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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
2
Entered at the Mount Airy North Carolina Post Office as second class mail matter the notice states advertising rates are reasonable and disclosed to readers.
The country is blessed with good crops as rain fell beautifully across the section at a time of need after warm weather. Indications point to an abundant harvest due to the favorable conditions and plentiful land productivity.
The American Canning Co of Winston-Salem will supply cans and pay farmers to harvest blackberries, with a 35 000 dollar payout projected this year. About 100 farmers near Mt Airy have outfits, Elkin has 3200, Pilot Mountain 50, Rural Hall 50, and the outfit network spans the region. Elkin and the company will buy at least 50 war loads of berries, reflecting strong local fruit volume and regional experience differences.
The company plans to purchase large quantities of tomatoes apples peaches and other produce from local growers in the coming months. Shipment will occur immediately and funds tied up in the business will return to circulation.
In its annual financial statement the Corn Products Refining Company reports $329,724 spent on advertising. The piece notes a shift from viewing ads as luxury to seeing them as essential amid rising competition, driven by belief advertising boosts demand and profits.
The author urges women to dress well to honor God’s creation in mountains and meadows and to wear pearls if possible. They compare the world’s beauty to strings of diamonds and ribbons in stormy hair. Emphasizes neat appearance before breakfast to be seen well by the family, condemning slovenliness at the breakfast table.
The Mt Airy electric plant superintendent explains causes of dim lights and aging bulbs, recommends cleaning bulbs, proper voltage, and lamp replacement to improve service. He notes service quality in Mt Airy and invites patrons to report issues for inspection, signed by J W Barber Superintendent.
The text argues that a benevolent autocrat cannot be a democratic autocrat and a boss cannot be a true leader. It defines a leader as one who educates while directing, maintaining vital, personal ties to the people. Leaders must sense public impulse, believe in the people, and earn their confidence through mutual trust, attributed to Lyman Abbott.
Sole agents present hymns waltzes violin band banjo solos duets oe stories quart ets on Victor talking machines selling on easy terms come and see.
The EC FOY FUR CO will meet in Dobson North Carolina at the court house August 1 1908 at 1 PM to explain plans adopted by the State convention at Raleigh and to elect delegates to a special State Meeting in Winston Salem the fourth Saturday in August at 10 AM All farmers and sympathizers urged to attend a speaker will explain plans July 14 1908 R K Simmons President C C Mathews Secretary
DeWitt endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as effective for cuts burns and bruises with special use for piles and hemorrhoids. Sold by Recom and J H Gwyn.
The Farmers Protective Association Sub of Siloam will meet the fourth Saturday in July the 25th at 3 p.m. It calls all farmers to attend to learn plans for handling the tobacco crop and to elect delegates to the county meeting at Dobson on August 1 at 1 p.m. J. W. Wall President. C. C. Mathes Sec.
The Mount Airy Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints holds a conference at the Holly Springs School House on Saturday July 18 and Sunday July 19. Elders will be present and the public is invited. J. M. Hiatt.
By power in a deed of trust by W C Stepp dated October 19 1907 and recorded in Surry County NC I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in front of Mount Airy Town Hall on August 1 1908 at 1 PM The property begins at the West edge of South Street in Mount Airy and runs a described route with bearings and distances The sale secures notes to Geo W Sparger with the balance due to M H Sparger as trustee M H Sparger June 24 1908
An advertisement asserts local applications cannot cure deafness and attributes it to inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness that cannot be cured by its Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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