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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
7
Forest City Courier lists advertising rates published by The Courier Pub Co. Rates include display per column inch and reading notices per line as well as classified column words. The notice targets local Rutherford County readers in Forest City North Carolina.
The Courier proclaims unwavering loyalty to Forest City amid outside efforts to undermine the paper. It credits local support for increased business, insists it has helped town and Rutherford county grow, and asserts the paper is a Forest City institution serving readers beyond any single writer.
The article reflects on Constitution Day with historical dates, ratifications, and amendments, urging readers to study the Constitution. It then shifts to rural life noting the first cotton bale markets, mentioning Ellenboro and Forest City, and asking where Ellenboro is misidentified as in Cleveland County.
As the new school year begins, parents and teachers should engage to expand opportunities for students. The goal is to spark a genuine desire for knowledge and show that schooling can be enjoyable, a privilege, and a source of present happiness rather than mere duty. Some children grasp this readily, while others need patient guidance to overcome aversion to effort.
A lecture urges parents to share the responsibility for a child’s education with teachers. It calls for punctual attendance and a constructive attitude toward study, stressing cooperative effort rather than placing all burden on educators.
George Carson, a deformed newspaper seller known across North Carolina, died last week after a life of hardship. He spent years in Rutherford County home and later inherited a fortune from a Westward brother, aiding a Hot Springs treatment before his death. About half of the vast inheritance reportedly went to C. R. Royster and his wife, keepers of the county home, with additional sums to other inmates.
Local community notes from Bostic Route 1 dated Sept 18 recount social visits and family gatherings. Subjects include Withrow families visiting, Mr Arthur Toney and kin hosting a birthday dinner, and varied relatives from Elis Freeman to John Wallett Prine enjoying meals and trips. A dozen names and places appear among miscellaneous events and a Blue Ridge Mountains outing is mentioned.
The passage reflects on life after hardship and regret tied to the Nevada gold fields. It contemplates mortality and the lasting impact of charitable acts amid wealth, greed, and the accumulation of riches shaping the region’s history.
A 1776 Philadelphia street reproduction along Market Street shows authentic scale buildings and furnishings. The exhibit features true-to-era interiors, with many pieces originals now valued in the thousands for their historic significance. The exposition runs through December 7.
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