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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
A collage of older advertisements and notices highlights Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney remedy with a free book offer, plus generic medical claims. Another item promotes Chamberlain products for sprains and coughs. A satirical note on election irregularities mentions dead men voting in Kansas primaries and a Siberian cannibal anecdote appears among the passages.
A mob of nearly 1,000 men attempted to lynch a Black man accused of attacking a white girl on his way to work. Police arrived as the crowd surged at Van Buren and Wabash in downtown Chicago near the Auditorium annex. The suspect fled onto a moving street car before being captured after officers intervened. The scene drew riot calls and heightened tensions as patrols secured the area.
A recruiting notice seeks a live hustler to handle Ford automobiles in Hickory and surrounding areas. No experience required. potential earnings exceed $2000 per season. Respond with references. Ford Motor Co.
A fragmenting column touts Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach, liver, and kidney issues plus a strong mother’s flesh gain, and Foley’s Kidney Remedy as a safeguard against Bright’s disease. Ads praise Cascasweet baby syrup and Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs, with testimonials from readers like P. J. Daly and John White.
A fragmentary verse portrays Jenkins the drunkard near death and calls for a boy to fill a moral role. It depicts sin stained faces and a club era theme, inviting boys from various origins to “live without grace” and “die without pardon divine.” The piece hints at social vice and redemption.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of North Carolina will hold its annual convention in Reidsville in October. Rev. E. S. Crosland of Calvary Moravian Church Winston-Salem is invited to preach the annual sermon. Gov. Glenn and other noted speakers are expected to attend and address the gathering. The state convention in Raleigh years ago saw Gov. Glenn pledge to banish intemperance, and the organization continues urging temperance education across the commonwealth.
Hickory residents testify to permanent cures with Dean's Kidney Pills. A. D. Fry of Irving Street credits one box for relief from backache and kidney trouble, recommending the remedy via Menzies Drug Co. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo sells the pills nationwide at 50 cents under the Doan's name.
Speaker urges GOP to stop post election panic and avoid criminal negligence. The ad promotes Dr. Thomas' Electric O M as a miracle remedy, claiming immediate relief for a baby without painful wait.
The article emphasizes natural hairstyles for young girls, discourages artificial hairdressing and fancy ornaments, and recommends simple rolled sides, a double loop, and practical combs. It praises ribbons as artis tic and suitable for fresh young faces, while warning against over decoration and marcel waves.
Route C correspondent reports visiting friends and relatives in the vicinity. Numerous residents and guests travel to Newton, Charlotte, Greensboro, and other towns for teaching posts, reunions, and family visits. Several church events, college enrollments, and music department assignments are noted with multiple names and places across Lincoln, Catawba, and surrounding counties.
The Temperance Society of the Methodist Church, with over three million adherents, launches an active campaign to elect a speaker favoring Congress voting on the interstate liquor shipment bill. A bishop-led board directs the effort and seeks denomination-wide cooperation. The bill would make liquor shipped between states subject to the receiving state’s laws, not prohibition. A Vermant prediction claims a man named Bill will win the presidency in November.
Cape Fear River, after a previous record flood of 71 feet 8 inches, rose Sunday night to 15 feet by 10 PM and was climbing rapidly. A Religh telegram predicted the river could reach 85 feet, threatening renewed inundation of Cumberland lowlands and compounding effects of the earlier Great Gamage.
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