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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1912
Page
2
An old ad touts Buckien’s Arnica Salve as quick relief for pimples scratches sprains burns and bruises and claims it heals everything it is unequalled for piles and costs 25 cents at English Drug Company.
Under an order of Union County Superior Court, the W A Biggers estate will sell several tracts in Beige Township including the old home place and adjoining lands totaling about 3.34 acres. The sale, Monday May 20 1952 at Monroe court house, offers three consolidated tracts with specific boundary lines and excepted areas. Terms require one third cash and the balance due in six months with interest, title retained until full payment. Comrs Frank Armfield and R B Redwine oversee the proceedings.
The District Court in North Carolina will auction the real estate of bankrupt W M Starnes. Three tracts lie in Buford Township with sizes about two acres, five and a fraction acres, and 52 acres. Sale conditions require one quarter cash at sale with balance by December 1 1912. Tracts are subject to widow’s dower and legal descriptions are in Union County deeds. Trustee D B Snyder invites inquiries for buyers.
Dr B O Redfearn dentist to the south of Bruner's Store with phone 232. Monroe J O notes meetings at Marshville on 1st and 3rd Mondays and Mathews on 2nd and 4th Mondays.
An account recalls a ridge whist in a ship room as collision and flooding began. Heovy Harris and Bradley regroup after an on deck search. Men scramble to save women and children, with the orchestra briefly playing While Nearer My God to Thee. Lifeboats prove scarce as the Titanic sinks.
An advertisement touts MI ONA as a stomach remedy promising a refund if it fails. A community editorial argues for a bridge across Rocky River linking Union and Stanly counties, noting shared benefits and urging a logical location and cost savings, with possible use of Cobles Mill as a reference.
The ad touts electric bitters as a cure for grip symptoms such as weakness nervousness and loss of appetite. It claims the tonic purifies blood and regulates stomach liver and kidneys and that thousands have been strengthened and restored to health. Sold by English Drug Company for 60 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
Mr J M Clark of Jefferson Route 4 visits with a three blade knife said to date back about seventy years to when Edward Clark hauled merchandise for John Miller. The knife, hauled from Charleston, reflects long local trading memories tied to Miller’s early business near Jefferson.
Poem fragment compares life to a summer rose and a nun's leaf, noting brief, fragile existence. It reflects on transience, absence of sorrow from others, and the fading marks left on Tempe’s shore as tides erase human traces. The voice laments lack of communal mourning and the impermanence of memory.
Nora Crowder of White Store township Anson county died at Union County Morganton Hospital aged about 50. Burial at Peachland and Olivetebuzen Wade. Mrs D M James in Marshville died Monday at 2 30 am after long illness. She was 48, Christian, wife and mother, survived by husband and several children. Burial at White Oak church family ground.
A Clarendon Texas man recounts a dramatic recovery from a dreadful cough after using Dr. King's New Discovery. He claims ten bottles cured him completely and left him weighing 218 pounds. The English Drug Company offers 50 cent and one dollar sizes with a free trial bottle.
Mr. W. C. Hamilton, son of R. A. Hamilton, wed Misa Rena Nash, daughter of Robi Nash, on a public road near the Angon county line Sunday April 4, with Rev. H. G. Bryant officiating.
A description notes Mr. A. Carpenter, known as a hard man to down, continuing work after the death of one mule Saturday. He was seen hauling brick yesterday with a two horse wagon and a single mule, plans to replace the lost animal with a new mule from Seat Roebuck & Co. to resume hauling soon.
In Monroe North Carolina Mrs Pearl McMayne records that Doan's Kidney Pills eased her nervous spells fatigue and back pain after using them from English Drugs. She says sleep improved and she feels entirely well now. The testimonial recalls Doan's 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as U S agents.
A vintage ad touts Dr. King s New Life Pills as a cure for blues and sluggish livers. It claims the pills expel poison from the system, restoring joy and bright outlook.
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