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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
2
The community wishes prosperity for the town and country, fewer deaths, more home industry, and local park plans. It notes a proposed extract plant, extended electric car service, and a growing kidnapping-for-ransom fad that merits severe penalties. The text urges civic improvement and reader vigilance.
On Monday night at the Richardson home Rosa A Richardson married Henry T Haff with Rev C K Bell officiating. Miss Minnie Martin visits Henry County and Mrs Antony Endne of Danville stays with Mr A D Austin. Christmas exercises at the Christian church are tonight. Ella Morgan of Danville visits friends. James I Phiegar has a job with Morotock Manufacturing in Danville and will relocate soon. Perry Davis Pain Killer advertised by W S Lillard druggist for bowel complaints.
On Monday noon two men entered the home of Jerry Trout on the road near Cave Spring and robbed him of $20 10, a pistol, clothing and underwear. Trout, after being ordered to surrender, followed the bandits with a gun until they escaped into the woods. A pursuit with friends yielded no trace, but a slight clue suggests capture soon.
Rev. G. D. Kidmer will start a two week revival series at Bethany church near Hollins. Services begin Sunday night at 7:55 PM and continue through the period. Congregations are urged to pray for a strong religious awakening and for many souls to be saved.
Joseph R. Bowles of this place recently patented a street car linen switch thrower. A test on a Roanoke Railway and Electric Company car proved it thoroughly practical and successful. More cars will be equipped and a Salem company to promote the invention will be formed. The test model was made at Canwon Iron Works and praised as a splendid piece of mechanism.
Farmers National Bank declares a semi annual dividend of 5 percent while the Bank of Salem reports an annual dividend of percent and the Salem Loan and Trust Company pays 2 percent from the last six months earnings. All three carry forward undivided profits. A rolling stone gathers no moss, but a rolling mill usually gathers the dust.
Fragmentary text discusses national banks, legal tender, currency, and redemption funds with scattered terms like securities, furniture, reserves, and circulation. The passage lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to form a fuller summary.
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