Forest Party at Blue Ridge Inn to aid the poor
Mount Airy notes report a Presbyterian Forest Party at the Blue Ridge Inn on Thursday evening with oysters coffee and cake to support a local charity. Rev A L Betts leads services and Meckeville failures are noted in local industry.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Blue Ridge Inn
A. L. Betts
Baptist Church
Central Methodist Church
MeeSam Gant
Merkle
Texas
W. Hatchens
W. L. Hutchens
Mount Airy
Meckeville
Davie Manufacturing Co
Martinsville Manufacturing Co
Central Methodist Church Clears Assessments and Salary
The Central Methodist church paid the yearly assessments in full and the pastor's salary at the final board of Stewards meeting. Rev. F. L. Townsend received a good report as church debt payments this year underscore strenuous efforts. Chairman J. H. Prather leads a strong district group with cooperative members recognizing hard work and progress.
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Central Methodist Church
Board of Stewards
F. L. Townsend
Lee
J. H. Prather
Will Live Forever Verse From Rev M J Russell
A paragraph by Rev. M J Russell proclaims man is destined to live forever and that real life lies in the future. He links this belief to reason, nature, and the soul's aspirations beyond this world, describing the present as a stern vestibule to eternity.
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M. J. Russell
Verdare
Honor Roll List for Oak Grove Public School Month End Nov 6
The Oak Grove Public School honor roll for the month ending November 6 includes Cabell Forkner Essie Gwyn El bert Edwards Johnnie Bolden La cy Hall Johnnie Hull Edgar Kirk man Mamie Kirkman Lelia Short Bishop Bolden Ronnie Bowles Ed gar Caudle Willie Davenport Per cy Gray Ronnie Forkner Bertha Caudle Edgar Davis Bertha Lowe Julius Jackson Wilie Parkes William Blair and the teaching staff.
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Oak Grove
Cabell Forkner
Essie Gwyn
Elbert Edwards
Johnnie Bolden
Lacy Hall
Johnnie Hull
Edgar Kirkman
Mamie Kirkman
Lelia Short
Bishop Bolden
Ronnie Bowles
Edgar Caudle
Willie Davenport
Percy Gray
Ronnie Forkner
Bertha Caudle
Edgar Davis
Bertha Lowe
Julius Jackson
Wilie Parkes
William Blair
Death of Amos Cherry
Amos Cherry died Thursday evening at 9 o clock at his sister Mrs. Sadie Rollios home from consumption. He was nearly thirty six, born in Mt Olive NY and spent years in Wineton where he joined the Moravian church. Rev F L Townsend conducted the funeral Friday. Burial was in Oakdale cemetery.
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Amos Cherry
Sadie Rollios
Mr. Cherry
Mt. Olive
N.Y
Wineton
Moravian Church
F. L. Townsend
Oakdale Cemetery
Catarrh Sufferers Seek Constitutional Cure
A reader describes severe morning catarrh causing headaches and impaired senses. The advertiser claims Hood's Sarsaparilla offers a constitutional tonic approach that relieves symptoms and prevents recurrence as reported by Evoens Fonags of Lebanon, Kansas.
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Lebanon
Kan
Hood
Graded School Fire Spurs Mt Airy Grit and Growth
Jim Rustler of Lustleville North Carolina praises Mt Airy for rebuilding after a morning blaze gutting the Graded School with 10 to 12 teachers and 600 students. He notes stories of resilience from past fires and predicts water works and electric lights soon, despite a few critics.
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Mn. Lowry
S Plyper
Mt. Airy
Jim Rustler
Lustleville
N C. Tomer
A Valuable Invention at Mt Airy
Mt Airy boasts inventor Charles L Presnell from the Mt Airy Table and Mantell Company who has patented an automatic relief valve to prevent water accumulation in engine cylinders. The device aims to stop cylinder head blowouts and may be priced for use in locomotive works.
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Mt. Airy
Mfr
Chas. L. Presnell
Mt. Airy Table and Mantell Company
Locémo
What Grandma Says
Grandma words urge a remedy, repeating a single brand as the doctors’ proven choice. The speaker notes that the answer to which kind of remedy is always the same Ayer’s.
Special Notices Promote Heaters and Groceries Across Town
F. L. Smith & Co. and T. M. Everitt push Joy Heating Stoves and sheet iron heaters with accessories. Cook stoves and a new line of goods from Hale's and Seven & PowMan’s stocked. Bowman & Bowman advertise groceries and school supplies. A note extols Ramon’s Pills from G. M. Harman and B. E. Haymore sells them for 25 cents.
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F. L. Smith & Co
T. M. Everitt
T.m.everitt
Buack’s
Ust
Come
Seven & Powman’s
Hale
Hale’s
Leas
Coset
H. Schafer
Bowman & Bowman
J. D. Jenkins
Bowman & Bowman Offer Low Prices In Town
An advertisement promotes Bowman & Bowman with discounts at Joann & Boose and Bowman & Bow Steve Hale. It touts cheap Buggs goods, green and roseted coffees, heavy dress goods, and a Motto claiming More for same money.
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Joann & Boose
Hale
Bowman & Bowman’s
Steve Hale
Bowman & Bowman
Esa
Twelve Southern emigrants return from Liberia voyage
On the steamer Majestic arriving from Liverpool in New York twelve negroes from the Southern States reported that their Liberia cotton culture experiment failed. They sailed in penniless condition. The piece comments on wasted money and urges North Carolina to invest in agriculture and industry to create employment and reduce reliance on distant financial centers.
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Majestic
New York
Liverpool
Liberia
West Africa
Local notices and business updates from Mount Airy area
Morning departures for meetings at High Point and a call for fin wood payments before mud. Buck Shoal dam near completion with power house soon ready for lights. L A Pool offers 100 branches of celery weekly and accepts Thanksgiving orders via F M Poore's. Bridges at Stent Creek and Lovell's Creek near completion. Col W T Blackwell reportedly in fragile health after breakfast in Durham. R N Payne & Son advertise buggies and Mt Airy Buggy Co offers jobs and value. Subscriptions to Thrice-Week World and Mount Airy News offered at 1.50 per year with prompt forwarding.
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Buck Shoal
L. A. Pool
F. M. Poore
Stent
R. N. Payne & Son
Mt. Airy Buggy Co
Beare the of wRiz To Cure a Cold in One Day
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions a cold cure claim with Laxative Bromo Quinine and a refund promise if it fails. References E. W. Rays and a druggist notice. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
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Racker & Witten Tbacco Company
Union
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Jesse A. Ange
W. Hutchens
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John L. Worth
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