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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
5
Monroe Hide and Fur Co seeks dry hides and green hides at 11 to 12 cents a pound with general buy offers. Advertises re-silvering old mirrors and making new ones to order. Mentions Cordon Inara and Invest Ca Dr E S Green’s dental office nearby. W K Outen Co. notes they want turkeys and pay more in cold weather season.
Advertisements rates and details for one cent per word with a minimum ten cent charge. Listings include goods for sale and services from Rudge's and others, a sale offer on land near Unionville, a stray horse alert, sewing machine, loan offers, medical notices, meat supplier inquiry, and various local notices. Includes dates, names, places, and contact details for Monroe and surrounding areas.
Notice by administrator W Hampton Teli of James T Helms deceased to sell at the late residence three miles north of Monroe on December 22 1911 the personal property including a good mare jack saw mill engine and boiler farming tools fodder hay corn and a small stock of groceries plus merchandise in blocks Auction runs from 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock on that day and continues on Saturday as needed.
The notice warns that many fires occur at season end and urges property owners to wake up and secure proper fire insurance. It credits The Savings, Loan & Trust Co. with manager N. C. English and promotes their fire insurance policies.
Local columns recount Thanksgiving travel, visits in Charlotte and Unionville, a Monroe Poultry show planned for January, and various moves and engagements. Reports mention school debates, church events, a new Episcopal building, and several marriages and community notices amid a bustling Unionville Monroe scene.
Wedmore admits a life mistake after telling his wife he disliked her new gown. Singleton notes she reacted with anger, and Wedmore explains the dispute stemmed from her request for money for another dress.
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