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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
8
Local ad promotes a full line of school books and supplies for the upcoming term. It highlights pencils, lunch boxes, school bags, rulers, erasers, pens, inks, and assorted items available to avoid the first day rush.
The W. J. Rudge Co arrives in Monroe offering to buy old waste junk for cash. They claim every item has value now and promise fast payment for metal and scrap materials.
News item from Teal reporting the death of Miss Willeen Freeman after battling Bright's disease. Her funeral was held at home with Rev A T Haywood officiating. interment followed at Bethel cemetery. Freeman, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Freeman, was remembered as a noble and upright young lady with a wide circle of friends.
A fragmented notice from a Monroe dealer touts licensed rites and tax payment while offering cash for junk items. They advertise buying rags auto casings inner tubes old shoes bones brass copper copper ware and rubber, with location near the Monroe Insurance and Investment Company's warehouse by the freight depot and claim horses need not go near the railroad.
A citizen extols sparrows and related birds for protecting elm trees from pests, noting their role in eating insect eggs and aiding tree health. He laments abuse in media, defends labor and public-spirited civic work, and urges community praise and membership in the Civic League.
An evening shower sees a man drop a package of photographic dry plates near Meridian Street by the public library. Spectators watched as the rain soaked the parcel for about ten minutes before a Board of Trade employee retrieved it and uncovered the contents to inspect the dry plates marked Keep Dry.
In Justus Milex Forths three recent novels The Opening Door The Spot and The Twin Sisters the modern woman is shown evolving. The heroines move from milit aragist roles and social schemes toward self knowledge and a desire to use their brains as part of the long climb upward from savagery.
The New York Tribune denounces pampered sons who expect everything and offer nothing in return. It argues such indulgence weakens the American spirit, invites national disaster, and neglects the hard duties of life. The piece urges patriotism, discipline, and shared burden as essential to a strong republic.
The Banner County board of health and local physicians have inoculated over eleven thousand people against typhoid with ten thousand more expected this week. Diptheria cases appear across town. Parents are advised to keep children at home if they show sudden illness, fever below 102, sore throat, or vomiting and to watch the throat and call a doctor. Immunize all exposed children to curb a potential fall epidemic as per H. D. Stewart.
Correspondents report visitors and illnesses in North Monroe and nearby areas. Arthur Cook and Raymon Thunus return from Baden with talk of Haden fever. Local families attend protracted meetings, visits to Charlotte Great Falls and Pageland noted. Several residents sick or recovering while a church lawn social is planned with Icemorlee band and proceeds for the Methodist church.
The Health Board cautions against overuse of medicines and laxative waters, noting pills rarely cure ailments and often create a habit. They urge proper diet, exercise, rest, and consulting a physician for genuine illnesses rather than self prescribing.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh offers one four year free tuition scholarship to a county resident. Interested applicants should write to the college for particulars.
Administratrix Mrs Sarah L Helms publishes notice to creditors to present claims by August 23, 1917 and to settle debts. Indicates late Union county North Carolina. Dated August 22, 1916. Attorney WW Lemmond assisted.
An English Drug Company advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a cure for dandruff. It warns that itch dirt and microbes damage the hair root, promising hair revival or money back if dandruff is not removed. The ad emphasizes scalp health and guarantees a large bottle with a full refund if no removal occurs.
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