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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
2
A second class mail matter entry filed at the Mount Airy North Carolina Post Office indicates official mailing status for local correspondence. The notice records administrative handling by the local postal facility and marks standard mail processing.
The note mentions near Old Town Virginia visits by Mrs. Fred Armfield and a sick spell for J. W. Gentrys children. Sheriff Armfield and helpers capture a still up in the mountains, blockading light this period. Schools prosper with new desks, while memories of old log schools linger. Seasonal wishes close the year 1909.
Rockford Missouri notes: the Ladies of Copeland plan a box supper on the 21st to aid the church. John Hemmings and Miss Mollie Deby wed last Sunday with R A Doss, Esq. officiating. P T Harbour and Mrs J H Key left for Oregon after four weeks visiting their old home.
Community letters report Miss Lula Mann and Miss Bertha Mann returning from Mt Airy shopping. Ed Hardy improving. Roxie Badgett plans Christmas trip to Little Richmond for a musical event. Ivy Hill school advancing. December average near fifty. Parents discuss painting the school into a lasting beauty. Local visits to Ararat, Pilot Mountain, and Holly Springs events noted. Christmas Eve Sunday school plans and Holly Springs school closure. routine updates on teachers and illness. Christmas and New Year greetings. Flu campaign includes Foley's Honey and Tar for children.
Editor notes a good tobacco crop, many large porkers killed locally, and a bigger corn crop planned. A Box peer funded a church organ, free school enrollment averages fifty, led by Miss Beulah Folger and Miss Cora Ashburn. Rev. Houck to preach on Christmas Eve. J. H. Allen loans books to the school.
Dean Preston of Thomasville is spending a few days with his parents in the city. He plans to enjoy time with family and rest during the visit.
A highly jumbled fragment discusses ulcers burns and sores with mentions of healing and healing methods. The text references physicians or remedies but lacks clear facts, dates, or names to form a coherent report.
Sale of second hand instruments offered for exchange or sale with payments options. Also an advertisement promising a cure for deafness claiming Hall's Catarsh Cure can help, offering a $100 reward if deafness remains incurable. Includes request for responses by mail or in person.
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