Surry County Man Killed in Family Fight
John H Wall of Pilot Mountain was stabbed to death in a quarrel with his father-in-law Gid Southern at their home two miles from Pilot Mountain. The men shared a house but lived separately. Wall had just stripped tobacco and returned from Winston. Authorities describe a dry season and mounting tensions as the background to the fatal morning incident.
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John H.wall
Pilot Mountain
Gid Southern
John H. Wall
Wall
Oid Southeen
Peter Nelson
Southern
Winston
Fatal double fight ends in knife wound and arrest
A quarrel over tobacco in Pilot Mountain led to a brawl between Wall and Southern. Wall was fatally stabbed by Southern’s 13 year old son during the fight. Wall died after a brief collapse and a post mortem found a severed artery above the heart. Southern and his son were jailed following hearings. Wall was buried in Union Primitive Baptist church cemetery. He left two young daughters and two stepchildren from his second marriage. He was a Master Mason and an Odd Fellow with a respected farming life.
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Southern
Wall
Kh Ell
Flippin
Pilot Mountain
Mas Southern
Local Christmas Goods Ad Pushes CORNO Feed and Rexall Products
A dense ad page promotes CORNO horse and mule feed praised as a cheaper, better option with claims of less smoke, longer burning Red C Oil, and Rexall cod liver oil. It highlights Ashcraft Drug Co, The News Office coal deals, CREMO dairy feed for milk flow, and Santa Claus promotions at stores, urging farmers to pay subscriptions with wood.
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Earp’s
Rexall
Ashcraft Drug Co
CORNO
Moores Book Store
CREMO
Santa Claus
Santa
Ear Deafness Cure Claims Universal Remedy
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucus of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises one hundred dollars for any case cured by Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for a remedy from F. J. Chaney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Vulare
F. J. Chaney & CY
Toleeo, O
Wall
Largest line of Men's Grand shirts at Landy s
Shoppers flock to Landy s for a large selection of Men s Grand shirts. The store advertises wide sizes and prints in stock with multiple color options available for immediate purchase.
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Landy 'S
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