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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
A Houston man wooing at a fire side ran into danger when his younger brother hid a box of shells in the ash box. A northern wind blew in a blast, the grate sent cartridges flying, and the room filled with smoke and odor. The two young lovers escaped unharmed as they dumped the rest from the hearth and resumed their conversation by the fire.
In Scott's county two dressed strangers claiming to be Chicago mail order salesmen offered low price merchandise and took orders from thrifty residents. They collected around $500 before abandoning a horse and buggy and fleeing, last seen heading toward the river with a telegram from Chicago stating no traveling agents catalogue by mail.
Judge Boyd told the federal grand jury that after January 1 the state cannot have a lawful distillery and the government may withdraw enforcement. He did not discuss the state prohibition law but urged citizens to help uphold and observe the liquor laws as government presence wanes.
A group of students from a German university drink at a beer garden. An American bets a short Dutchman five dollars he cannot drink seven schooners. The Dutchman leaves, returns claiming I will take the bet. He drinks seven schooners in front of onlookers and collects the five dollars, explaining he first went out to see if he could drink seven schooners.
Roaring River December 17 The fourteen year old John Childress Jr son of John Childress Sr sustained multiple fractures and serious injuries after being caught in a line at Choveh Lumber Co plant yesterday The attending physician Dr Ring of Elkin said the boy is in precarious condition but has a chance of recovery and was summoned by phone to the scene.
Roanoke Virginia December 19 Mrs Melvina Saunders 74 of Mt Airy North Carolina was stricken with heart failure while riding in a car on her way to a train for West Virginia and died within minutes She arrived in Roanoke the previous day
A discussion critiques Peruna as a catarrh remedy citing the U S Dispensatory on principal ingredients such as hydrax canadensia and cedven seeds. It notes copaiba oil as a mild stimulant and diuretic and calls for testimonials from users as best evidence of Peruna’s efficacy for chronic mucous membrane conditions.
A Victorian sentiment asserts that newspaper lines reach every reader, moving those high and low alike. The quote claims no one is immune to public print, and calls silence as hypocrisy. It underscores the powerful reach of printed text.
Thousands of American women sacrifice daily to home duties and endure pains in silence. The article notes a female weakness or displacement causing suffering as life becomes burdensome and calls for help to overcome these pains.
A fragment touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a boon for women with ailments like displacements and inflammation. It claims testimonials from Mrs. Blsworth in Maryville New York and Mrs. Boyd in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and invites sick women to write for advice from Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The notice from Southern Railway Company states that effective amended rule 26 requires every package or piece of freight less than carload to be plainly marked with the consignee’s name and the station town or city and the state of destination. If the front tag is not properly affixed, the carrier will refuse shipment. C. F. Ackery president and general manager and J. M. Culp vice president sign.
Notice. under a writ of execution issued by W. W. Hampton C. S. C. in the Bank of Mount Angon. T. J. Linville will sell for cash to the highest bidder at the house door in Dobson on December 7, 1908, the following real property in Stewarts Creek Township Surry County adjoining C. L. Mer Sid Marshall and others containing 38 acres more or less. Sale under writ of execution to satisfy a bill against said property for 17.50 and costs 4.30. This October 2, 1903.
An old advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup claims to ease irritation and inflammation to stop coughing while also moving the bowels to drive out the cold. It contains no opiates and is described as pleasant to taste, favored by children, sold by J. H. Gwyn.
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