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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1915
Page
6
A dated scene blends a pulpit sermon full of thunderous religious imagery with a North Carolina court notice for Florence Hilton versus Ben Hilton. The legal item details an absolute divorce action filed in Union County Superior Court, with the defendant ordered to appear by November 1, 1915, at the Monroe courthouse.
Executors T Land and J R Price notify all claimants against the W Hamp Price estate in Union County North Carolina to present claims by August 15 1916 or be barred. Debtors must settle promptly. Dated August 12 1915. Redwine Sikes attorneys Route 2 Redwine North Carolina.
Letter written aboard the flagship Delaware in Yokohama on October 24 1869 recounts a brutal beheading and crucifixion as the writer compares methods of execution to American practices. The vivid account describes two spear executions and a third stabbing, noting the victim was a teenage boy who killed his mother and was murdered on order. The text also includes unrelated health ad copy.
The notice outlines a partition action in Union County Superior Court by multiple plaintiffs against Amos Pigg and others over the Mahaly Aon Irby tract of 155 acres. Defendants must appear at the Union County Clerk's office in Monroe on September 4 to answer the complaint or face court relief as requested. The filing date is July 1.
In the Superior Court of North Carolina Union County before the clerk. Milas A Helms estate has an executor Jno Thomas Helms who invites all claimants to present proven claims to his Monroe North Carolina residence by August 3 1916 or be barred. Dated July 30 1915. Vann and Pratt Attorneys.
Notice to creditors of Alice Eudy deceased. Executor appointment before the Superior Court. Claims must be presented by July 114 to Stack Parker, attorneys, or be barred from recovery. Prompt payment required to avoid costs.
Administratrix notice for Minerva Tumier estate in Winton county North Carolina asks all persons with claims to present them by August 7 1916 to the undersigned. Debtors to the estate should make payment promptly. Dated August 11 19 W. P. Turner administrator and W C Lemmond attorney.
Seaboard Air Line Railway timetable lists arrivals at Monroe and departures from Monroe. Services include No. 14 Charlotte to Monroe, No. 12 Birmingham to New York, No. 30 Atlanta to Monroe, and multiple Rutherfordton, Wilmington, Charleston, and New York connections with times ranging from early morning to after midnight. Reservations through S. J. BrI Agent Monroe or John West Raleigh.
An old advertisement promotes a General Tonic described as containing quinine and iron. It claims to support the liver and malaria treatment, enrich the blood, and strengthen the whole system. The ad notes a price of 50 cents.
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