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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
3
A June 23 1915 letter argues White Plains is the natural location for the county Farm Life School. It cites farming strength railroad access central population and proximity to Mt Airy as reasons the Board of Education should consider White Plains seriously for the project.
The Rockford column reports harvests, crops and local social events. Observations note grain, tobacco, corn, cabbage beans and potatoes ripening with general health good. A Baptist church reception raised about 1200 dollars while a Methodist concert is planned for late July.
Local testimonial from Mrs H E Maen of Murfreesboro Tennessee extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for relief from female weakness and displacement. The letter urges other women to seek the remedy, noting long struggle with doctors and promising care from the company.
Elizabeth Taylor wife of Eli F. Taylor died Friday June 18 after two and a half years bedridden by paralysis. Maiden name Elizabeth Seal she leaves a grieving husband a son and daughter, a sister Mrs. Mary Jane Hunter, and many relatives. Funeral held June 20 at Holly Springs with Rev. Preston Stone. large crowd attended.
Waterloo is marked as a turning point in history on the 100th anniversary of the June 18 1815 battle near Waterloo Belgium. Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a decisive defeat facing Wellington and the Allied forces with Prussia arriving late in the day. The French losses reached forty to fifty thousand while the Allies lost about twenty three thousand and Napoleon later died in 1821 on St Helena.
The article argues Alaska’s fishery industry will eventually surpass gold and minerals in wealth. It notes Pacific coast fisheries produced about 60 million dollars last year, salmon canning leading the sector, while Alaska’s industry is in its infancy but with vast growth potential. It foresees Alaska becoming known for fisheries and possibly agriculture.
London June 22 A government order in council will prohibit export of all goods to Holland except those consigned to the Netherlands Overseas Trust. The move aims to halt goods moving through Holland to Germany and adds penalties up to 2500 dollars or two years imprisonment. The policy covers shippers as well as consignors and allows records of exports to be enforced. A committee will issue licenses for exporting cotton and all cotton products will be banned. The customs exportation restriction bill passed all stages.
London dispatch reports early returns from Greece's general election show Venizelos followers gaining the upper hand after his resignation over a nonentry into the war. The Venizelos party appears to command a majority, with returns indicating more than 200 seats in parliament as voters weigh Greece's future course.
A reader reports long lasting indigestion and constipation eased by Chamberlain's Tablets after years of suffering. The testimonial notes rapid relief and continued use, implying satisfaction with the product. The author signs as Zeres kM All.
The Aldrich Manufacturing Company of Buffalo New York declines an Allied demand for 800 million brass shells costing about five million dollars. President J A Aldrich told a British agent the firm will not aid prolonging the war citing neutrality principles.
A local writer lauds the Chautauqua movement as a remedy to "street fairs" and vulgar entertainment. The Indianapolis News excerpt praises uplift, morality, and community effort over past degenerate amusements, noting villagers work for the common good without self gain.
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