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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
8
An advertisement for S. S. S. claims catarrh stems from blood impurities. It promotes purifying the blood to heal nasal and throat inflammation and offers a free book with local aid advice while S. S. S. works. The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Ga sells S. S. S. in drug stores.
Dr J Meigs Flippin lists office hours 8 to 9 AM and 2 to 4 PM and by appointment. Calls may be left at Gwyn's Drug Store or at his residence on Main Street. Phone number 182.
Dr J E Banner announces his dentistry office is in a new building beside the post office. To avoid delay, out of town patients should phone or write before visiting. Office 115 residence 143.
An advertisement extols a multi use antiseptic for dental cleaning whitening tartar removal breath freshening and mouth disinfection. It claims benefits including relief from mouth odor nicotine removal and aid for pelvic conditions with claims of extraordinary cleansing healing and usefulness. It also touts topical douches and eye and wound applications and notes ten years of regular customer use.
A North Carolina health column contrasts the Titanic catastrophe with the ongoing typhoid toll, urging public officials and citizens to ensure clean water and milk, proper reporting, and fly control. It argues preventable deaths stem from neglect and calls for accountability from authorities and individuals.
Practical summer tips advise moderate exercise, plenty of rest, daily bathing, and eight hours of sleep. Avoid prolonged immersion in fresh water and protect the head from the sun to prevent heat illness. Emphasizes pure water, pure milk, and fresh fish as healthful aids.
When a child has whooping cough, give Chamberlains Cough remedy to loosen cough and ease expectoration. It soothes bronchial passages, thins mucus, and has been used successfully in many epidemics. Sold by all dealers.
In hot weather avoid surface wells and springs near dwellings or boil water. Protect food from houseflies. Avoid swimming pools with bacteria laden water and do not dive. Watch for mosquitoes that fly in the early evening to prevent infections.
Clean up your farm dooryard cellar and premises Burn rubbish and garbage drain stagnant pools attend to sewage disposal Time and money thus expended will save doctors bills perhaps lives Eat moderately exercise within your limits after forty there are limits in terest yourself in something worthwhile avoid alcohol and keep your nervous system in smooth working order Manure and drowned flies may be strained out of milk but the germs of typhoid can not be so removed Take no chances with your dairyman this summer Know that he handles your milk in a sanitary manner or change dairymen When you get the right dairyman be willing to pay for the superior product he gives you.
Instructions urge removing filth around premises to prevent flies while screening all doors and windows to prevent louse intrusion. The guidance emphasizes sanitation and pest barriers for health protection.
The article explains that filters and strainers only remove coarse dirt from milk, while pasteurization is required to kill germs that cause sickness and death. It emphasizes the vital role of pasteurization in preventing dairy-related illnesses.
A lone milk man amid county concerns raises alarms about adulteration. Officials urge inspections and tighter dairy oversight as residents worry about safety and health risks.
A brief homeowner guide advises immediate action against flies entering living spaces. It outlines quick steps to swarm suppression and suggests keeping doors closed and screens intact to reduce intrusion.
In New Bern on June 21 a rat bite on the ear of Ruth Martin, seven, led to blood poisoning and death. The child slept alone while her parents were away. a brother found the rat and a physician treated the wound, but infection proved fatal.
Judge Waddill ruled in United States versus Journal Company that contemporaneous open court testimony may be printed and mailed. The decision upholds press freedom while urging newspapers to act with decency. The indictment against Henry C. Deattie Jr. for his wife’s murder was quashed.
Executors of the last will of Jesse TH Prather notify all debtors to pay promptly or face collection costs and all claimants to present verified claims within the legal time. This June 22, 1912. Mrs Lilla BE Prather, John at the Joseph William Prather, Jesse F Prather, Executors.
At the Georgia delegation caucus in Chicago on June 17, twenty six of twenty eight delegates including all black members endorsed Taft. White delegates Clark Grier and J H Boone announced plans to defy instructions and back Roosevelt. Boone, facing disruptions, threatened with a chair before peacekeepers intervened and he apologized later to Col Walter Johnson.
Deed of trust executed January 13 1901 by A H Inman to trustee W F Carter to be recorded in Book 22 Page 257 Surry County. Sale to highest bidder for cash on Monday July 22 1912 at 12 o clock in front of First National Bank Mount Airy. Property described as tract of land adjoining John Shelton with metes and bounds. Sale to satisfy note of 235 dollars plus interest and costs.
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