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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
8
A vintage recipe describes whitening and beautifying the skin using fresh lemon juice mixed with three ounces of orchard white to yield a pint of complexion softener. The lotion is strained to remove lemon pulp and kept for months, to be massaged daily on face neck arms and hands.
J Hayes Collett of Salisbury a member of a government aviation squad at Fort Sam Houston Texas was reported dead in a telegram to his father N W Collett His age 22 had nearly finished a second year at the University of Virginia before enlisting and had been assigned to an officers reserve corps His death cast a gloom over Salisbury and his family sought details and burial arrangements
London base reports American destroyers completing their first month of service in World War I. They work with British squadrons, escort liners, and patrol convoys, gaining efficiency, sharing tea breaks, and blending into British naval routines as observers note fair weather aiding anti submarine warfare.
Cardiff, March 20. Subscriptions to the British war loan from Cardiff exceed 30 million pounds, averaging 150 pounds per person. The city’s wealth surge followed a booming export trade and rising freights, with ship speculation making young clerks millionaires before government controls cooled the market.
Four of six Henderson high school students were killed when their car was struck by a Evansville and Henderson traction car on a crossing three miles north of Henderson Kentucky. Two others were severely injured while returning from a class entertainment. three of the deceased were young women.
State of North Carolina records show Farmers and Supply Company, a Mt. Airy based corporation with principal office on Franklin Street in Surry County, has filed consent to dissolution signed by all stockholders. Secretary J Bryan Grimes certifies dissolution completed May 19, 1917.
Trustee R M Simmons will sell at public auction on Saturday June 30 1917 at 2 PM the unsold portion of land described in a 1916 deed of trust by J E Smith and Roxie Smith. The property includes a large frontage on the road opposite the Granite inch near quarries Mt Airy N C with several acres in the rear and improvements. Cash terms.
Executor C H Hayns notifies all claimants to present claims within twelve months from May 28 1917 or be barred. Creditors urged to remit amounts due to the estate promptly.
The notice informs all claimants against the estate of Sarah PL Gardner to present claims within twelve months from April 18 1917 or be barred. Creditors are urged to pay any debts of the estate promptly to the executor T McKnight.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Robert W Bray deceased this is to notify all persons indebted to said estate to make payment at once All persons having claims against said estate are notified to present them on or before the 24th day of May 1918 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery This the 24th day of May 1917 T W Bray Administrator
W F Carter as trustee will sell to the highest bidder for cash in front of First National Bank Mount Airy on June 18 1917 at 1 PM the real estate described as a Surry County Mount Airy Township tract bounded Brower Street lines 63 and 27 degrees West 150 feet and 300 feet to satisfy a debt of 125 dollars with interest and costs.
A brief note describes sour stomach as mild indigestion from eating too fast or too much or foods hard to digest. It advises eating slowly and lightly, especially avoiding supper meat, to prevent symptoms and suggests taking one of Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion.
A Cincinnati author urges using Freezone to remove corns and calluses. A few drops soothe soreness and loosen the corn from root to surface, letting it lift away without pain. The remedy is inexpensive and available at drug stores or wholesalers.
Wilmington reports that German submarine crews are relaxed about their attacks and speak English. J. C. Hobbs, an oiler on the Clyde liner Cherokee, recalls the City of Memphis sinking after the crew fled in lifeboats. He says the German crew exchanged pleasantries as life boats drifted away.
A U S destroyer patrolling off Ireland encountered a German submarine shelling lifeboats from a ship it had sunk. The submarine vanished before a torpedo or gunfire could reach it, and the destroyer rescued 20 survivors from two ships sunk nearby, bringing them to a British port for safety.
An advertisement denounces calomel as a harmful laxative and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. It claims calomel causes cramping nausea and salivation, while Liver Tone will next day energize the user and is safe for children.
A well known writer warns against iron tonics and alcoholic patent medicines for blood improvement. He urges using Acid Iron Mineral from druggists, noting it is a natural concentrate that supports kidneys and nerves without harming teeth or stomach. dose is half a teaspoon in water after meals and at night.
A call urges Americans to keep building and producing during wartime. It emphasizes continuing public and private construction, materials supply, and road upgrades to avoid unemployment and rail car shortages, warning against overreaction that could cripple war financing.
A Richmond Kentucky resident F B Treasy reports Chamberlain's Tablets are wonderful and unbeatable for troubles with or constipation. The testimonial endorses the remedy as highly effective and urges use when discomfort arises.
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