03 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
1
A Zeppelin raid over Paris on Saturday night left 24 dead and 27 wounded, with ten in critical condition. About twelve bombs, each near 600 pounds, fell across the city, destroying homes and businesses while a fog shrouded the streets. President Poincare and officials toured the wreckage as families grieved and reported loss.
A 36 day siege on Monsa Dagh in Syria pits 4 000 Armenian Christians against 8 000 Turkish forces. They endure starvation and bombardment until relief arrives by French cruiser Guichen and other vessels taking 4 058 people to Port Said for care. The pastor recounts their escape and faith.
The 13 year old Pecan tree in Mt Airy North Carolina yard of Mr H Schafer has borne three crops of nuts. Pecans are valuable native nuts gaining horticultural prominence in the cotton belt and beyond. The tree's aristocratic form and beauty boost interest in pecan cultivation and its northward range expansion. It adapts to varied soils and will likely thrive where hickories grow with experiments needed to confirm northern nut maturity.
In Oklahoma Judge E D Oldfield denies Mrs. Cecil Donovan divorce petition from Charles Donovan. He rules a husband has right to forbid his wife from dancing and she must obey. The case traces to Utah where separation occurred over dancing disputes with the husband insisting on no dancing.
Pursuant to a Superior Court order in the Nations estate case J K Thompson executor will sell at public auction February 5 1914 at 2 PM on Main Street Mount Airy NC the Nations block brick stores with terms of ante cash fourth and balance in equal installments secured by bonds with interest from date of sale. Sale subject to court confirmation and public notice cites a post sale increase recorded later.
An anxious inquirer asks the State Board of Health for winter eating guidance to avoid constipation. The article notes constipation links to headaches and indigestion and suggests bulk foods like bran, graham flour, and wheat as primary remedies when fruits and vegetables are scarce. Bran costs 1–2 cents a pound and can last a week to six weeks depending on use. A common serving is one to five tablespoons daily, mixed with breakfast items or cereal.
At the 12th Carnegie Hero Fund Commission meeting in Pittaburgh Pa on January 20 seventeen acts of heroism were recognized with four silver medals and thirteen bronze medals. Nine heroes died and pensions totaling 1920 a year were granted to four dependents while three thousand dollars went to others for various uses. Several other sums were approved for education and care, with local details and recipient addresses listed for each medal and pension.
A London correspondent cites an official German casualty list detailing immense losses from early war actions. The author notes 176,760 officers and men lost in under three weeks, averaging 9,304 daily, based on pages listing thousands of names.
Booth Tarkington recalls James Whitcomb Riley meeting many acquaintances on a fall morning en route to his publishers. He smiles at the chorus of compliments on the weather and remarks on hearing the praise.
The speaker recalls a father not famed for poetry or looks but for steady work and gentle games. He carried children on his back after play and kept the family going with quiet strength. He quits his job one day and leaves smiling, with the granite marker bearing only the word Father.
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