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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
4
The Monroe Journal notes its founding in 1894 by current publishers G. M. and L. F. Beasley. The paper lists its telephone number as 19.
The piece rails against a new tax law requiring property be listed at actual cash value, arguing assessors evade truthful reporting, alleging county officials and township assessors face low pay and limited control. It cites the North Carolina Christian Advocate and Billy Sunday, then shifts to national politics with Roosevelt, Barnes, and party bosses in New York, ending with a local note on hats and thanks to the girls.
In Lexington Disutch, residents recall an eight count indictment led by opposition to the hog law. One speaker notes no one has died from flies and hogs, while stressing the measure nearly passed. The community remains unsettled over enforcement and memory of the so called law.
Advertises first class studio portraits at Hale with five dollars, five postcards for 81.00, and a 83.00 package. Cut prices run until May 15, then revert to old rates. Sittings after work hours and studio open until nine at night.
A long excerpt critiques politics as subordinate to business and questions the quality and influence of elected officials. It notes that legislators and congressmen are often lawyers of limited community standing, and argues for reforms like star ballots to raise political tone. The text also includes a local anecdote about a horse collar, purchased in Monroe from FT Ashcraft and made by Goodman, worn by a horse for decades.
A man assists a young woman with bundles during a ride to her home after a shopping trip. They reach a gate where she explains the man who joined them is her husband, who dislikes carrying packages through the street.
Taken from Wide World, this note by H. Mortimer Batten describes a method called the campfire set for trapping wolves. A hollowed ground trap is covered with brown paper and damp earth, a small fire lit on top to lure wolves with cooked meat scents, then the trap springs as they investigate the ashes. It stresses avoiding scent, using oiled gloves, and smoking the trap before setting, all to discreetly trap the wolf.
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