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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
3
A Barringer township resident reports a Barringer goat that shaves rabbits and runs with a dog to chase them. The tale, set as a local anecdote, contrasts Barringer with Chatham in boasting oddities and small-town recollections.
A hello girl in a telephone office tells the chief clerk that new rules are needed for what is said over the wires. The chief clerk replies that working with electricity involves risk and shocks are expected.
Mr. D. F. Shepherd of White Store township, a ambitious young farmer, killed two fine porkers a few days ago. The pigs were each 326 days old and weighed 648 pounds dressed, about a pound for every day of their age. The scene hints at national prosperity through farming despite wartime conditions.
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