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Newspaper

The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1916

Page

5

Miss Lizzie McLarty and Percy Dillon Wed Near Monroe

Lizzie McLarty and Percy Dillon married at the McLarty home four miles east of Monroe with Rev. Seymour Taylor officiating. The couple, attended by relatives, will spend several days in Columbia. Dillon, a rising local businessman, and Miss McLarty are praised for character and accomplishments.

Lizzie McLarty Percy Dillon A. H. McLarty Monroe Seymour Taylor Beatrice Dillion Columbia T. P. Dillon

Royal Baking Powder Promotes Quality and Savings

Practical economy notes alum or phosphate powders may be cheaper than Royal, but cheap powders vary in leavening power and can ruin cakes, wasting costly ingredients. Royal Baking Powder, made from cream of tartar derived from grapes, yields finer food and real savings for the kitchen. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York

Suffrage speaker in Monroe to address crowd at court house

Miss Gertrude Watkins of the National American Woman Suffrage Association visits Monroe to organize a suffrage league and speak at 8 o'clock tonight at the courthouse. She arrives from Charlotte where Mecklenburg County leaders guide the effort, including Miss Julia Alexander and Miss Margaret Berry. Also notes the death of Wesley Hinson on Tuesday and burial at the slaveyard farm with service by Rev. Seymore Taylor.

Gertrude Watkins National American Woman Suffrage Association Monroe Court House Miss Watkins Charlotte Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg Association Julia Alexander Margaret Berry Hulley Eugene Rei Wesley Hinson Seymore Taylor Mr. Hinson Wason Henry Hiil Aaron Hinson Arkansas Mesars S. W. Hinson J. W. Hinson W. B. Hinson G. H. Hinson BE. M. Hinson J. A. Thomas Hinson Central Methodist Church

Local Market Prices and Miscellaneous Totals

Market listings show best long staple at 29.60, best short staple at 20.25, and various entries including meat prices and odd corrections. The fragmentary data mentions turkeys and pork with unclear figures but references price-like figures and corrections.

Two Brothers In Law Ride To Chesterfield For Lawyer

In Pageland a tale of two brothers in law who planned to hire a lawyer for a dispute over seed cotton. They rode to Chesterfield with L P Graves and nearly faced off in a courtroom. Graves forced them to ride together and the case settled before a trial Monday.

Pageland Journal G. B. Brewer Whiteford Anderson L. P. Graves Chesterfield Mr. Graves Brewer

Ain't Never Give Her None Cartoon Dialogue From Rural Folklore

A dialect exchange records a humorous, loaded remark about a husband repeatedly asked for money by his wife. Jim and Tom joke that the wife always wants money at breakfast, dinner, and supper, while Tom admits he never gives any. The passage reflects period vernacular and social dynamics.

Darkies Jim Tom

End of the String Church Notes and Senator Pittman Dinner

St Luke's Lutheran announces service at 11 am sermon and 3 30 pm Sunday school with 7 pm missionary society exercises. A lighthearted anecdote about Governor Clairborne Jackson recalls a dinner quip about courting five sisters and a deaf father with a final caution not to return for the "old woman" if misfortune befalls Lizzie.

St. Luke's Lutheran Church Children’s Missionary Society Clairborne Jackson Missouri Pittman Nevada Jackson Marone Lizzie

Charles and the teacher discuss the Revolutionary War

A teacher asks Charles about the cause of the Revolutionary War and Charles responds with a counter question, hinting at a casual classroom exchange. The brief dialogue captures a simple moment of curiosity between student and instructor.

Charles

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