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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
3
A letter from Mt Airy dated Nov 22 details a son's acre of corn profits. It lists land rent 5 dollars, labor 14, fertilizer 7.90, total cost 26.90, 624 bushels valued at 1 dollar each, feed value 12.50, total crop plus feed 74.62, minus costs leaves a clear profit 47.72 and a net cost per bushel 2.23. The writer urges other boys to enter next year.
Tolstoy argues that spiritual lives fear death less and act selflessly at end of life. He contrasts private desire with ultimate acts of kindness. The piece shifts to critique modern schooling showing parents must lead education, seeing teachers as helpers and home as primary school.
The Youths Companion reveals a larger issue count for 1911 while keeping the price at 1 75 for the year. Readers are invited to request a Prospectus and sample copies by mailing their address, with a free A4 Calendar in color as a gift for new subscribers. The notice promotes high quality content and urges readers to subscribe through The Youths Companion, 144 Berkeley St Boston Mass.
Classified page features Rexall cod liver oil and cold tablets, CORNO horse and mule feed, CREMO dairy feed, and heavy promotions from Ashcraft Drug Co and Karp's. Also notes sales of bay horse, heating stoves, and a joke exchange from the Houston Post.
By order of the Superior Court of Surry County as Commissioner and Administrator of John T. Matthews deed I will sell at public auction on the lth day of mber 1910 at 1 p m the Matthews lands in Surry County adjoining William Baker G S Matthews and others The first tract 76 acres more or less begins at a Poplar on the west side of the Ararat river runs West 17 chains to a Hickory then various lines to the river The second tract 40 acres more or less begins at a rock corner and runs South 87 degrees East 6 chains and 85 links etc both tracts known as the John T Matthews land and sold subject to widow s dower and minor heirs home stead rights Terms one half cash one fourth in six months and the remainder in twelve months Sale to pay debts against the estate Dated November 1910 Co C Matthews Comr and Admr
A Fayetville man recalls his sister's near consumption and credit to Dr King’s New Discovery for curing her cough and bronchial troubles. The medicine is praised as best for coughs colds influenza asthma and hemorrhage with a $1.00 trial bottle free and guaranteed by Ashcraft Drug Co.
J F Boyer of Fertile Missouri claims Electric Bitters cured him after thirty years of distress from Rackache Nervousness loss of appetite lassitude and kidney disorders. He says five bottles wholly cured him and he is now well and hearty. The tonic is guaranteed for liver trouble.
A dam six feet high is proposed to develop 100 horsepower on a river 244 miles west of Rockford. The site will be sold at a reasonable price as part of the project.
Frost bitten toes and fingers, chapped skin and sores trouble many in winter. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve provides relief, healing burns, boils, piles, cuts, sores, eczema and sprains. Only 25c at Ashcraft Drug Co.
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