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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
6
A Venetian carnelian jewel casket misjudged as glass leads a New York dealer to overpay before a reader’s sharp eye reveals the flaw. The piece, described as cinque cento, becomes a cautionary tale of market misreadings and the collector’s brisk bargain. The report blends a street scene with local notes from Mt. Airy and nearby communities.
A fragment discusses Archytas of Tarentum and his wooden flying dove the first known flying machine. It cites Aulus Gellius describing its balanced hinged design and air pressure, noting uncertainty about the mechanism yet labeling it an early record of artificial flight. The piece references New York.
A fragmented text discusses jokes about sausages and food in Europe and America, noting differences in humor and ration concepts. It references a French phrase about chaining a dog to sausages and hints at readers missing the old joke.
A person requires twenty cubic feet of free air per breath or an average of 400 breaths per minute. In ten hours of sleep he consumes 150 cubic feet of air. The enclosed room ten feet square, with doors and windows closed, is occupied by one person.
A humorous anecdote on grace before meals cites Presbyterian habit and a deacon’s rebuke. An old tale from Rolling Fork recounts a servant’s premature meal start met with a thoughtful grace moment, ending with laughter and restored mood at the table.
The painter Corot joked that he hated haddock and potatoes but fed it to guests who believed he liked it. He explained Adele, his cook, adored the dish and, in deference to her, kept serving it for thirty years to a group of great painters who disliked it.
Local notes from North Carolina Surry County report farmers closing tobacco work and waiting for dry weather to cut wheat. Several obituaries and property notices appear, including the death of Mrs. Newton White and a public auction by R. L. Haymore involving multiple tracts in Mount Airy and Dobson.
An article promotes Rheumacide as a internal cure for rheumatism, claiming it removes acids from the blood and treats the root cause. It contrasts with liniments and urges readers to obtain tablets or bottles, offering a free booklet from Bobbitt Chemical Co. in Baltimore and listing E. H. Henria Drug Co. as a seller.
Stockholders of the Dan Valley Lumber Company of North Carolina call a meeting at the principal office in Mt Airy Surry County on June 30 1910 at 2 PM to reduce directors from seven to three elect directors and authorize directors and officers to vote all property of the company. Attending signers include Wiley Harker Camp Company P D Camp J L Camp RJ Camp and Reuben Satterthwaite Jr.
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