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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
8
A plain speak notice urges farmers to post warnings on their property about anyone violating game laws. The message stresses public posting on farms to deter offenses and reminds readers to adhere to hunting and wildlife regulations.
A lean man on a vacant lot merry-go-round near Philadelphia endures hardship. He explains he cannot pay and that collecting his debt is done by riding repeatedly, provoking sympathy from onlookers.
The London Mail notes mistletoe’s link to heathen rites led to its early ban in churches. It says pastors forbid its use in Christmas sections and as architecture for purity, with Bristol Cathedral as a rare exception where sprays decorate a tomb spandrel.
A musician scolds a reporter for omitting the claim his violin is a genuine Stradivarius. The editor quips that advertisement prices, not the instrument’s fame, drive coverage in the paper. The exchange ends with a sharp jab about value and notice.
The millionaire refuses another pen and demonstrates a water activated pen that writes anew. He claims the treatment rejuvenates old items without fail and will save money, urging the secretary to remember it.
Deed of trust by Lee and Christina Hollingsworth dated March 27 1906 notices a public sale February 1908 at 1 PM for two tracts in Surry County. First tract 97.2 acres with chestnut, oak and hickory landmarks. second tract details incomplete. Several prior liens to First National Bank and Bank of Mt Airy noted. Sale to be cash. auctioneer Geo W. S. and Clarke.
An early 20th century advertisement fragment promotes a digestive remedy called a King's Dyspeptic Tablet. It hints at relief from stomach discomfort and urges readers to ask their dealer, mentioning J. W. and Son & Co. as the supplier.
Dr Guthrie cites Jastro's table showing peak work ages by profession with figures for great work and life expectancy. The piece notes 46 for physicians and similar midlife peaks, offering comfort to those who fear middle life is dull.
A police officer arrested a man while he attended to his business on Leeside. The man claimed the officer grabbed his coat collar and threatened to strike him unless he went to the station. The accuser insisted there was no noise or disturbance, noting the man is a burglar.
A fragment from the London Telegraph records a light exchange where Thomas and Susie discuss a woman’s longing to find comfort with a strong man, concluding with a flippant remark about fate and companionship.
By decree of the Superior Court of Surry in the case Harris and Jackson against Smith and Stone, the land described in a deed from WH Schaub to JB Smith will be sold for cash at the Dobson courthouse door on Monday February 3 1908 at 1 o clock p m. Title is good. Patterson Lindsay December 26 1907. Vo Holcomb Comm.
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