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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
7
Public appeal explains train employees on all railroads vote to empower leaders to strike and back demands for a 100 million dollar wage increase. It emphasizes railroads as public service, noting national transport costs and the share paid to employees from consumer expenditures.
The Journal invites readers to send favorite songs and poems. Mrs. Edna V. Funderburk recalls a Civil War era song about a vacant chair and shared grief for a fallen brother, while Mrs. Martha Wentz and Mrs. S. M. Patterson contribute verses about longing, love, and youth in the lane.
Correspondence reports the death of Mamie Simpson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Simpson from typhoid fever on August 1 after a ten week illness. A devout Plains Baptist church member, she was famed for cheerfulness, service to the sick, and strong faith. Survived by her parents five brothers three sisters and several relatives. Funeral conducted by Rev. Biers and others. grave marked at Bowers Cemetery. Her last words urged repentance and readiness for reunion with the Redeemer.
Fragmented prose blends a summer vignette about August heat and envy of a lean neighbor with contemplations on World War I fronts. It cites Russia, Austria, Verdun, and possible Allied gains, referencing Frank H. Simonds and the American Review of Reviews from August 1916.
A note describes a quinine preparation claimed to avoid head pressure and nervousness, marketed as a superior tonic and laxative aid. It mentions Bromo Quis and a seller with initials F. W. Gko, urging verification of nurse signature and full patient records.
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