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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
6
A Belgian relief official in Liege credits American wheat shipments with averting famine after German requisitioning exhausted local stocks. He notes seventeen thousand tons arrived, feeding thousands daily, with bread scarce and potato blending used to stretch supplies. He urges continued American aid to prevent starvation.
Under a Union County Superior Court order in RC Griffin et al v Loma Taylor docket T14 the commissioner will sell at the courthouse Monroе NC on Monday June 1st 1914 at noon the 72 acre tract on Crooked Creek adjoining Frank Welsh Wm Crook Griffin and others. Described in deed book 41 page 43 in Union County Register of Deeds. Dower of B A Benton in D W Benton land. Dated December 8 1914. Redwine and Sikes Attys.
By order of the Superior Court of Union County and a re sale, commissioners will offer at the Monroe courthouse on December 23 1914 at noon the Richardson tract in Monroe Township containing 167.26 acres in five lots. Bidding starts at 16.00 per acre with payments due over 6 and 18 months and title retained until full payment.
Marshville hosts a community betterment meeting at the Academy with Mr. J Z Green as president and Mr. B W Griffin as secretary. Miss Etta Green wed Mr. Harry Mandel of New York in Norfolk, Virginia, and Mandel visit Marshville afterward. Union County Club at Trinity College elects officers S G Hawter president and V V Secrest treasurer for 1914 with social gathering and athletic involvement noted.
A colored man named Holloway was killed by a Durham and Southern train two miles from Durham on Thursday. His father, in Durham to consult a lawyer about a separate death, learned of the incident and quipped that the present death meant another suit for damages.
Oysters abound on the Newbern market with boatloads brought in for local dealers. Despite good quality, demand is weak and the consuming public has yet to whet appetite. Reports from Virginia ports echo low demand and ample supply for this waterfood.
Scotland Neck dispatch reports Frank P. Shields loaded two solid hog carloads at Neal's Station on the Norlina and Carolina railroad destined for a Virginia livestock concern. Hogs averaged about 200 pounds and were praised as the finest seen. Shields also has more hogs on Roanoke River farms five miles south of Scotland Neck. Noah Biggs, noted philanthropist and churchman, lies critically ill at his home after surgery Friday. a Richmond surgeon assisted.
A historical medical advertisement asserts liver issues cause headaches nervousness bilious spells and constipation and promotes Dr New Life Pills as a remedy priced 26 cents with Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin eruptions offered by druggists.
A historic university discussion argues for a vigorous North Carolina immigration policy. Proponents cite economic growth and development of resources while warning political and social risks from unskilled newcomers. Opponents caution political harm and social disruption from influxes.
This advertisement urges quick action for colds and illnesses in children, promising relief for cold symptoms, cough, and inflammation. It attributes healing to the medicine's germ-killing action and natural recovery, urging readers to buy from their druggist today.
In a crowded ship scene a frantic passenger urges others to abandon ship while the lifeboat saves the day. A second passenger hesitates to expose his attire, delaying his escape as the vessel sinks in the moment.
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