10 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
1
A veteran minister recounts the unseen burdens of pastoral work. He recalls meager stipends, pressure to perform, and awkward debts over sorghum syrup gifts. He describes a generous parishioner, a burned hotel bill, and a saintly elderly woman who prayed from the front seat.
A reflective note recalls the idea of quietly aiding others as an “angel” and urges the reader to emulate compassionate acts. The message encourages personal resolve to perform small, unseen good works.
Fred W. Sebelin of Cleveland, foreman at the Cleveland Twist Drill Company, started a meat boycott urging workers to quit eating meat until prices drop. His call spread from the 500 man plant to other Ohio cities, prompting legislative inquiry and broader national attention as the movement grew.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy. It claims quick relief from sore and raw lungs and urges readers to buy Puley’s Honey and Tar at all druggists.
Walter Wellman, who sailed from New York for Europe, intends a balloon crossing of the Atlantic from New York to England or France in his Arctic airship. The attempt is set for July, considered the most propitious month based on recent years. The craft will feature new propellers and engines.
The fragment notes coughing chest pain and sore lungs quickly turning into danger, with mention of remedies or healing efforts. It references unspecified individuals and suggests a connection to treatments or observations about illness progression.
A massive explosion at the Palau No 3 shaft of Las Esperanzas Mining Co in Mexico killed seventy workers and left nearly forty injured. Rescue efforts by volunteers and officials recovered bodies and tended the wounded as anxious families waited outside. State representatives took charge of the operation and the mine’s managers vow full investigation and aid.
Washington reports the Senate finance committee backing a rapid inquiry into rising prices and wages. Senator Lodge proposed a five member select committee to study the cost of necessities and wage trends over the past two years, with a view to informing upcoming political campaigns.
In a 1920 notice, B. Kh. Harbour warns all parties to appear or risk loss of rights in a collection matter related to an exhibit. The document names Raydo and Meeaanal and sets a notification deadline.
An advertisement extolls Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic that drives out disease and restores health and happiness. It promotes the product from Drug Co and Taylor Drug Co as a gifts of wellbeing for unhealthy friends.
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