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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
6
Essay contends Christmas should not be shelved to a single day but seen as a season of giving, unity, and spiritual renewal. It argues that Christmas ideals soften harsh attitudes, promote generosity, and invite daily practice of peace and goodwill toward all.
The notice celebrates Christmas as a day of joy honoring Rey Thomas Ho Gregory, highlighting the holiday's spiritual significance and the family or community uplift associated with the event.
A reflective essay extols Christmas as a universal season of fellowship and goodwill. It traces origins to northern winter rituals, cites Baldur myth, and portrays Christ as the humane spirit of optimism, urging courage, joy, and shared humanity.
The American Forestry Association surveys trees to choose a national tree with the white oak favored for its distribution and uses. A translated Der Tag report from Coblenz notes German fears as American soldiers appear in the Rhine city, altering culture, streets, and social life, amid bitterness over Versailles.
Census bureau reports 3 808 deaths from auto accidents in 1919 with a 14.1 per 100 000 rate. It urges safer traffic rules including curbed safety islands at crossings, mid block crossings, stricter licensing, reduced speeds, license revocation and imprisonment as penalties. New York led with 780 deaths and a rate of 14.0 per 100 000.
Wolfe Drug Co advertises a complete assortment of genuine Thermos bottles and carafes, inviting customers to shop a full range of insulated drinkware for home or travel.
Reidsville North Carolina December fourteenth The Progressive Farmer prize of sixty dollars for 150 bushels per acre has not been won. D E Purcell of Simp sonville township finally hit 128 and a half bushels on a deep sandy loam soil after twelve years of work. He used heavy fertilization and manure plus nitrate of soda at harvest. Several contestants came close to the goal showing it is a strenuous challenge for land and farmer.
Berlin reports two years after the war that 45,600 German soldiers are still hospitalized. Some have undergone up to 30 operations while thousands with lighter wounds have returned home. The German officers association warns the future for these men is very dark and appeals for donations for Christmas gifts.
Geneva reports the League of Nations admitted Bulgaria Finland Luxembourg and Costa Rica to reach 46 members. Voting saw some abstentions led by French delegates citing insufficient information though no objections to Bulgaria.
Doan's Kidney Pills are promoted as a tested remedy for backache urinary disorders and kidney troubles. Mrs. L. B. Ludwick of Mount Airy testifies the pills relieved her pains and headaches, recommending the product at 60 cents through Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York.
Washington, December 16. Members of the Senate and House Ways and Means Committee will meet in joint conference to formulate emergency tariff legislation to act on an embargo and to give relief to farmers from price declines. Fordney advocates rapid protection for wheat and wool with broader tariff plans debated.
Insurance Commissioner Young warned mayors and fire chiefs on November 10 about leaf buildup threatening roofs. A November 15 blaze at a municipal graded school in Albermarle damaged the main building, caused by leaves in gutters catching a spark from the flue. Fire drills aided safe evacuation. Commissioner urges new roofs, gutter checks, and wire netting to prevent similar fires.
Qualified as administrator J M Parker notifies all creditors to present claims within the law's time limits or be barred. Notice dated December 14 1920. James M Parker administrator of Lucy Pearson deceased.
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