Paint and Linseed Mixture Costs For Work
An old note urges saving by mixing paint with linseed oil rather than buying ready paint. It highlights that combining parts paint and part linseed yields a cheaper result for the same amount of work.
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
8
An old note urges saving by mixing paint with linseed oil rather than buying ready paint. It highlights that combining parts paint and part linseed yields a cheaper result for the same amount of work.
A 15 year old boy in High Point Marshall Setzer died after his head was crushed by a belt shafting at the Columbia furniture factory. He became entangled while sharpening a pocket knife in a storage room. Mr Lane assisted, cutting the belt but the head struck overhead beams with fatal injuries. Lane was injured but not seriously. The factory, adults present, and family sorrow are noted in the report.
The Raleigh area reports a major storm last evening with scattered damage and unclear details. Early dispatches indicate strong winds and potential impacts across the region, but specifics remain uncertain as authorities assess the scene.
Mount Airy resident Mrs. J B Haley reports relief from kidney trouble using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad warns of kidney issues and urges testing via color and sediment, promoting the product to ward off Bright's disease and dropsy, with Foster Milburn Co as U S agents.
Greensboro News praises Mrs F L Townsends In The Nantahalas as a charming refreshing book set in the Nantahala mountain region of Transylvania Macon and Haywood counties. It follows two young people a boy and a girl pursuing education and new life visions amid rugged mountain life.
Listing shows men's shirts priced around 75c to 1.25 dollars with varied quality at 39c to 35c. Also notes men’s underwear at 39c or 35c and mentions stock marks like 50s, 39 and 33e.
C 8 Simmons the assessor announces public listing of property for those unseen. He will visit White Plains on Monday June 5 Laurel Bluff June 6 Green Fill June 7 Flat Rock June 8 Mount Airy Depot June 10 to assess and list properties.
In Federal court J N Bowers was convicted of using the mails for fraudulent purposes and sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in the Atlanta prison. He ordered furniture and other goods from mail order houses on installments using fictitious names from Rosemary Halifax county Wilmington and Norfolk and is believed to have obtained over 56000 in goods. He has a wife and children in Wilmington.
The article argues drugs cannot cure tuberculosis and emphasizes rest, outdoor living, nutritious food, and a positive attitude as key. It condemns quack cures and patent medicines as harmful while urging patients to acknowledge illness and seek supportive care.
The report lists several graded values and sale prices in a terse format. Prices cited include 3.50 and 4.00 grade at 2.48, 250 and 3.00 grade at 1.88 and 1.50 and 2.00 grade. Se.
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