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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
5
A portrait of James J Hill as a public spirited railroad builder who linked the Northwest to growing communities. The piece praises his honest cost management, real railroads over speculation, and lasting regional prosperity. He is hailed as a man America can be proud of.
London reports the British admiralty believes German losses in the Jutland clash total 18 ships including two battleships, two battle cruisers, four light cruisers, nine destroyers, and a submarine. Hamburg rumors Iran two more ships sunk, with Berlin acknowledging Westfalen.
Ruthford Tenn June 4 After a courtship of about forty years La Payette Yates and Miss Bettie Reager longtime neighbors near six miles east of Rutherford are married and receiving congratulations in a small county ceremony.
New York May 31 Representatives of 325 railroad systems and their workers begin talks on working hours and wages. Eighteen general managers meet four representatives from each employee group to negotiate over an eight hour day, overtime rates, and preparatory time amid forecasts of high costs and debate over possible strikes.
Mrs Julia Beamer wife of W C Beamer died May 25 1916 after a year in bed with consumption and other diseases. She leaves a husband seven children and many relatives. A longtime Antioch Baptist member she was described as industrious economical and Christian whose cheerful presence brightened the community. Her life was a benediction to the region and her influence endures beyond her death.
An old advertisement hawks a constitutional Catarrh Cure from FF Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio claiming to treat catarrh by systemic action. It warns readers to beware of counterfeit remedies and promotes Cheney’s Mail’s Family Pills for constipation.
The article argues that the North Sea clash yielded similar honors for Britain and Germany with losses totaling 34 ships and substantial life costs. It notes British losses of 1 percent and German losses of 16, framing the battle as indecisive yet evenly balanced in overall glory.
A Bentetown Bard poem expresses longing to be where children are and their joyful world. It imagines dismissal of wealth and power in favor of play, innocence, and the beauty of life, ending with gratitude for the land of childhood.
Bandera Texas June 4 Joseph G Montague age 20 was appointed justice of the peace for precinct No 1 by the Commissioners court to succeed H S White who resigned He is a 1915 graduate of St Louis College San Antonio and has worked in his father Charles Montague posthumous law office
Weeed's Crop Special lists prices and tail information for Cow Peas Soja Beans Miller Sorghums Sudan Grass and all seeds for summer planting. Mailed free on request.
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