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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
2
A fragmented literary piece presents Ellis M. Clarke’s The Town Slouch with dialect rich lines about Arkansas and weather. The text hints at satire and local color, noting quarreling interpreters and a lawyer figure amid a wavering mood.
Fragmented ad and editorial mix extols Sloan's Liniment while quoting a surgeon’s feats and urging self control in boys. It weaves consumer relief claims with a distant civic-moral sermon about obedience to authority and self discipline for future citizens.
William J Robinson, a young British Army dispatch rider, survived months at Ypres and the Yser as motorcyclist and gunner. He earned the Victoria Cross after daring actions including sniping an enemy from a hedge and delivering vital dispatches under heavy fire, amid trench warfare, bombardment, and gas attacks.
Miss Lyra Brown Nickerson, noted aviator and social figure, became engaged to Henry Mark, assistant athletic director at Keown University, with reports of a strategic match amid regional society circles. Nickerson gained attention by presenting the Rhode Island National Guard with a fully equipped airplane designed for aerial support.
A. Grimley of Kildare Oklahoma uses six trained ferrets to hunt rats at five cents per rat. In one farm visit the ferrets killed 118 rats in 40 minutes and pile the catch outside. Grimley plans wider trips across the United States to continue this occupation.
In Gtrara Alabama Deputy Daly uncovered 120 pints of whisky buried in a sweet potato patch four miles from town during a liquor raid led by Law Agent M. Baughn. Some corks were blown by heat. duration of burial unknown.
A promotional note touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a potent remedy for coughs and colds. It claims the formula balances pine tar and honey to soothe irritation, relieve hoarseness, and ease summer coughs, urging readers to try the product at druggists.
Mr How presents a crop report highlighting wind driven stresses on cotton, noting 8 percent of total stock and widespread plant degeneracy. He cites poor cultivation and hard crown growth as factors, with conditions at five percent and a cautious outlook for the August crop.
A testimonial promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a cure for cholera infantum and bowel disorders. The letter from Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven New York claims the medicine cured her seven year old boy and has since aided other family members with colic and bowel troubles. Obtainable everywhere.
The State announces the Summer School for Teachers runs June 13 to July 28 with a regular session starting September 14. Students planning to enter for the first time should complete arrangements early and write for the complete announcement.
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