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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
2
W. E. Merritt Company settled with the insurance company for 2500 dollars after a stock fire loss of about 5000 dollars. They are installing a new stock of furniture in a rebuilt building and expect a complete furniture line in their new store when this paper is read.
The county tops County population lists with over 29 000 residents and growing farms. Citizens invest in homes schools churches and improved farms. The headline call is for a countywide push to better roads with farmer leadership and a survey team scouting a Roanoke to Mt. Airy railroad route.
Sparger chard Company earned a dozen premiums at the National Fruit Fair in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The piece argues land suited to grain, tobacco and fruit, praising North Carolina apples and urging farmers to cultivate fruit for storage and sale. It also notes state Democratic gains in elections, citing Major Stedman’s 4,145 majority and shifts in the district judiciary.
The article recounts Carl Brannock's dog bite and subsequent Pasteur treatment in Raleigh. It notes illness during injections, lost work time, and travel costs. Winston-Salem authorities are reported to crackdown on roaming dogs with fines and potential euthanasia for owners who cannot control them.
The infant child of Mr. John Chapel died at his home near Rusk on November 24 after 14 days of bronelium. The family expresses gratitude to friends for their kindness during illness and says they hope to meet again beyond this vale of tears. Rusk, November 30, 1910.
A garbled market list shows varied items like tobacco pork beef greens and potatoes with scattered prices. The text is distorted and many figures are unreadable, reflecting rough estimates rather than reliable data for merchants.
A tobacco market update from Central Warehouse highlights light breaks and generally steady demand. Brokers list buyers and prices for multiple personalities including J M Nichols C F Wright J S Campbell Gid Lowe J W Morrison R M Bullen G W Mills S P Badgett R F Johnson N N Badgett Y F Sams T A Stanley Joe Pike W J Simpson Alex Joyce with varied lots and cents per pound averages around ten to eleven cents. Banner and Levill sign off urging farmers to bring next loads to secure top prices.
A home wedding on Wednesday November 30 1910 united Miss Fanny May Thompson and Robert Arthur Truitt in Devotion North Carolina with Dr K Thompson officiating. The couple planned to reside in Sparta after a celebratory dinner with intimate friends and relatives.
Multiple ads promote Rexall and CORNO horse and mule feeds at low prices, Earp’s and Ashcraft Drug Co. offer health products, Calico and Cre mo dairy feeds promise higher milk yields, and The News Office sells stoves and furniture. Santa Claus and Moores Book Store entice with gifts and premiums.
A two page advertisement for J. E. Barkers fills the store with customers as buyers snap up goods at the advertised low prices. The rapid sales indicate strong demand and brisk turnover relative to the marked discounts.
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