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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
3
Auriol Barron in the London Daily Telegraph details harsh European border checks from customs scrutiny to confiscations. Travelers face ransacked trunks, signature book limits, shoe penalties and taxation on fur coats, with examples from Czech German frontier and Germany.
The article surveys varying theories on the origin of the name Mephistopheles, noting a 1829 letter where the author admits no definite answer. It cites proposed Greek Hebrew blends and the idea of a devilish “Mephisto” abbreviation used by Goethe, alongside Schopenhauer’s critique of brevity in the language.
A new safety signal system described in Popular Mechanics combines bell and light signals on one electric circuit. Mounted for the hoisting engineer to view, a bell with a colored lamp lights with the bell signal from mine stations. An additional lamp on the bell base shows the system is active, and a circuit closer lets the engineer repeat or issue signals.
A new method in Germany distills tar from coal before burning. Coal moves from the bunker to a potter furnace retort where tar ammoniacal n quoria and other products are recovered in an extraction apparatus beside the boilers, claimed to be more efficient than separate gas and coking plants.
A bricklayer negotiates piano lessons for his daughter with Professor Blank. The master proposes one hour weekly and to be paid what the bricklayer earns per hour, prompting the bricklayer to denounce the offer as extortion and leave.
Tacoma inventors develop briquettes from lumber mill waste Bark sawdust and mill refuse are used The briquets show high carbon content low volatile matter and smokeless operation Tests compare favorably with top grade coal Plants are planned to produce the briquettes locally and costs may drop with larger machinery The current preparation cost is $68 per ton and economies are expected from faster production
Major Ma. Jack Allen describes his bloodless method of capturing big cats alive using lessees, chain lengths, and bare hands. He reports no gun use except in self defense and notes numerous narrow escapes, asserting tigers rival lions in strength and his own courage.
A young man drops a pink rose on a busy street after exiting a moving car. He returns along the tracks to retrieve the flower, regaining his fare token. The scene prompts a reflection on romance in everyday life as observed by the Chicago Journal.
R S Jones Field Representative announces a series of co operative market meetings in Surry County at New Hope Jarrell School Franklin Holly Springs Wentfield I nih coe into Pilot Mountain Devon Needhams Store Shoals school house Union with gatherings at 8 p m each night. All residents invited to attend and bring neighbors.
Henry Ford stated he has no desire to be president and will not run. He met with Governor John M. Parker of Louisiana, denying Klan ties, while Parker drew support at a Greenville Elk’s memorial dedication where a Parker boom appeared strong among 10,000 attendees.
Margaret Lemmerman Administratrix of John A Lemmerman Deceased invites all claimants to present claims within twelve months or be barred. Also requests immediate payment from those indebted. Dated May 16 1923. J H Folger Attorney.
Popular Mechanics reports a Paris police invention that enlarges fingerprint marks. A boxlike unit on a short column fits on oak, feeds prints to a window lit by a thousand watt bulb, with a lens and movable mirror magnifying images tenfold onto paper for rapid side by side comparison of prints and touched objects.
A French peasant family near Pau in the Pyrenees holds nine hundred years of farm ownership from father to son. The Poublan farm at Locgarrier may gain the title Poublan de Locgarrier as a new peasant noble honor. Archie and Reggie discuss a ring, with Phyllis wearing it and six dollars paid so far.
Mount Airy bakers boast low priced bread as foundational to national health. They bake wholesome flour and bake goods with Uncle Sam’s stamp of approval, asserting strict standards and inviting patronage.
Belle Hollingsworth sues James Hollingsworth for divorce in the Surry County Superior Court. He must appear at the clerk's office on the fourth Monday in July 1928 in Dobson North Carolina to answer the complaint. This June 15 1928, F C Lewellin clerk.
Daily service between Greensboro and Winston-Salem with Sunday off and daily between Winston-Salem and North Wilkesboro. Through pullman sleeping car service to Washington Norfolk New York Richmond Cincinnati Atlanta New Orleans San Francisco. Schedules shown for information only and not guaranteed.
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