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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
8
Land owner bans hunting fishing trapping and timber damage day or night. Violators will be prosecuted. The ad includes a pasteable warning for farmers and a note about liquor ads and a sample letter to a grocer about spending on whiskey. Also promotes Pineules and various ads for medicines and supplies.
The criminal docket is heavy and the first week will dispose of many cases. Civil docket lists about one hundred trials, many damage suits against Southern Railway. The $25 000 Mock case from Thomasville stands as the term’s major action.
A newspaper ad reads Wanted A bartender Must total abstainer. The peculiar restriction sparks discussion on social norms and employment practices of the era. Local readers debate implications for workers and establishments.
A witness states an offer to pay one year of The Mount Airy News in cash or produce. The note mentions Mr J E Johnson and asks for delivery before the year expires.
FragmentaryRead ad notes a laxative cough syrup sold by J Gwyn. The line hints at soothing the throat and laxative effects but is incomplete and lacks full details or context.
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