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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
5
In a city item a Heath Hardware salesman sold a colored woman a field hoe and, at her request to conceal it, wrapped the tool so completely that no part showed. He notes it was his first such request after many years of selling hoes. The woman carried it home without incident along the street.
Qualified as executor of the estate of B. McRoberts deceased of Surry County North Carolina all persons with claims against the estate must present them proven by April 18 1914 or be barred from recovery. Debtors are asked to pay promptly. April 18 1913 A F Snoddy executor of B McRoberts deceased
Ex sheriff of Warren County Tennessee Mr BW Barnes writes from McMinnville that throat trouble defeated three doctors and that after four bottles of Peruna he was entirely cured. A Texas farmer Mr Gustav Himmelreich from Mochheim reports years of cold triggered asthma, failed remedies, then after six bottles of Peruna plus two of Lacupla and two of Manalia he is free of trouble and able to work again. He recommends the medicine to others suffering.
A Statesville reflection on how false reports about Col Roosevelt spread. The piece contrasts hearsay from ministers, townsmen, and editors with the absence of decisive proof of intoxication, urging caution and highlighting editor responsibility in publishing rumors.
An eyewitness narrates a horrific scene after an execution, describing fear and horror among Black witnesses. The account mentions trap doors, restraints, and a whispered recollection of events as white men move toward a nearby earner and a small pulley device. The fragment ends with readers' questions about what happened next.
The Mt Airy section notes a thriving grain crop and rapid recovery of Blaine Simmons after appendicitis. A large crowd attended Stony Creek baptizing with planned foot washing and communion. W D Haynes set tombstones for Lous Cook at Pine Ridge grave of W S Cook. A two month old child of Andy Beck buried at Holly Springs. Rev Phelps led burial rites. Joyce Mills and Simmons bought new reapers. R C Samuels and family moved into a new home on the route. Protracted meetings will start soon. residents urged to prepare.
Spartanburg observer recounts Edward Kitchin a motorman who survived 2300 volts after a live wire touched a feed wire on the track. He nearly cut a guy-wire then grasped the wire with both hands flipping the circuit and was hurled 25 feet losing consciousness. He bore severe injuries including a hand hole and facial swelling but remained mobile that night.
Doctor Allen details research on the Sheep Eaters a vanished Wyoming Montana tribe. He found the last survivor an elderly squaw wife of Chief Red Arrow. The 28 tribes disappeared about 50 years ago with relics carved in rock walls and canyon engravings.
Byrd Butcher, convict for assault with deadly weapon, trespass and carrying a concealed weapon, seeks a conditional pardon from Governor Locke Craig after a 1918 Larry Superior Court sentence to five months on the public road in Rockingham County. Protests invited by June of 1913 through attorney J H Folger.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to relieve corns bunions calluses and sore spots. It urges readers to shave powder into shoes or on the foot for immediate comfort and notes a free sample offer and address for inquiries.
J. KR. Patterson, List Taker, warns property owners who have not listed their property and polls to do so immediately or face penalties by law. He emphasizes prompt action to avoid trouble and urges attendance.
The new home of The News Office is now on Moore Street 50 just east of the First National Bank 68.
A reader notes metal beds have risen in popularity replacing solid wood in many rooms. The store offers varying models from enamelled frames at 62.50 to solid metal designs at 25.00 and invites customers to consider these options.
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