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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
2
An item recorded at Mount Airy North Carolina regarding second class mail matter status. The brief entry notes the administrative filing location and classification without additional details.
The Laymen's Convention outlines a vigorous campaign effort aimed at mobilizing support for spring chickens. The plan emphasizes energetic outreach and strong organizational work projected to boost participation and awareness.
Town commissioners face strong displeasure as residents threaten to leave the area unless a dog regulation is repeated or clarified by official action. Local posters and officials weigh response amid mounting sentiment against the policy.
Some men who struggled when the prohibition law passed fear a renewed uproar as dogs are slated to be removed, signaling fresh conflict over enforcement and public sentiment.
The note urges optimism as Slackberries near ripening, promising plenty of berries in fields and woods. It argues no one should go hungry in a country abundant with fruit and food.
The passage notes boys reacting with wild enthusiasm to laws against white lightning while becoming equally heated about cur dogs on a question, illustrating local passions on legal and animal issues.
A spiteful group targets the new Board of Town Commissioners with a mangy car dog as the alleged obstacle. They say if the board can be knocked out by such means they will do so.
The report expresses hope that the Laymen's Convention will be successful in every regard and that the gentlemen who organized it have fulfilled their duty. It looks forward to a large and profitable gathering and notes the convening of the meeting.
A long reader missive condemns church members who let ministers nurse sorrow and comfort others without compensation. It argues many clergy invest time and resources, face debt, and must be paid for sermons and pastoral duties, urging a square deal from brethren.
Mr J D Jenkins lifelong town resident died at his home last Friday morning at eight. He had shown illness and despondency for weeks and on Thursday he returned from Greensboro appearing under the influence of a drug. In his pocket were two letters suggesting intentional overdose. Jenkins, renowned for his business success and generosity, left a wife two grown children and a large estate including property on Main Street and life insurance. He was laid to rest at Oakdale cemetery Saturday evening amid a large gathering of mourners attesting to his esteem.
The Aborigines Club held a lively session last Friday with host Mrs R J Gallaway leading a varied program after weeks studying Southern writers. A short life sketch of Sidney Lanier was read by Mrs E H Kenacky and others contributed other notes.
Washington dispatch questions why trusts evade prosecution as House probes reveal prosecutors linked to big trusts. Wickersham admits drawing fees from the sugar trust while leading national prosecutions. Kellogg's trust dealings show large government and steel trust compensation, raising concerns about enforcement. The text also contains fragmented legal-social commentary.
City officials hear from ministers who urge better conditions at local moving picture theaters. The meeting notes little criticism and mentions films screened for censorship in New Jersey, with some titles deemed foolish.
Attorneys from Dobson and this town visited Statesville for a railroad meeting and reported the Statesville to this town line progressing well. Five miles have been graded with fifty four convicts and the project costs about ten thousand dollars attracting capitalist interest to secure funds for completion. The work proceeds conservatively with a plan to finish at the safest moment.
The four year old son of Mr T Bb McGargo is recovering after a severe burn incident last week. He sustained extensive burns to the chest and abdomen, with his mother exposed to risk while tending to him. The victim’s condition has shown improvement recently.
The passage asserts Hannahs buggy Harness burned with certainty and claims she acted wisely by smothering the fire rather than using water noting fire needs air to burn and suggesting a bed quilt can control flames more easily.
Dr. Kim Thompson of Kapps Mills attended every Laymen’s Convention session last week though a county gathering once left him absent for Masters work. Nearly four score years old, he has spent half a century in the mountain region as a physician and preacher, beloved for judgment and diligence. Now retired from active practice, he remains devoted to Probation work and farm life while continuing to aid the Masters cause.
I express grateful appreciation to the public and friends for sympathy and many acts of kindness during my recent bereavement in the death of my husband. Mrs. Enuna L. Jenkins.
An advert claims deafness, caused by inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining, can be cured only by constitutional remedies not local applications. It alleges rumbling and partial hearing loss when inflamed, warns permanent hearing loss if not treated, and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case (caused by catarrh) not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, inviting readers to request circulars.
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