sulord
Robinson
Farmers Meaing
Tess
Aeseid National Bank
Nort Carolina
County of Catawba
Menzies
Macs Ideale
War
A. A. Shuford
Gritne
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