South's Farm Advance Shows 1908 Growth Across South
The National Agricultural Department compares 1899 and 1908 values for corn wheat oats barley rye buckwheat flax-seed potatoes hay tobacco and cotton. The South shows strong farm development with Texas leading in 1908 and Oklahoma showing 257 percent rise. Georgia hits 135 percent while other Southern states post varied gains.
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National Agricultural Department
South
California
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Pennsylvania
New York
Minsota
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Delaware
Rhode Island
Texas
Oklahoma
Georgia
South Carolina
West Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
School tax pays for itself in land value gains
A Progressive Farmer column argues local school taxes boost land values, claiming education enhances a community’s wealth and progress. It asserts that intelligent, trained citizens raise property values, citing comparisons to Africa and Belgium to illustrate how population and methods shape value, and urges South children receive practical training.
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Africa
Uplands
Belgium
South
Sigmon and Moss Return Home After All Jobs
Report notes Sigmon and Moss completed all tasks and were returned home. The shop at Irade Street under Miss Roseborough’s Millinery Shop is mentioned as a landmark location.
Catawba County Fair Dates Shifted to Oct 15
The Catawba County Fair in Hickory moved from October 8 to October 15. A mass meeting is planned in the Hickory club rooms on Monday night September 20. The premium list is expected Friday September 17. W J Shuford, secretary, will supply copies on request. The Shuford National Bank offers $10 in gold for the best under 1000 word essay on why Catawba county should have good roads. entries due by October 10 at the secretary’s address. prize awarded at the fair.
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Catawba County
Hickory
Hickory Club
W. J. Shuford
Shuford National Bank
Newton
Missionary Mrs Tate speaks on Korea life and culture
Mrs L B Tate a missionary of the Southern Presbyterian church to Korea addressed a Presbyterian church audience of ladies. She presented a personal twelve year collection of curios with stories of Korean social life moral beliefs and worship. The talk was informal yet instructive and widely appealing.
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L. B. Tate
Southern Presbyterian Church
Korea
Presbyterian Church
Business Looking Up in Local Markets This Fall
Merchants stock up on fall and winter goods while produce sells at fair prices. Shops and factories run full time as people buy and builders proceed with new homes. Real estate, though dull at times, shows recovering demand with property changing hands recently. Watch Hickory grow as the town rebounds.
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Busines
Exes
Quaker Oats Praised As Pure Ideal Food
Prominent discussion on food purity highlights Quaker Oats as an exceptionally clean and pure product. Experts note its value for strength and brain, with the company claims of husk and speck removal and hermetically sealed tins for hot climates.
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Quaker Oats
Quaker Oats Company
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van Dyke Book Store
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Household Journal
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Farm News
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Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
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