Betterment Meeting at Killian School House
A community meeting at Killian School House discussed rural improvements in Catawba County. speakers praised progress in schools roads and homes, debated funding longer rural school terms via local taxes, and explored election timing and cooperation among leaders.
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Betterment
Killian School
Wba
John W. Robinson
Craig
Shuford
H.P. Lutz
Riure
E Killian
Catawba
W. B. Gaither
Newton
Faculty Recital by Miss Mazie Schmidt in Claremont
Miss Mazie C Schmidt, teacher of Expression at Claremont College, will give a recital Tuesday night September 22 in the college chapel assisted by Mrs John H Hatcher and Miss Grace Patrick. Schmidt recently spent winter in Washington giving readings to select audiences and comes to Hickory with high recommendations. Hickory residents will have a chance to hear her. Mrs Hatcher is a Hickory favorite performer and Miss Patrick, a fresh College graduate, shows promise as an efficient musician. These three will provide a most enjoyable entertainment.
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Mazie C. Schmidt
Claremont College
John H. Hatcher
Grace Patrick
Residents Praise Doan's Kidney Pills in Hickory Ad
Doan's Kidney Pills are extolled by Hickory residents for relief from back and kidney pains. W H Marlow of Unsmith Newton recalls lasting benefit after using the remedy years ago. The ad urges buyers to insist on Doan's at local dealers.
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Dean
Doan
H. Marlow
Unsmith
Newton
Tega
Tueyson
Aid
West Hickory News Local Personal Items Sept 14
Capt W H Warner returns to Ivey Mill after illness. C Childers family relocate from Newton. works in mill. Mrs Rhoda Clark dies. infant dies at birth. burial at Pleasant Grove Church Burke county. Abee now home from Statesville hospital. Cor dell baby born Sept 7. Miss Candace Reese with mother in Newton Route 1. Loa White wed Luther Be in West Isboro with Rev W N Cook officiating.
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Hickory
W. H. Warner
Ivey
C. Childers
Newton
Childers
Ei Keller
Lenoir
R. W. Williams
Alta Vista
Rhoda Clark
J. G.C. Clark
Pleasant Grove Church
Burke County
West Hickory
J. E. Abee
Statesville
Span
Caldwell county Democratic ticket announced at Lenoir
Lenoir September 12 the Caldwell county Democratic party announced its ticket for county offices including J A Triplett sheriff W C Moore Jr clerk of the Superior Court John M Crisp register of deeds E L Steele treasurer John Austin coroner W J Harrington E C Suttlemyer and Elgie Estes county commissioners Dr A A Kent representative in the next general assembly B F Davis Morganton for state senate was recognized by the convention with W C Moore Jr chairing and J L Nelson elected man and W BM Moore secretary Davenport college opened with 125 boarding students
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Lenoir
Democratic Party
Caldwell County
Reezes
J. A. Triplett
W. C. Moore, Jr
Superior Court
John M. Crisp
Register of Deeds
E. L. Steele
John Austin
W. J. Harrington
E. C. Suttlemyer
Elgie ‘Estes
J. L. Cottrell
Davenport College
Garden's Underselling Store to Close Monday and Tuesday
Community notices list varied social visits and travels among residents. Amelia and Lizzie McLamb stay at their Montreal cottage. Mrs. Beulah Martin of Lynchburg visits family. Dr. Pemberton travels from Minnesota. Misses Bowles Flannigan Patrick and others spend weekends with Hickory and Charlotte relatives. A newborn girl arrives to Dr. and Mrs. Hunsucker, and Rev. Stroup heads to New York for church affairs with no services at Church of the Ascension for a month.
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Amelia
Lizzie McLamb
Montrea
Beulah Martin
Lynchourg
J. K. Fisher
C. L. Pemberton
Bleeka Ritch
Charote
Hickory
Ethel Patrick
Gastonia
A.C. Kelly
C. L. Hunsucker
K. C. Menzies
Donald Menzies
Fayetteville
Donaldson Military Institute
Sparks World Famous Show Comes to Hickory Friday
Circus day arrives with a triple sized Sparks World Famous Show featuring new equipment and a dazzling parade at 10:20 a.m. The event promises high class moral entertainment, trained wild animal acts, and an elaborate tented display, marking a remarkable entertainment enterprise in the area.
