County Gets Large Check From Henrietta Mills
Rutherford county received its largest tax payment ever from Henrietta Mills totaling 95 091 82 covering 1927 1928 and 1929. The Mills had challenged 1927 and 1928 assessments with a court fight and paid under protest, while 1929 tax was paid with a similar protest. Readings show 1927 62 648 21 charged 6 531 25 released and 26 894 77 paid with balance 29 222 19 plus penalties and interest. The 1928 figures were 55 855 06 charged 26 209 85 paid 444 68 penalty and 1318 83 interest totaling 31 408 72. For 1929 55 877 21 charged 26 479 90 paid 1 175 89 penalty and total 30 573 20. Grand total 95 091 82. The Mills state 1929 tax paid under protest and threaten refund. 1927 real property 2 124 235 personal 513 584 total 2 637 819 reduced 275 000 by the State Corporation Commission. 1928 valuation 2 181 838 1929 valuation 2 262 235.
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Henrietta Mills
North Carolina
United States
State Corporation Commission
Farmers Hardware rat control ad promotes RAT SNAP
A reader describes rats invading a residence until RAT SNAP was used. After initial disappointment, the user reports live rats disappeared within days. The ad promotes three sizes priced at 35 cents 65 cents and 1.25 dollars, sold and guaranteed by Farmers Hardware Co Forest City N C.
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Farmers Hardware Co
Forest City
N. 0
Sweet Potatoes Quality and Planting Tips From Experts
A State College specialist notes high quality sweet potatoes sell best. jumboes and culls are rejected by buyers. He advises coastal plain sandy soils for Porto Rico and Nancy Hall varieties, with 4 8 8 fertilizer mix, 800 pounds per acre, and close spacing to cut culls. Disease free plants and early vines are essential.
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Robert Selmidt
State College
Schmidt
Coastal Plain
Porto Rico
Nancy Hall
Mountain
Piedmont
May Kill Moles With Poisoned Bait
The article advises mole control using poisoned bait and trapping. C D Schwartz of the US Biological Survey explains moles’ activity patterns and wet weather increases damage. Poisoned raisins with strychnine or thallium sulfate, and barium carbonate dough pellets are described, plus persistent use and trapping as temporary relief. free trapping bulletin available by mail.
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C. D. Schwartz
United States Biological Survey
State College
Wir. Schwartz
Schwartz
Cystex 48 Hour Test Offered at Peoples Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Cystex as a fast remedy for bladder irritation and related symptoms. It urges readers to try the product with a money back guarantee if there is no quick improvement. The pitch highlights relief from burning, itching, back ache, leg pains, and fatigue.
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Peoples Drug Store
Setting Tight and Prosperity in Forest City
A civic exhortation urges optimism and prudent spending to support property values and employment. It argues money in circulation sustains wages, crops, and investments, warns against hoarding dollars, and calls readers to civic effort and commercial courage to enable geographic prosperity. It emphasizes personal and city-wide success through prudent purchases and positive attitudes.
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Forest City
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