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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1914
Page
2
Thawing frost and April rains chill you to the marrow. Dr King’s New Discovery stops coughs clears the head and reduces fevers. Mr J T Davis of Stickney Corner Maine says it cured a dreadful cough after other remedies failed. Also Laxative and Blood Cleanser purify the blood and cleanse the stomach. Take 50 cents or 100 dollars for your druggist. 250 at your druggist's.
A 19th century error led to Burlington Colchester and Williston being misnamed during early colonial grants. Land was gifted by New Hampshire to Connecticut settlers and the records swapped the towns, leaving Burlington and Williston misnamed for generations in Vermont.
The piece traces blackmail origins to border feuds between Scotland and England. Farmers paid an annual protection fee to armed bands, called the mail, to guard cattle. The term reflects outlaw guardianship, with the protector labeled a blickguard and the color term signaling nefarious acts.
The Jaros observe a custom after marriage where the couple does not live together for one year. Courtship is prohibited before the wedding and parental consent from both sides is required. The year apart allows visits with friends across the country, and about ninety nine in a hundred marriages succeed.
The article notes Burmese girls begin social entry after ear piercing and may choose a husband to live in her own home. It states husbands provide the home but the wife governs it after marriage, and claims women of all ages favor tobacco, often smoking large black cigars with multiple cigars perched in their ears.
A New York American piece by Edgar Lucteo Larkin argues that there is no waste or economy in nature. Energy and matter are indestructible and nature uses only what is necessary, aligning with the cosmic law of energy conservation.
A fire insurance man asks about family sanity. The farmer Countessel replies no, noting they cannot afford an alienist. If son Josh gets into trouble, they would admit he is simply foolish.
Jack asks what a strait is while Father and Mother discuss a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies in a casual reading moment.
Dialog-style snippets from a staged interaction feature the line First Freak engages tonight while Second Freak questions it. The exchange includes mood cues and a wry remark about a smileless face attributed to Martial, hinting at a theatrical or literary skit.
Hugh Carton hires a sight seeing ride for a departing party guest and deceives a deaf matron. After the joke backfires at dinner his employer Fred Howell and cousin Sam Norton laugh as Carton returns a five dollar bill wrapped with a flower. The mystery woman, Mabel Norton, apologizes for the prank and reveals no hard feelings.
A La Gazette de Hollande report from The Hague claims the U S War Department valued bees as messengers over horses and pigeons. It describes trained bees carrying tiny readable messages on wing surfaces and cites a dramatic warning about enemy fireflies revealing the bees, prompting dragonfly interception.
The story contrasts a rich man who hoards wealth with a penniless tramp. The rich man signs his name to count money yet ignores basic meals while hustling for more, while the tramp shows regret at such extremes. Narrated as a Kansas City Star reflection on generosity and health.
A Broadway salesman praises a hat to a discerning customer in a mirror scene. The exchange highlights how the hat complements a unique facial type, with the customer finally resisting the purchase. The piece ends noting this is a literal report of a hat sale to a man.
Japan's four peerage ranks include marquis count viscount and baron. Gaining the baronial rank costs about 500000 dollars. each higher step costs 250000 more. Only sons of barons or viscounts can ascend, creating a commercial aristocracy detested by old feudal lords yet now economically dominant.
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