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Hickory Democrat

Location

Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1909

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Piedmont Trucking Growth Boosts Local Industry

In Spartanburg South Carolina a thriving trucking market supports nearby gardens. H Z Taylor reports strong profits on small plots including peas potatoes and corn totaling 241 dollars from one near an acre. The Piedmont region offers ready markets via textile towns and the Southern Railway system.

Piedmont Spartanburg South Carolina H. Z. Taylor Taylor Omons Stover Spartanburg County Spartanburg Journal

Big Advertising Spends by New York Stores

A Merchants Journal note lists eleven large New York retailers and their monthly ad outlays led by Siegel Cooper Co and Wanamaker. The figures illustrate that heavy advertising yields direct returns, with stores like The 14th Street Store and Macy & Co spending sizable sums on promotion.

America New York Siegel-Cooper Co John Wanamaker Simpson Crawford Co 14Th Street Macy & Co Hearn Bloomingdale Bros The Adams O'Neill Co Ehrich Bros Aks & Co Rothenberg &Co

The True Purpose of the High School

Dr. F. L. Stevens of Raleigh argues the high school should serve the majority of pupils aimed at entering life not college. Special college prep should be reserved for the few, with colleges adjusting entrance requirements to current standards and the many remaining high school ready for practical life.

F.L. Stevens Raleign N. C

The Mad Dog Craze Fear Is Widespread Panic Over Rabies

A old notice warns against panic over hydrophobia myths. It argues most dog bites do not cause rabies, cites dangers like blood poisoning and lockjaw, and condemns unjust accusations and sensational scares. It advises calm care for a sick pet and cautions that the mad dog scare is largely baseless.

Scenic rail and city sights on early 20th century tour poster

An ad like passage touts electric street cars to travel to Biltmore Estate and Blue Ridge views and lists places such as Sunset Mountain and Ostrich Farm while promoting Asheville transit for five cents. It shifts to a biting, cynical proverb about a person’s changing character from infancy to politics, ending with a wry note on life and death.

Biltmore Estate Sunset Mountain Connelly’s Heights Ostrich Farm Blue Ridge Round Knob Royal George Renaoes Sree Phas Asheville

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Home Heatcher Furniture Co. Complete Home Furnishers Hickory, N.C Tone Ansesr En Hickory McCoy Moretz Geo, E. Bisanar Southern Lenoir College Musse University Shortlnand Coure PRITZ Moser & Lutz Vickory Piedmont Trucking C. A. Mumroe W. F. Harper Lenoir Concord Presbytery Patterson Beattie A. Munroe McLean Munroe McGeachy George Thomas Union Theological Seminery Richmond United States Hickory Banking & Trust Co Cait Burns & Martin Park Place Claremont John A. Isenhower Conover N.C J. W. Setzer Claremont, N. C Eaves M. Claremont Newton ‘Oyama Hickory Hildebran Connelly Springs Valdese Drexel Glen Alpine Bridgewater Crain T 1300 A
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