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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
6
An anxious man sits quietly in a store to avoid crowds. A big Irish candidate in a police exam endures a harsh physical test, finally declaring he will stay single. The Silent Partner notes the absurdity of the claim that ninety five percent fail in business, citing statistics that show failure rates under one percent for decades.
Fragmented notices mix a bleak exchange about illness and stress with a medicinal pitch for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. A jocular tale about Cook and a swallowed pearl follows, recalling a fortune tied to a misadventure and an oyster-related operation.
The fragment lists multiple historic events tied to Friday across eras. It cites Moscow burning Washington born Shakespeare born America discovered Richmond evacuated The Bastille destroyed Mayflower pilgrims landed Queen Victoria marriage Charles I beheading Julius Caesar assassination battles at Marengo Bunker Hill New Orleans and the Declaration of Independence signing.
Southern Railway advertises extremely low fares for the Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle from June 1 to October 1, 1909. From Mt. Airy NC the round trip is 84.75 with sale through Sept. 29 and final Oct 1. Tickets allow direct-route outward and return via a different direct route at no extra cost, with $15 additional for California routing. For details contact the Charlotte depot or R L Cop. A.
A Rockland Maine testimonial claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured chronic backaches and female weakness. The ad urges readers to address root causes and presents supposed widespread benefits from herbal roots and herbs.
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