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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1917
Page
2
The provisional government in Petrograd orders general political amnesty in Russia and confirms Finland’s constitution with full application. Amnesty granted to all political prisoners and the Finnish Diet to be convened early, signaling the new regime’s consolidation.
Mr Ira B Mullis offered five dollars in gold for the best student essay on Benefits of Good Roads for Union County at Wingate High School. J P Parker won second prize. five other essays will follow. The piece argues better roads will boost farming value, social life, schools, health, and prevent rural decline by linking farms to markets and towns.
Badly drained roads in summer and winter spread typhoid and tuberculosis and hinder students on muddy paths. Union County needs more immigrants from advanced agricultural and business areas. Good roads attract settlers, raise population, and lead to better farms, diversified farming, homes, health, churches, schools, and stronger rural town connections.
The piece presents a sentimental poem titled My Favorite Song by The Journal's readers. It echoes a mother’s address about angels watching over a child, urging endurance through trials and promising reunion in a heavenly afterlife. The text blends lullaby imagery with religious consolation.
A Weser Zeitung dispatch from Berlin reports Germany will cut bread rations by one quarter starting April 15 due to wheat scarcity. Potatoes stay at five pounds weekly. meal rations rise by 250 exams weekly. Reactions include surprise and statements from Rhenische Westfacksche Zeitung and Cologie Volks Zeitung. A separate New York note says Port Washington coast patrol gear and an air cruiser with two 200 horsepower motors and a machine gun were offered to the government by Rodman Wanamaker at an Aero Club of America dinner led by James W. Gerard.
An old advertisement touts Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general strengthener. It claims to drive out malaria, enrich the blood, and build up the system for adults and children, presenting itself as a true tonic for general health.
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