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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
3
Olympia Dispatch reports a surge of cougar depredations across the Northwest prompting action by hunters and farmers. Officials argue increased human presence may erode the cat’s fear of people. December incidents include a fatal attack in Oregon. A $30 bounty exists per cougar with few claims.
Retailing is being elevated to a science by national and local chambers of commerce. A national conference of manufacturers wholesalers and retailers will study distribution through the domestic distribution department of the U S Chamber of Commerce. Institutes in cities cover psychology design fabrics budgeting advertising and selling.
Hoyle style scene in a town shop shows a sign promising three of a kind to win shoes. Hiram Jones asks for two pair in size nine and learns the clerk’s poker math yields two pair cost four dollars, with a quip about four nines not being included.
Mrs. Alice M. Williamson argues in Hearst's International and Cosmopolitan that American women are quick-witted and adaptable, but spoiled by American men. She asserts European men must be noble to overcome American leniency and warns that many American girls take advantage of kindness.
The Adlington estate in Lancashire famed for its beauty and history was noted for a historic bet. A cock fight between birds owned by the lord of the manor and the earl of Derby reportedly wagered all coal mines visible from the hall dining room window. The Adlington family, once long seated there, held ancient status.
An Atlantic City Evening Union excerpt argues Americans miss fun when life is regimented. It stresses individuals should pursue activities that reflect their inner selves rather than conforming to mass tastes and social competition.
A USDA study reported by the Springfield Reptilian finds cattle in humid regions drink frequently, while in semi arid western ranges they go days between drinks. Conclusions advise watering stations no more than five miles apart for best range and stock.
The Trafalgar battle off Cape Trafalgar Spain on October 21 1905 saw Nelson command 27 British ships against Villeneuve’s 23 French and Spanish vessels. The allied fleet suffered a decisive defeat with three admirals captured and 19 ships lost or sunk. Nelson was mortally wounded and Collingwood assumed command. the victory crushed French naval power and halted Napoleon’s invasion plans.
Electrically operated dredges reaching down to bedrock are now used along the Seward peninsula coast Alaska. They can lift about 200000 cubic yards of gold bearing sand each month and are expected to raise Alaska placer output. Electricity powers the dredges from shore generating stations via a 600 horsepower feed through a special cable.
Engineers near Latrobe complete the deepest well in the world after striking natural gas at 7428 feet. Work began in 1922 and lasted 36 months. Gas flows at 500000 cubic feet daily. Slanting costs around 200000 dollars.
The text enumerates nineteen national parks including Hot Springs in Arkansas and Yellowstone in Wyoming. It describes features such as General Grant tree in California and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, plus several mountains lakes and glaciers, and notes additional national monuments and smaller reservations with caves bridges and battlefields.
An old heredity study links parental age to child eminence. First and last borns tend toward fame. more children correlate with longer life. Sons of professionals have higher fame chances than those of wealthier or less educated families. Specific age bands show peaks for artists, statesmen, philosophers, and chiefs. crime links to younger parents.
A doctor sends two bills to Mr. Bangs. The first charges ten dollars for two visits. The second lists ten dollars for a long sequence of actions from waking in the night to saving a baby, and Bangs agrees to pay only if he feels deserved.
A K F D carrier recalls a tale of a foreign woman who received a postage due letter marked 20 cents. He asked for payment. She refused until he corrected the charge to 15 cents. Hearing 15 cents she grinned and paid without hesitation, thinking she had won a bargain.
The item cites a humorous old newspaper notice where a house painter boasts low prices due to bachelorhood and warns that marriage will end the advantage, urging customers to place orders at the old rate before changes take effect.
A story about a plumber teaching a helper on his first day. The helper asks if his time is charged and the master confirms, though nothing yet done. The master examines a completed job by candlelight and urges the helper to bid the job out.
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