For Sale and Notices from Monroe and Nearby Areas
A collage of classified items from Monroe area notices including sales of beagles and machinery, services for watch repair and engraving, bottling and mineral water delivery, medical expert eye care visit in Monroe, farm seed and feed offers, horse and cow feed, upholstery work, and a road supervisors meeting with requests for overseers. Also mentions stray cow recovery, auto repair shop prestige, and local business ads. Several named individuals, firms, and local places appear throughout.
Rex Theatre This Week Features Classic and Modern Hits
The Rex Theatre presents a mixed bill including The Madcap of the Hills and The Runaway. Also on the program are The Fraternity Pin, Pe tonthir Wins the Steeple Chase, The Gangsters, His Uncle's Hott, California Pouttrs, While Her Slept, The Het, and Indian drama An Indian's Gratitude with thrilling battles and dramatic incidents. Saturday showcases Half a Chance and a three reel adaptation of Frederick Lelant's novel with intense shipboard drama aboard the Ocean Hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Midge
Virginia
Virginia Westbrook
Dee
Thanbotieer
California
West
Frederick Lelant
Sue Joes
Hell
Revered Pastor Monroe’s Rain Prayer Sparks Village Tale
The Greensboro News recounts Rev John Monroe a longtime Spring HAN Baptist pastor whose faith drew crowds and drought prayers. When rain came and Monroe fell ill, a younger preacher delegated prayer to deacon Bill Jones, prompting a skeptical miller and townsfolk to joke about the rain fate and Bill Jones’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhh Jones
Hain
Greensboro
John Monroe
Old School
Spring Han Baptist Church
Jasphett
Monroe
le Jong
Bill Jones
Preacher Monroe
Preacher Price
Bills
DH Jones
Jane
North Carolina Cigarette Law Targeting Underage Smokers
In Charlotte the law bans smoking for anyone under 17 and punishes those who supply a cigarette or tobacco to a minor. Officers must demand the source of the cigarette, and if refused, the minor is brought before a magistrate for misdemeanor charges. The piece mocks enforcement while noting legal penalties and social reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
North Carolin
Charlotte
Urchio
Solicitor Stack Works on Hamlet Murder Case
Solicitor A M Stack returned from Carthage after a week of intense work as a murder case unfolds in Hamlet. The body of Mrs Nance, 38, was identified. she was married to Nance and had a history of travel representing a disease medicines firm. The case, tied to financial deposits and alleged motives, heads to Richmond court on September 22 with possible special terms.
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Stack
Carthage
Seatunerd
A. M. Stack
Nance
Robert T. Reker
Virginia
Charlotte
Hamlet
Baker
Knoxville
Monroe
Washington
Rockingham
Robinson & Caudle
Richmond
Velvet safety razor to be marketed by Charlotte firm
The Sanford Express reports the Velvet safety razor, invented by B W Cole, is about to be marketed by a strong group including EA Cole EW Cole BC Cole Belk Brothers and others from Charlotte. Distributing agencies are planned in major cities while output can meet high demand and rise to competitive levels. The Cole brothers, natives of Moore County, built a large business after moving to Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Express
Evening Chronicle
Vole Manufacturing Co
Charlotte
Gale
Cole
B.C. Cole
Belk Brothers
B. W. Cole
B.A O
Europe
Cole Brothers
Moore County
His Regret. Fun Magazine. A Rooster Road Incident at 40 mph
A driver and his wife cru\"sed a rooster crossing the road near a pub at 40 miles per hour. The right side wheels struck the bird amidships, killing it instantly. The man slowed and searched for a place to turn as the wife spoke to her seatmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fun Magazine
Bank Balance Sheet Summary from Union County Bank
The statement shows capital stock of 25,000, surplus of 6,000, and undivided profits after current taxes. It lists notes and bills rediscounted, time certificates, deposits subject to check, savings, cashier's checks outstanding, and trust funds totaling 140,619.66 dollars. H. B. Clark signs as cashier asserting accuracy.
