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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
5
A London meeting by the Simplified Spelling Society debates reverting to plow and the for the as simpler English spellings. The piece also cites Soviet attempts to suppress Christmas and rejects Bolshevik anti religious actions as absurd.
Pulaski Virginia officials report a newly completed hard surfaced road from Bristol to beyond Christiansburg improving travel in wet weather. East Radford via Tyler Avenue now macadamized, ending the troublesome dirt stretch near Fast Radford. Eight miles added to the Lee Highway, easing automobilist travel.
A trustee sale of Lot 66 Hillcrest in Surry County North Carolina is set for June 27 1925 at 1 PM in front of Bennett's Building Mount Airy. The sale enforces a debt of 63 75 with interest and costs under a 1923 deed of trust from J R Martin to H H Lewellyn to satisfy the indebtedness.
In Columbia South Carolina a woman writes that after three years of illness and seeing 32 doctors she regained strength and can perform housework thanks to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product for women during the Change of Life and cites a country wide convention where 98 of 100 reported benefits.
The page lists recipes including peanuts in stuffing for duck or chicken, prune and lettuce salad with pecan meats, sorbet with pineapple orange and lemon juices, jagged hare with clove studded onions, and Hungarian chicken with paprika and sour cream. It presents cooking steps and serving ideas in a compact home kitchen style.
Said John Hunter a century and a half ago that surgery mutilates a patient. Dr. David Cheever of Harvard echoes the view in Hygeia. He predicts future progress may replace mechanical removal with internal medical cures and a tissue-safe antiseptic transforming the surgeon’s role.
States move to reduce yearly loss of 10 000 trees arguing resource drain. Experts say selective removal may cause no real harm. Colorado requires a $50 annual license for Christmas tree dealers. Growing young trees in nurseries for demand is favored as a solution.
Archaeologists uncover Ur of the Chaldees business records as crosswords craze highlights the ancient site. The note mentions astron omers weighing the earth and Europe’s view of Germany’s directorium amid broader historical musings.
A light remark notes a child’s observation that clearing snow from a skating pond is easier than shoveling the sidewalk. The saying plays on familiar winter chores and practical humor.
Snow blankets landscapes with a stubborn crust forming beneath, challenging travel and outdoor activity. The icy layer persists as temperatures remain low, hindering plows and foot traffic while visibility stays limited in blowing snow.
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