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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
4
The outlaw Lem Darrow kills the Sheriff after a tense pursuit in a gulch. He explains the sun was in his eyes and mocks fans as he rides away on a dead horse, leaving the posse to chase the legend.
A martial cadence urges men to join the action and fulfill a divine task. It proclaims that no one is fit to shrink from duty and that God awaits the bold, equating manhood with responsibility and leadership in a time of impending triumph.
Southern California cantaloupe fields report serious damage from cantaloupe lice killing vines in several areas. Cultivation methods to keep soil moist are advised, while general farm notes discuss ants, water breaks for horses, lima bean yields, and apple crop conditions alongside weed-cutting schedules and a Texas landowner profile.
Greensboro Patri ot reports in northern county that William Lynn, 24, married his stepmother, whose age is 28. The father had died about two months ago. The piece notes the stepmother’s third marriage and Guilford County asks permission to lead the column in affairs matrimon ial.
A Norristown woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her from surgery and cured her female troubles. The letter extols the remedy for displacement inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related pains and urges other women to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham’s mentor.
A court sale in Dobson offers cash bidding for a 38 acre tract in Stewarts Creek Township, Lurry Re Ty N C, adjoining Beamer and Sid Marshall. Proceeds cover a $17.50 bill and $4.30 costs under a 1908 clerk's order, issued from the Superior Court.
An old advertisement touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as healing irritation and inflammation to stop coughs while gently moving the bowels to drive the cold from the system. It contains no opiates and is pleasant to take. children especially like the taste, nearly like maple sugar. Sold by J. H. Gwyn.
A local case notes the guilty verdict for counterfeiting involving passing counterfeit money. The report mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as a commonly trusted remedy substituted with an unknown inferior product sold by J H Gwyn. The article frames the wrongdoing in the context of deceptive trade practices.
Southern Railway Company announces effective August 1 1908 a rule requires each parcel less than carload freight to bear a clear mark showing consignee and destination including station town city and state. Shipments not properly marked will be refused by agents. Signed C H Ackert president and J M Culp vice president.
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