Kraft Cheese Plant Means Big Change for Ashe Farmers
F. H. Jeter reports Ashe county dairy farmers embrace a growing milk trade with Kraft’s West Jefferson plant. Milk deliveries rise from 1,126 pounds on opening to 20,000 pounds daily projected this summer, with most milk from Ashe and local dairy expansion transforming barns into milking sheds.
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F. H. Jeter
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Ashe County
North Wilkesboro
Kraft Cheese Company
West Jefferson
F. R. Farnham
State College
Western
Piedmont Carolina
South
Turner
Watauga
Alleghany
Byrd Implements Strict Sanitation for Antarctic Crew Health
New York dispatches from Commander Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic Expedition report excellent health and high spirits among sixty men living 12,000 miles from civilization in extreme cold. ByrdDetails include meticulous medical prep, dental work, hospital supplies, and sanitation measures using lye and chlorinated lime to prevent disease and ensure rest and cleanliness aboard Little America.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Antarctica
Byrd
Antarctic
North Pole
Thore
South Pole
Francis D. Coman
Johns Hopkins University
Bath
Coman
Chet Steward Greason
The Habit of Thankfulness Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday School lesson on Psalm 103 celebrates praise for a merciful God. It notes five blessings from Jehovah and emphasizes forgiveness as the foundation for all other good gifts. The piece reflects late exile or early postexilic Jewish faith and views the psalm as a universal expression of devotion across generations.
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Israel
Jeremiah
Isaiah
Job
God
Moses
Divine mercy and forgiveness through repentance for all
A sermon extols God’s boundless mercy shown to sinners who repent. It contrasts sacrificial rites with divine compassion, likening mercy to vast heavens and east–west distances, and notes God remembers humanity’s frailty while offering transformative hope.
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Israel
Hell
Brain rules for happy old age from Akron centenarian
Akron report notes Madame Charlotte de College Davenport, age 104, credits an active brain for a happy old age. She is mother of eleven, oldest child over 86, and married to a Washington newspaper man aged 56, her second husband.
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Akron
Ohio
Charlotte de College Davenport
Washington
Whiskey sale price record from 1861 found in ruin
Article notes six barrels of whiskey sold at 1442 cents per gallon in 1861. Receipts were uncovered by workers during foundation work on an old house. Also lists a Boone North Carolina rental notice asking inquiries to Mrs. H. McD Little.
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Ashe County
J. E. Cooper
Chicago
Notice to list taxes May extend to July 1
The state of North Carolina requires taxes listed during May and extends the time until July 1. After July 1 a penalty will be added to tax receipts. List taxes now to avoid penalties and keep receipts accurate.
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North Carolina
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Boone, N. C
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Will C. Walker, Jeweler
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