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Newspaper

The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1913

Page

5

Local Markets And Social News In Town

Best cotton prices today paid by merchants may vary tomorrow. Young chickens and roosters listed. Social notes cover Mrs. Roscoe Phifer and Miss Ola Bruner hosting a 42 party honoring the Robinson sisters. Mrs. O W Koteliitzky hosts Sewing Club. Fourth of July plans in Union County seek larger prizes and community turnout with a live speaker, road band, and donations to T P Dillon or G B Caldwell.

Ers Roscoe Phifer Ola Bruner Union County T. P. Dillon G. B. Caldwell

Primary runoff notice for Winchester city election

In the event no candidate wins a majority on Tuesday April 29 a second primary will be held at the courthouse on Friday May 2 between 1 and 7 pm BBC Winchester Chairman City Democratic Ex Com.

Court House BBC Winchester Chairman City Democratic Ex. Com

Cant of Thanks to Scamorlee People for Generous Supper

Rev and Mrs Ro H Kilton thank the people of Scamorlee for the many good things to eat given Saturday night April 26. The note expresses gratitude and asks God's richest blessings upon the donors.

Ro H. KE Ton

Recorder's Court Brings Multiple Convictions in Brady Burch Case

Brady Burch colored juvenile or defendant faces assault and battery counts with conta. Cal Johnson charged with carrying concealed weapon. Bud Poore colored cited for assault. Dorotha Poore colored violating ordinance 80. Mark Blakeney colored charged with larceny serving four months on roads. L. G. Griffin charged with violating ordinance 60 conta. Appeals noted for some cases.

Recorder's Court Brady Burch Conta Cal Johnson Bud Poore Dorotha Poore Costa Mark Blakeney L. G. Griffin

Farmer answers merchant by reading home paper

A farmer with an express package from a Chicago mail order house rebukes a local merchant for not advertising in the home paper. He tells the merchant to patronize the local newspaper and advertise, noting he reads it and did not know the merchant had the goods.

McAlester Bulletin Chicago

Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised for Children

A historic ad notes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as safe and pleasant for kids. It claims potency, absence of harmful substances, and popular approval among mothers, advertised through local druggists.

Chamberlain Dea

Local and Personal News Arrivals and Events

Mrs EC Winchester and children visit Pitts relatives. J G Coan enters Mercantile business near Monroe. Miss Mary Howard of Waxhaw visits Miss Cora Lee Montgomery. Mr Nelson Guellette of Charlotte marries Miss Nellie Bowman of High Point at North Monroe. Local travels include Dr Gurney delivering at Polkton High. Community notes cover baptisms, school news, train schedules, and civic concerns.

J. G. Coan Tindall’s Monroe J. A. Douglass Miss Scully Atlanta Mary Howard Waxhaw Cora Lee Montgomery Nelson Guellette Charlotte Nellie Bowman High Point M. L. Flow A. Clyburn Kershaw W.h.houston

Fire destroys home on Windsor street in Monroe

At ten thirty last night Capt. J. C. Steele reported his one story cottage on East Windsor Street burned. The house owned by C. Collins carried $1,000 insurance. furniture insured for $800. The family escaped with some belongings. Rev. Father Robert Hughes of Mangato Minn obtained a temporary restraining order to stop Bible readings and religious exercises in the local high schools.

J. C. Steele Monroe East Windsor Street C. Collins Robert Hughes St. John’s Catholic Church Mangato Minn

List Takers Appoint May Tax Returns in Union County

Union county residents are urged to file their May 1913 tax returns on scheduled dates across townships. List takers, including M. L. Flow and J. M. Harkey, set locations from Monroe to Unionville and beyond with specific May days for each district. Local officials remind taxpayers not to wait until June.

Union County

The Old Soda Fountain Memory at Union Drug Store

A nostalgic poem praises the old soda fountain as a cooling refuge on hot days. It extols the Union Drug Store’s Arctic-cold fountain, describing syrupy streams, refreshing taste, and the pleasure of a drink that revives and delights the speaker. The piece centers on longing for a familiar, lifesaving summer comfort.

Union Drug Store

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