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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
2
An 19th to 20th century style advertisement touts Shivar Mineral Water as a cure for chronic diseases and blood impurities. It claims high efficacy, with a guarantee: two dollars buys ten gallons, a full refund if no benefit within 30 days upon return of demijohns, and instructs readers to sign and mail the offer.
North Carolina to host a two night and matinee Raleigh Musical Festival with a 150 voice chorus from Raleigh and nearby, featuring Miss Frieda Hempel, Pasquale Amato, Flora Perini, Henri Scott, Giacomo Damacco and the Met Opera Orchestra conducted by Hageman. Three concerts include Faust and Gounod, with low season ticket prices and Raleigh subscriptions before single sale.
A reader laments how a poor young man paid poll tax and other charges totaling 7.45, believing taxes fund police, streets, and lights. He argues labor bears the burden while wealth escapes taxation, and questions whether the system is just. He asserts property owners reap most benefits.
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