Stock Retirement Notice for F. L. Smith Hardware Co
On April 4 1914 the Mount Airy North Carolina board of directors of F L Smith Hardware Co retired fifty six shares held by F L Smith and reduced capital stock by five thousand five hundred dollars The action was ratified by stock holders in meetings held the same day April 24 1914 pres M H Sparger signed and sealed the document
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North Carolina
Surry Co
F. L. Smith Hardware Co
Mount Airy
N. C
F. L. Smith
Board of Directors
M. H. Sparger
Ilo Lec Mb
Mount Airy Lot Auction Under Court Order
Commissioners will sell at Mount Airy on June 20, 1914 at 1 PM six Main Street lots numbered 3 through 8 from the Otto Kochitzky survey adjoining John L. Banner J. P. Rawley and others. Each lot 25 by 180 feet. Terms: one third cash one third in 12 months and balance in 18 months. Desirable vacant business lots on Main Street. May 20 1914. Graves Carter Commissioners.
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Superior Court
John Banner
J. W. Prather
Ollowing
Mount Airy
John L. Banner
J. P. Rawley
Otto Kochiitzky
Main Street
Ss. P. Graves
W. F. Carter
Miss Alwilda C Marshall 72 Dies After Long Illness
Miss Alwilda C Marshall died June 2 1914 aged 72 after four months of illness. Sister of G C Marshall White Plains she lived with nephew Frank EB Marshall twenty years loved by the family children and neighbors. A Christian for over 50 years she belonged to M E church Old Salem thirty years joined White Plains Friends church and remained loyal. Funeral at White Plains Friends church June 3 conducted by T Wesley Wooten and Ellen Marshall with interment at the local cemetery.
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Alwilda C. Marshall
G. C. Marshall
White Plains
Frank EB. Marshall
Mount Airy
M. E. Church
Old Salem
Friends Church
Statesville to Mount Airy Road Set for Early Start
Statesville June 11. The Statesville-Mount Airy railroad project moves forward with the first 16 miles to Harmony slated for immediate operation. Grading to Harmony should finish in 60 days, after which crews return to Statesville to lay crossties and rails. The stockholders authorized borrowing up to 1.5 million to complete and equip the line. The meeting saw 2,740 of 2,865 shares represented and reports praised the road's progress.
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Statesville
Statesville Air Line
Mount Airy
Harmony
D. M. Ausley
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Scotland Neck
Typhoid fever spreads from a school commencement luncheon in Scotland Neck after a salad course is blamed. Eighteen of twenty three attendees show defined cases, including Supt. C. J. Everett in critical condition. Health officials urge typhoid serum vaccination and tracing to prevent spread beyond the reception group.
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Scotland Neck
C. J. Everett
Everett
Live Snake Found Inside Dog After Post Mortem
Greensboro Record reports a man’s dog died after a veterinarian’s post mortem revealed a live snake over 20 inches long inside the animal. The snake reportedly swallowed the dog's liver and appeared fat, while the story notes a fisherman could learn from the episode.
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Mt. Olive
Young Man Kills Fine Horse in Farm Incident
Elmer Miller, a young white farm hand employed by Dr. George Brown of Mt Ulla, struck a fine horse on the head with a single-tree after the animal balked, killing it instantly valued at 200. A warrant is issued and Miller, who has a family, is at large.
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Mooresville
Elmer Miller
George Brown
Mt. Ulla
Dr. Brown
Miller
How Women Avoid Operations
Cleveland Ohio and Hanover Pennsylvania women report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound. They credit the remedy with ending pains and avoiding surgery and note confidence in the company’s confidential letter replies.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. H. Grifrity
Madison Ave
Hanover
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Ada Wilt
Stock St
Hanover, Pa
The Return of Wallingford Revives Chester’s Crafty Hero
George Randolph Chester brings back Get Rich Quick Wallingford in a new book The Return of Wallingford The author born in Ohio in 1868 began in journalism at the Detroit News and Cincinnati Enquirer His fictional Wallingford and Blackie Daw are famed left handed schemers and the revival follows their popular portrayal in literature and stage adaptation.
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George Randolph Chester
Conan Doyle
Wallingford
Sherlock Holmes
Blackie Daw
Mr. Chester
Ohio
Detroit News
Cincinpati Enquirer
McClure
Bobby Burnit
Ned Roses
Cordelia Blossom
Kentucky
National Federation of Iria Clubs
Surry County Farmers Union to Meet at Antioch July 2 3 1914
The quarterly meeting of the Surry County Farmers Union will be held at Antioch Local four miles west of Mt Airy on July 2 and 3 1914. Mr Comer president of the Producera To becco Company of Danville Virginia will speak Friday on tobacco storage and marketing methods. Fratern J M Brinkley Sec June 1914.
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Surry County
Demand Forcible Don’t Be Trifled With Mentioned
An old advert describes S&S S. medicine as a pure plant formula without drugs or minerals. It warns of scams like the short change game and claims S&S supports balanced health through native botanical material.
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Ito
S&s S
U. S
Swiftcific Co
Swift Bidg
Atlanta
Square
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Courtney Drug CO
Baltimore
Central Carolina Hospital
Mt. Airy Road
Scotland
Greensboro
Young Man
Fine Horse
George Bandolpe Chester
County Union Meeting
Drs
Moseley & Miles
Greensboro, N. C
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