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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
6
Judge Bray of Orange New Jersey rules under compulsory education laws that require all children to attend school until 17. Mrs Angel Virgilio aged 15, married with a child, argued motherhood excuses her. The court suspended sentence but ordered immediate attendance.
Government crews have completed over 600 miles of highways on reclamation projects in western states and territories. The roads serve dry farmers hauling crops, transporting goods, and ferrying children to schools, with autos common on weekends. Officials say thousands of miles will follow as development continues.
The article details Kentucky rock asphalt pavement on the road to the Kelle Isle bridge, describing base courses of crushed limestone and asphalt layers, rolling schedules, and traffic opening. It includes a lengthy digressive note on church discipline and behavior, contrasting charity with zeal and criticizing harsh judging of dances and card games.
A selection of amusing insurance application entries shows absurd details. Dying in infancy, sudden deaths at extreme ages, unclear causes, and improbable family health histories reveal how some forms misstate certainty.
As surviving partner of the Prather and Whitlock firm, sale of the old factory property on Oak Street will be conducted Friday December 23 1910 at o clock p m on the premises. The Prather and Whitlock Tobacco Factors property is offered at public auction as valuable real estate in the heart of the town’s business district. Terms cash or bonds bearing interest. balance in six and twelve months with purchase money secured.
Tax lien sale to be held Friday December 30 at noon at the Court house door in Dobson. Auction of several parcels in Barry County to satisfy taxes for multiple years including G. K. Booner one acre, A Freeman 106 acres, Dave Palk 12 acres, and E. Cech one acre, with stated tax amounts and continuations. Proceeds to cash bidder.
A brief civic or literary notice cites Newell Dwight Hillis noting society should forget a person who recalls only himself. The remark frames self-focus as a caution in public memory.
City aldermen in Winston pass two dog control ordinances after recent excitement. One bans letting dogs run at large with a ten cent penalty. The second requires impounding all dogs at large, with redemption upon two dollars within 24 hours or the dogs will be killed under police direction.
A D McDonald of Fayetville recounts how his sister suffered consumption and grew weak until King’s New Discovery cured her. He praises it as the best medicine seen for coughs colds la grippe asthma croup and bronchial troubles. Ashcraft Drug Co guarantees it with a $1.00 price and a trial bottle free.
A Minneapolis reader reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states pains vanished and she recovered fully within three months, urging publication to show the product's benefits for women.
A farmer advertises a sale of corn fodder and shucks with a pair of heavy mules and a horse. The listing notes agricultural goods and livestock offered to bidders.
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