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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
5
Parole blocked by last minute delay fears as Ernest Worth faces the gallows at San Quentin after a brutal June 22 murder. He repeatedly sought death by his own hand in jail and awaits a possible respite or execution at the pen.
A Western factory roustabout named Big Bill Jones reforms after YMCA education and moral efforts. He quits drink, embraces baths and gym, joins classes, attends services, and becomes William Jones in charge of a plant, with a wife and daughter improving home life. The piece contrasts this with Mohammedanism debates in Egypt cited by the London Daily News.
Mr A V M Towe plans tomato canning for home use and preserves. Farmers in the Mountain section finish tobacco planting. Mr Wm J Jones of Cana, ill since May, remains in bad condition. Cana residents attended Greensboro court. Misses Victoria and Inez Towe made a flying visit to Walnut Cove visiting friends.
A garbled OCR snippet appears to describe warnings about health, alarms, and police or public safety, but the text is largely unreadable and lacks clear events, names, or dates to form a coherent summary. The fragment references fear, health, alarms, and potential patrol or police actions without concrete details.
Oscar Williams a local steeplejack attempted a cross gorge on a wire at Niagara Falls, hanging by his teeth. He stopped mid river for 45 minutes before the Maid of the Mist rescued him. A separate unidentified man leaped from Luna Bridge into the river amid the crowds.
A dated advice piece argues health is essential for beauty and temperament. It links weakness to nervous irritability and blemishes, then touts Electric Hitters as beneficial for stomach liver and kidney function, claiming improved complexion and vitality for women.
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