Senate Approves Large 1917 War Preparedness Appropriations
The Senate reports nearly 700 million dollars for national preparedness for 1917, with Army at 313.97 million and Navy around 345.55 million, plus fortifications and other military costs. The measure includes a 2 million relief fund for dependents, a vote rights tweak on the border, and a military academy appropriation of over 2.23 million, while a council of national defense and officer pay increases are proposed.
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Army
House
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Monroe Correspondence Notes Local Guests and Army Enlistments
Miss Fannie Harrison of Columbia visited Miss Ethelyn Elms the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haywood visit relatives in Salisbury. A. T. and Duke Wentz attended a tent meeting in Monroe Sunday night. Several local men enlisted in the U S Army since the last write. Protracted meeting begins at Sardis Sunday at 11. Rev M D L Prestar will preach. Mrs. Vern Honeycutt hosts, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fincher moved to Charlotte. Pauline Nelme recovering well from illness. Noah Williams and Bertha Helms wed last Sunday with Squire Hawfield performing the ceremony. Rose Bud.
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Monroe
R. FP
Fannie Harrison
Columbia
Ethelyn Elms
J. W. Haywood
Salisbury
Messrs
A. T
Duke Wentz
United States Army
Dewey Yandley Marshall
Hoyle Helms
Sardis
M.D. L. Prestar
Nannie Polk
Jona
Charlotte
T. Helms
David Williams
Bertha Helms
Olle Helms
Squire Hawfield
Rose Bud
Hughes For Women Suffrage Agenda by Hughes
Charles B Hughes declared support for a federal amendment granting women the vote. He told Senator Sutherland that Congress should submit and states ratify. Speaking to 500 women of the Women's Roosevelt League he urged prompt action while criticizing administration policy on American rights abroad.
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U. S. Action
New York Dispatch
Charles B. Hughes
United States
Sutherland
Utah
Congress
Women
Roosevelt League
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League
Remedy praised for diarrhoea relief in buford note
W C Jones of Buford North Dakota describes a severe diarrhoea attack lasting a week two years earlier. A druggist recommended Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. the first dose helped and within two days he recovered fully. Druggists endorse the remedy for its reliability and wide availability.
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W. C. Jones
Buford
N. D
Chamberlain
Fair rights debated over widow’s share expectation
A historical remark argues that when a man dies his widow would receive only a third of his estate, reflecting ongoing debates about women's equal rights and inheritance standards.
Favorite Song and Poem Submissions From Readers
The Journal invites readers to mail favorite songs and poems for publication. An included Negro Melody laments loss of a wife and recalls days with verses about Kittie Wells, banjo, and graveside memories, requesting submissions like Lets go visitin to Grisby station to publish.
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Journal
Grisby Station
Edna V. Punderburk
Sloan's Liniment praised by readers for knee relief
A reader from Ferguson Philadelphia writes of wonderful relief after using Sloan's Liniment on her knees. The note urges others to try the product, claiming one application proves its claims and urging purchase at any drug store.
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Daniel
Ferguson
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Cure for Cholera Miracle Medicine Endorsed by Family
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Walworth Haven New York writes that her son was cured of cholera morbua as baby using Chamberlains Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Since then other family members have used it for colic and bowel troubles with good results and endorsement as an exceptional remedy. Obtainable everywhere.
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Sidney Simmons
Walr Haven
N.Y
Riches and poverty offer no happiness
The passage notes that wealth and poverty alike fail to ensure happiness, suggesting people should accumulate what they can in an honest way for practical living.
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