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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
Musings in rhyme and prose recount a scene with J K Counts joking at a blind Black man handed a letter summoning him for a physical exam by the local exemption board. The piece uses comic lines and a rural song about county life, cars, and the war effort, with notes on a parcel post sale and village visitors.
A solicitor in a case on brandy value drank from a witness sample bottle, provoking laughter. The judge pressed on and Jeffries quipped that the solicitor had drunk up all their evidence as poker jokes reference sleepless nights.
Washington reports an informal understanding for a vote in the House on nationwide woman suffrage and a constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition on December 19 and 20. Leaders say Congress should focus on war legislation but domestic measures including the two amendments may be acted on before the Christmas recess. The Judiciary Committee plans to vote next Tuesday and is expected to report swiftly. Fame and fortune await the inventor of an alarm clock that awakens only the one who wants to get up.
President Wilson told Congress that an immediate declaration of war against Austria-Hungary is necessary to confront the war with Germany. He argued Austria is not sovereign but a German vassal, and while war against Turkey and Bulgaria could follow, they do not yet threaten the United States in its fight against Prussian autocracy.
Mrs. Benjamin Hooper of Auburn New York praises Chamberlains Tablets as the best remedy for stomach trouble and constipation. She reports using them for two years and notes they regulate bowel action stimulate the liver and keep the body in healthy condition.
A verbose notice from W. P. Plyler promotes a general store stock with broad offerings. It touts dress goods undergarments bacon lard sugar coffee and household items at old prices. It also advertises cabbage plants eggs chickens and corn grinding service with post and express pricing.
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