Reunion of Rockingham Old Slaves Celebrated in Richmond County
In Rockingham, a June day marked by a parade and a grand dinner honored the county’s old enslaved population. White residents funded the event, with speeches by Rev. Calvin Flowers and W. H. Quick, and Major H. A. London delivering the keynote. The celebration culminated with a community gathering at the colored graded schools and a postevent moving picture show at the Rockingham Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
Richmond County
Rockingham
Tetley
North Carolina
South
Calvin Flowers
Green Mason
Jim Little
William Wade
W. H. Quick
Sumford
H. A. London
Pittsboro
E. H. Davis
Methodist Church
Major London
Rockingham Opera House
Messrs. I. F. Reynolds
Register of Deeds
H.C. Dockery
Iockingham Post
Coffin by Parcel Post Creates Post Office Mixup
In Oxford Ledger a local undertaker received an order for a small coffin sent by parcel post. Expecting arrival by express, the recipients were puzzled until learning it had been mailed via parcel post, weighing 11 pounds. The item arrived with rain delays prompting explanations to the patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Ledger
Partes
Express
Five Thousand Killed in Canton Area Battle
Five thousand people are reported killed in fighting in Canton and its environs between government forces and rebels. Looting and wholesale property destruction continue as residents in the foreign quarters escape shell bursts. Prisoners are brutalized as wire is run through their noses, a tactic noted by authorities amid the turmoil. Governor Craig hints at a possible special session if the freight rate and constitutional amendment matters stretch beyond thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Hong Kong
Ly Soing On
Craig
Seaboard Air Line Railway Monroe to Portsmouth schedule 1913
Travel via Seaboard Air Line Railway between Monroe North and South to all points in the region. The April 27 1913 timetable shows arrivals and departures for trains serving Charlotte Wilmington Raleigh Rutherfordton Birmingham Porto with multiple local and through services and Pullman cars. Information only and not guaranteed.
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Monroe
N. C
Charlotte
Wilmington
York
Birmingham
Portsmouth
Birmingham - Atlanta
Ports
New York
Rutherfordton
Raleigh
Uanta
Atlanta
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Sers
Edo
Protoresa
W. J
Ink Bros
Florida
W.j.rudge Co
Hexetis Island Lumber Co
J. W. Houston
Waxhaw
Route 4
Motiroe Bottling Works
Carmel Spring
J. Helms
Helmsville
A. W
Losti
Heras Alewers
Beppo
J. Richardson
H. 3. Estridge & Co
Vann Funderburk
Rudge’s
Hudson
Simpson Cengre
W. H. Wakefield
Gloucester
Mite
S. Greene
Concord Road
Randolph Redfearn
Co-Operative
Walters
The
Union Drug Co
Meach~am
Polk Brew
R, Outen & Co
Nlco
Trenton
Mich
Co- Operative Mercantile Co
Henderson Garage Co
Henry Lilly
Preslar Bros
Monroe Mfg. Co
John T. Belk
Polk Bros
Palmer
Vann Punderburk
A. W. McCall
vant Fun _derburk’s
Union Drug .Co. A. M. Secrest
Mer
W. J. Rudger
Kenderson! Forage Co
Lading Agriculturists
Co-Operative Mercantile Co
J Budge Co
Sandy Ridge Township
Wolfesville Cross Roads
Wat Ashcraft
Hayne Street
Court House
Emerson
Henderson Roller
Aunsco
Nelie
R. A. Willams
Henderson Roller Mille Company
W.H. Troll
McCall
Journal
Monroé Manufacturing Co
REX Theatre
Evers
George
Jennie
Union Co. 1
H. B. Clark
W. C. Heath
Blair
Sid Sores
Sey
Nat'l Bank
U. S
Ret Sro
M. West
Br. W
Clontz
W. J. Clontz
Alexander
Autcombe County
A. M. West
Aeville
W. R. Tillery
Dr. Clontz
Clontz & Buckner
Mr. Tillery
Bill
Tillery
Dr. Conte
Smith & Wesson
Dr. Cloniz
Mama
Sur
M. Waller
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Ciharlotte
J. B. Esay
B. A. Raleigh
C. Blaren G
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Porte ‘Mouth
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