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The
Hickory Society Hosts Needle Craft Club Meeting
Mrs Ia Wood entertaining The Needle-Craft Club on Thursday afternoon September 3 featured an open porch setting with vines and ferns. Guest Mrs Alexander of Shelby attended as did others. Tea and cake were served. The next meeting is planned with Mrs J W Warlick on October 1. The Hickory Book Club met September 9 at 5 p m with Mrs H C Menzies to select books for the year amid refreshments. The lab will begin with press-Mra A A Shuford on October.
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Ia Wood
Alexander of
Shelby
J. W. Warlick
Hickory Book Club
H. C. Menzies
Lab
Mra
A. A. Shuford
Synod Meeting in Hickory October Draws Large Crowd
The North Carolina Synod of the Presbyterian Church will meet in Hickory on October 27 with an expected turnout of about 2000. Geo W Hall is chairing the entertainment committee and asks those planning hospitality to call him at 117 to arrange housing for all visitors.
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Synod
North Carolina Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Hickory
Geo. W. Hall
Hall
Meeting of the Improved Order Red Men in Hickory
A meeting of the Improved Order Red Men seventh district in North Carolina is set for October 2 at the Wigwam of Umattilla Tribe No. 34 in Hickory. All chiefs and brothers are urged to attend and Great Sachem W A Herndon will be present.
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Improved Order
North Caro
Umatilla
Hickory
N. C
Great Sachem
W. A. Herndon
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Aid Over Calomel
An old drug advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel a strong mercurial remedy. It claims calomel weakens the body and endorses the vegetable tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails to outperform calomel. The copy emphasizes kid friendly taste and easily swallowed action.
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Dodson
Lutz
Jon
Battles on Western Front Turn German Advance
After a week of rapid movement seven German armies were pressed back by the Allied defense along the Marne. Von Kluck’s force retreated toward the northeast as French and British units regained towns from Nancy to Verdun. French reports claim Verdun’s line holds while British and French forces drive back German right and center, with Galicia and Russian Poland showing mixed gains for the Allies.
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Germany
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Marne
von Kluck
Verduman
Paris
Nancy
Epinal
Lorraine
Luneville
Joffre
Bordeaux
Pari
Verdun
Bel Iens
Argonne Forest
Argonne
Brabant
Luxemberg
Vesle
Rheims
Soissons
Vitry-Le-Francois
Seimaize
Vitry
Revigny
Brabant-Le Roi
Saint Die
Basel
Gubweiller
Alems
Galicia
Russian Poland
Poland
Gali Vienna
Lemberg
Rawaruske
Archduke Frederick
Austria
England
London
von Buelow
Mrs. Happy Fowler Dead In Granite Falls
Granite Falls reports the death of Mrs. Happy Fowler on Friday with burial Sunday in Granite Falls cemetery. Rev. Campbell presided at the Methodist church funeral. She was about 15 and had been ill for some time. The community notes the Granite Falls graded school opens September 21 and lists local students pursuing college and professional training, including Cecil Hickman Ava Martin Luci Narlick Estelle Narlick Mima Tilley Davenport Stanford Tilley Mars Hill Everett studying pharmacy at Page School Ralph. The piece also mentions a heated county political scene ahead.
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Granite Falls
Happy Fowler
Qas
Campbell
Ehurch
Cecil Hickman
Ava Martin
Trinity
Luci
Estelle Narlick
Mima Tilley
Davenport
Stanford Tilley
Mars Hill
Everett
Page School
Ralph
Poovey family thanks neighbors for support after loss of son Willard
Mr and Mrs L W Poovey express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of their son Willard. They wish blessings from the Lord on each reader.
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Willard
L. W. Poovey
Miss Nettie Wilson to Visit City This Week
Miss Nettie Wilson arrives from Newton this week and will stay a week or more with her sister Mrs. Gus Payne on Tenth Avenue, greeting relatives and friends during her visit.
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Nettie Wilson
City
Newton
Gus Payne
Tenth Avenue
Oil Treatment for Stomach Troubles
A 19 salate cure from France, promoted by Geo He Mayr, claims to heal stomach liver and intestinal troubles. Marketed as Mayet Wonder Stomach Remedy, the remedy is said to produce four hour relief and transform the user, with Grik Sauter selling the product locally.
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France
Geo
He Mayr
Wieuin
Dragelais
Grik Sauter
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