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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1911
Page
5
Readable fragments show best produce prices and guidance for merchants. The note mentions markets to visit tomorrow or next for favorable rates and potential adjustments. Local traders advised to compare value and timing for produce sales and shipments.
Special notices advertise a dime per word insertion rate and urge readers to bring cash for ads. The page lists items for sale including a building lot, a fine rooster, plumbing and die fitting, farm land, a boarding house, and a notice about a son leaving home. Also promoted are eye exams, medicines, prescriptions, real estate loans, and a wide range of goods from groceries to car parts.
Christmas activities fill the day from a Trinity schoolhouse tree at two o'clock to a Christmas concert at Wesley Chapel High School. Notables include Mrs. Davis Armfield leaving for High Point and Rev. Icecametees preaching at Cedar Grove. The Pageland News changes name to Pageland Journal and many local residents plan holiday visits with family and friends.
Wingate School announces closing exercises for December 21 and praises its move to a new building in November. The report notes full boarding, strong literary work, music and elocution, and a February debate with another high school. The spring term opens January 3, 1912, with expenses tied to cotton prices and total county pension payments listed.
The Dixie hosts Mr Henry Fairley tonight with a show titled The Star of Love is Turning. The note warns you may have more time to think than trouble, suggesting a reflective or introspective theme for the performance.
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