Missionary Spirit Shaped Woods Family Legacy
A Charleston area reminiscence recounts Rev. Dr. H M Woods and his sons, medical missionaries in China, detailing their devout Presbyterian upbringing at Pantops and UVA. It highlights family devotion, missionary work, and the impact of religious example on siblings including Dr Edgar Woods and Dr James Baker Woods, with anecdotes of hospital life in Tsing Kiang Po and the moral call to serve abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Vay
Killian Pertter
Edgar Goods
Masts Cooper Woods
Hke
Goa
HM. Woods
Edgar” Woods
James Baker Woods
Tanner
Israel
Panton
Pantops Academs
University of Virginia
New York City
Charity
old_ Chambers St
China
Secretary of Foreign Missions
Chinarand
Cltta
Tsing Kiang Po
Mbetonaeles
Ras
Woods
Wite
Dredgeau Stout
Synod of North Carolina
Sam
B. Woods
Catarrh Cure Proclaimed as Universal Remedy
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all states by acting on mucous surfaces. The proprietors back it with eighty percent faith and offer $100 for any case it fails to cure, citing testimonials and company address for Scheeny and Co, druggists, 75 Hall's Family Pills mentioned for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Sicheney & CO
Drogetst
Tiall
Sale of Green Par Hotel at Blowing Rock Confirmed
Reports from Statesville on September 17 confirm the sale of the Green Par Hotel and 300 to 400 acres of land at Blowing Rock. The buyer is a company to be chartered as Blowing Rock Development Company, with $125,000 authorized capital and about $40,000 initial capital. Stockholders include W. Cannon Concord J A Durham Geo P Wadsworth I B Lowe E C Mellon Charlotte L L Jenkins Asheville Hoss L Craig Gastonia O W Spencer Salisbury J D Iott Z B Buchanan Hickory P Coffey Caldwell L Henkel Lenoir T L Me Jombs Georgia C M and F F Steele C V Pa and D J Craig Statesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Blowing Rock
Messrs
W. Cannon
Concord
J. A . Durham
Geo
P. Wadsworth
F. F. Steele
C. V. Pa
D. J. Craig
Do You Fear Consumption Dr Kings New Discovery Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and lung ailments claiming it can save lives It cites Silman Green of Malichite Col stating two doctors predicted two years to live but used the remedy and remained alive The ad promises refunds if ineffective and lists price targets including 0 2 and 1 00 It credits Moser Lutz and Grimes Drug Co and includes a Victorian quote about discipline and a note on Chamberlains Tablets sold by the same firms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moser & Lutz
Annual Meeting of Tennessee Synod at Holy Trinity Hickory
The ninety third annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod will meet at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Hickory North Carolina October 1 5 with about 200 delegates expected. The program features sermons addresses on Christian education founding of Lenoir College and science in the Christian college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Synod
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod of the United Synod South
Hickory
N. C
L. L. Lobr
Lincolnton
Holland
Board of Foreign Missons
Patterson
Board of Home Missions
J. T Crabtree
Orphan Home
Salem
W. J. Roof
Lenoir College
S. P. Long
K.G. Busch
R. L Fritz
R. C. Wessinger
Chao
J.P. Stirewall
Eckard Family Visits Taylorsville Ties and Local Happenings
Mrs Robt Eckard and daughter Mary visit Taylorsville relatives for several weeks. Henry Lael finishes a new store on his homestead expected to open soon. Mrs Henry Setzer and Ernest Cline visit daughter Mrs B E Houston. Children Day services draw large attendance at St Stephen brick church.
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St. Stephen's
Electric Bitters Promised To Strengthen Weak Kidneys
A vintage advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for weak kidneys and liver issues. It claims prompt relief and improved ambition, citing Ms. John Dowling of San Francisco and a cured wife, with notes on indigestion and biliousness. Prices listed at 50 cents and 1.00 dollars via Moser & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John, Dowling
San Francisco
Moser & Late
Notice to Farmers in Newton North Carolina
Notice to farmers from Wash wu 1H K roster in Newton North Carolina. Saturdays feature equines and related duties. The text is garbled but indicates a roster or association notice for agricultural work and related tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sian
Newton
N. C. Ionee
Kidney Pills End Back Pain, Hickory Man Says
A Hickory resident testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved severe back pain after months of illness. He praises two boxes for a full recovery and confirms his prior statement recommending the remedy. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
H. W. Minga
Twelfth St
N.C
Dean
Moser & Lutz
Ar. Minga
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Ady
Voyage to Brazil on the Vandyk notes from sea journey
A traveler aboard the steamship Vandyk recounts departure from New York on July 12 1913, farewells on the dock, cabin life, seasickness, and daily routines. The diary records deck sights, meals, storms, and a planned stop at Barbados before continuing toward Brazil with passengers including Bishop Lambuth Dr. Cook and Mr. Long.
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Charles
Terrarma
Susie
America
High Seas
Gertrude
Childeen
S.e
Bishop Lambuth
Cook
Long
Ice
Brazil
Tilley
Brazil, His Daughter, Mrs Tilley
Wesley
Gulf Stream
South America
West Indies
Bermuda
Barbados
Stas
Isurt
Washington
Charles Wesley
Madison Square
Amazon
Maton
Lambuth
Attica
New York
Neptune
Taention
Kr. Long
Granberry College
Venus
Vandvek
Hog Ocuck
Hickory Land and Improvement Company formed for new suburb
The Democrat reports the Hickory Land and Improvement Company has been incorporated to develop land east of the new school building. Blair and Dunne of Myer's Park and The Hermitage at Charlotte will survey and plan the area for a residential suburb near Hickory. Directors include J L Riddle K C Menzies W H Nicholson and others. The venture aims to supply homes at near rent cost.
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Hickory Land and Improvement Company
Tas
Hickory
Messrs
Blair & Dunne
Myer’s Park
Hermitage
Charlotte
J. L. Riddle
K. C. Menzies
Vic
W.H. Nicholson
W.B. Menzies
C. C. Best
H. F. Elliott
J. D.’ Elliott
W. H. Nicholson
Alphabet for China Elicits Mixed Reactions from Scholars
An article notes Chinese scholars forming an alphabet to log Chinese sounds. Chow Hi Chu leads the project with Wan and Chou as assistants and Signor Rivetta contributes at Naples Oriental Institute. The system blends Greek Russian Latin and Chinese elements across forty two characters. Diarrhoea Quickly Cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is advertised with testimonials from M. E. Gebhart of Qi Pe and local druggists Moser Lutz and Grimes.
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New York World
Chow Hi Chu
Rome
Messrs
Wan and
Chou
Signor Rivetta
Oriental Institute of Naples
Yorks
M. E. Gebhart
Moser & Lutz
Grimes
Foem
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Ins, Cedrce W. Killian
William Penn
Chamberlain
Moser & Luts
Drag.Co
Wilre
J.C. Dietz
A. R. Beck
Wm. J. Finck
P. L. Snapp
JH. Wannamacher
Highland News
Chichester S Pills
H. K. Foster
Adv
Esar
Pala
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