Local notes from Mt. Airy region report weather and events
Farmers lag behind on tobacco and corn looks fine while wheat is good and flour prices hoped to fall. An auction last Saturday at the late residence of Wm Doss sold property at a fair price. Mr T W Baker lost a mule. Mrs Thos H Bray visits from High Point after a visit to Yadkin. Stony Knoll Sunday School under Ira W. Coe plans a musical concert June 26 with Prof J F Bland teaching music. Virgil E Holcomb improves after an accident. Measles reported across the river. editor wishes success to The News. Classified ads offer wax foundation, farm land for sale near Mt Airy, and assorted property listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Doss Dee’d
T. W. Baker
J. F. Bland
Virgil E. Holcomb
Flattered Him Dialogue Confusion in Public Exchange
A terse exchange questions tact and flattery as characters debate who praised whom. The dialogue centers on a remark about folly and the effect of flattery, with rhetoric about calling someone half a fool.
Rocky Mountain Tea as a bowel stimulant tonic ad
An old advertisement exhorts relief for constipation by cleansing bowels and promoting digestion with Rocky Mountain Tea or Tablets sold by Jatrat Drug Co and Taylor for thirty six cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ister
Jatrat Drug Co. and
Taylor
Milch Cow For Sale In North Carolina
A clean note lists two cattle items: a fine three year old date tare value of $20.60 from W. J. York Mt. Airy route 4 and a purebred Vanderbuilt stock listing. Also a Milch cow offered at $25.00 by J. A. Blue White Plains NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. York
Mt. Airy
N. C
Route 4
J. A. Blue
White Plains
The Barrier by Poleon: A tale of passion and conflict
A framed review notes The Barrier by Beach featuring Poleon the Great Heart. The Boston Transcript lauds it as stronger and more gripping than The SpacEs, claiming it presents universal hatred and unfulfilled heart hunger with sweeping love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poleon
Boston ‘Transcript
Mr. Beach
Seed Potato Sale Offer From Local Gardener
The writer states seed potatoes sold in due season and advertises a bed of slips for 10 cents per hundred. Orders may be sent directly or left with Mr. N, P, Short, at Mrs. M, E. V, Hines, R, F. D, 0, Box 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telesphorus
Naflees
Weston Walker Endorses Allen's Foot-Ease For Walking Ease
A writer cites Weston’s praise of Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for comfort during long walks. The piece notes a growing trend of walking in communities and credits the product with improving shoe comfort for millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rother
Allen
Weston
Heart Trouble Remedies Advertised In Old Paper
A vintage advertisement discusses heart weakness and its causes, noting symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest pain. It promotes tonics and remedies from a doctor, claiming to strengthen the heart and alleviate related nervous or abdominal discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee News
Miles
Life Saver Vicks Croup and Pneumonia Salve Sold
An advertisement touts Life Saver Vicks Croup and Pneumonia Salve as the safest quickest remedy for sudden diseases. It claims early use prevents disease development and urges every home to keep a jar. The copy mentions druggists and a price line, with dubious claims of cholera effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick
All Druggiste
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Ad
The State's college for vocational training offers courses in Agriculture Horticulture Civil Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Cotton Milling and Dyeing Industrial Chemistry. President D. H. Hill invites readers to fit themselves for life at West Raleigh, N C.
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Rockford
The
News
Emma Shugart
Jonesville, N. C
Fancy Gap Road
A. D. Merchant
N.C
F. D. No
E. F. Taylor
Airy, N. C. No 4
Fancy Gap
the Farmers
the Bank
Mount Airy
I. In
BY Rex Beach
Walker
Gwyn
North Carolina
College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts
D. H. Hill
Pres
West Raleigh, N. C
Ashcraft’s
Ashcraft Drug Company
Rexall
Rexall Ordarx
Ashcraft Drug Co
R R. Folger
Mount Atry, North Carolina
Main Street
First National Bank
J. D. Minick
Mt. Airy N. C
Hyertue
Superior Court
Surry County
F. M. Poore
Hull
Henry Hull
Worth Street
H. Shafer
Henry Linebach
J. M. Derhac
Ww. G. Hull
M. Poore
Geal
Mane Gaal
WEW Home Sewing Machine Co
Orange
Mt Eeor Tebe
J. D. Jenkins
Mount Airy Iron Works
D. Minick
Mount Airy, N. C
W G. Sydnor
Heal Estate & LaSupanee
R. W. Reece
FL. Smith Hdw. Co
Mr. Ainy
J. F. Hines Insurance
Cnesarere
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