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The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1914

Page

8

For Sale 114 Acres Near Unionville on Concord Road

Real estate and livestock notices list 114 acres near Unionville with two dwellings and half the farm fenced for sale. Also ads for Coca Cola distribution, Poland China and Hampshire pigs for delivery, and a bid invitation by Mt Pleasant district for a schoolhouse with detailed specs and deadlines.

Unionville Concord Road Ashles Frice

Local Markets and Railway Stores Take Unlikely Turn

A market price page notes best short staple produce and varied price ranges for items like seeds and butter while a railway division store becomes the setting for a tale of waste and calls for economic discipline. John Evans, a division superintendent, laments store inefficiency and tasking his assistant to find an economical man as workers daily haul tar and timber for ferry slips.

John Evans Evans Fivans John Harris Evand Harris

From Tarred Barrel Heads to Storekeeper Chief

Michael Fessenden earns his start on Evans division as a fire helper then becomes head storekeeper after a bold day. The Pope of Rome died amid war grief, and a schoolroom extension contract in Buford township outlines timber, dimensions, and a bid date for Parker schoolhouse.

Buford Township W. G. Griffin J. C. Laney P Ker Dave K. N. Nesbit, Co Michael Fessenden Michael Evans Mike Mr. Evans Grammar School Mr. Evan Michal Evans Division Rome

A Vain Wish Milkman’s Cow Dream Echoed

A little boy during his first country week savors milk and wishes the milkman kept a cow. Envy strikes even noble minds as winds howl around high peaks, echoing Ovid.

Ovid

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