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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
8
Ann Bostwick drifts toward poverty as her art pays little, living on small meals and charity. Tom Graham, a Western painter, returns to help her, pledging support and romance. He sketches Colorado mountains, promising a studio there as her fortunes shift from hunger to hopeful escape.
A concise note introduces The Poor Man's Joy Ride by Tok, highlighting its themes and context within the author’s body of work. The piece sets a scene of accessible adventure and social observation.
A long list of beliefs ties moles to love and fortune based on their body location. Right cheek or arm moles bring happiness or fortune, left-side moles warn of misfortune, while other positions predict marriage outcomes, jealous admirers, or health. Cautions about honesty and lovers appear where moles sit near the mouth.
See Dr. H. Smith and staff for all kinds of optical repairing. New frames latest in eye glass mounting. Broken lenses duplicated guaranteed accurate. Broken parts for 19 eye glasses and spectacle frames repaired. First class work, no botch, no guessing. Clocking out stock of watches clocks and jewelry but will continue watch repair. Also promotes Christmas presents and Tuna Fish product.
English novelist Philip Gibbs labels the prewar London social season as a dementia filled era led by women. He says women set the pace with sensational dress and provocative tastes, while suffragists and youth mirror the same extravagance, signaling a generation primed for further excess as they mature.
A Providence friend recalls former Senator Aldrich ignoring most letters for days, even invitations, until a telegram prompted a visit. In a separate note, Rockland the racehorse, famed for Derby glory, died in Paris after a lucrative career, with insurance at 150000 and earnings near 250000 plus stud fees, earning the nickname the million-dollar equine.
A carload supposedly carrying gravel was seized as it contained about $1,000 worth of beer and whisky. The incident recalls a hurried freight pickup note about Daily Tribunes and Jenkin, highlighting a sharp misdirection in the transport.
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