Local Huster item urges county aid to charity drive
The Monroe Journal notes North Wilkesboro Hustler item about D Steetman of Oakwood donating to alleviate county charity. The piece praises the elder's 4 mile trek through harsh weather and urges others to contribute while hinting at church leaders meeting in Montee to discuss further whiskey trade curtailment and a medical depository issue.
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Huster
North Wilkesboro
D. Steetman
Oakwood
Steelman
Montee
Wesson
Union County
Christmas Dread in a Drunkard's Home
A woman pleads to the Progressive Farmer Woman's department describing Christmas fears in a home torn by drink. She details beatings, locked doors, scarce food, and a mule’s injury, asking if other families endure similar hardship and urging help to curb alcohol at holiday time.
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Woman's Department
Progressive Farmer
Christman
Gall
Premier Viviani pledges uncompromising war aims for Europe
France will not permit peace without allied agreement and seeks vengeance for outraged rights. He vows to reconstruct Europe on a basis of justice, annex the invaded provinces, restore Belgium, and crush Prussian militarism to allow lasting peace. Elizabeth Smith, 22, of Durham, died after leaping from a Richmond office building. Ex-mayor William Maxwell, 62, died suddenly at his Charlotte office after a stroke. The Lights O' Lorton.
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Europe
M. Viviani
Paris
France
Belgium
Ating Elizabeth Smith
Durham
Richmond
William ©. Maxwell
Charlotte
Mind Shapes the Body in Thought and Health
The piece argues that mind and character directly shape physical appearance and health. It cites Shakespeare and a modern writer to claim determined thinking strengthens posture and gait, while persistent worry or gloom poisons the body, yielding ill health and unattractive features.
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Ralph Waldo Trine
Shakespeare
Queer lava formations near extinct Nevada volcanoes
Surrounding the bases of several extinct volcanoes in Clayton County Nevada are hundreds of light colored cones about 12 feet high. From a distance they resemble encamped soldiers. up close they look like giant ant hills with a honeycombed, hole filled interior. Explanation: ancient lava flow eroded, leaving these cones as softer portions wore away by wind and water.
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Clayton County
Nevada
South Africa
Having a Friend and the Duty of Trust
The speaker argues that friendship imposes a duty to sustain a friend's faith and provide a warrant for affection. One must not act in a way that damages the friend's view of us, preserving strength and support even in moments of personal weakness.
The Matrimonial Age Evolution in Society
The piece notes men marry later than in the past and early twenties are rare today. It contrasts a thirty year old bride and groom with earlier norms of seventeen and twenty one. It observes spinster brides at forty becoming more common in high society and praises retained youthful looks in women.
Red-Face Outburst At Resurrection Arm Hotel Bar
In Tin Can hotel bar Four Fin asks about Red-Face. Shotgun Simpson recalls Red-Face getting drunk, riding into Cemetery Gulch, smashing a window at Resurrection Arm hotel and yelling Fire, causing a general alarm.
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Hogan
Red-Face
Shotgun Simpson
Cemetery Gulch
Resurrection Arma Hotel
Plunkville Trial Warns Tourists About Jails
A mo tourist mutters about fines and a new jail in Plunkville. He jokes about speeding costs while warning others to stay away as tramps are scarce and the town appears ready to confront intruders.
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Plunkville
Opposed to the County Cupboard by Jackson farmer
Mr J D S McCain, a Jackson farmer, urged county commissioners to let voters decide on abolishing the county cupboard. He told a tale of a Vance township acquaintance who tried to obtain whiskey via an enticement, ending with a costly misadventure involving shoe polish and axle grease and a doctor’s bill, concluding with a jab at the cupboard as a wasteful scheme.
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Lin
J. D. S. McCain
Jackson
McCain
Eldeon
Vance
Mr. MeCain
Vance Township
Mooroe
Monroe
Bill McCain
Trusteers Sale of 24 Acres in Union County North Carolina
By authority of a Deed of Trust dated October 15 1919 El Tom berlin to secure a bond. A public auction will be held January 25 1915 at 12 o'clock at the courthouse door Union County NC. Property includes 24 acres of land in a 115 acre tract and related conveyances. also a Slack horse mule a Hackney wagon and wagon harness. W C Sanders Trustee Redwine SikesAttys
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el Tomberlin
Re Jster
Union County
A. R
Court House
N.C
W. A. Love and
EM. C. Tomberlin
Hanna & Simpson
H. C. Simpson
W. C. Sanders
Redwine & Sikes, Attys
Public Auction of Starnes Trust Property in Union County
Trustee W C Sanders announces a public sale of Vern Starnes property to satisfy a November 14 1911 trust deed. The two parcels lie in Buford township near Union County with 122 acres and 93 acres allotted to Robert Starnes, homestead allots noted, sale set for 25 1915 at the courthouse door in Union County North Carolina.
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Vern Starnes
Register’s
Union County
A. P
Court House
N. C
Buford Township
Abigail Helms
Robert Starnes
Joseph Helms
Mary Jane Helms
M. EF
Office of Register of Deeds
Hu. M. Houston
T. F. Medlin
Gilbert Preslar
Amon
Notice of Execution of Sale in Union County NC
In Union County Superior Court Heath Hardware Company versus J Frank Mangum. On Monday January 25 1915 at 12 oclock at the courthouse door Union County will sell at cash bid the property described as 47 acres in Lanes Creek township Lot No 3 of the Alsobrooks Blair estate in deed book 46 page 482. Sheriff J W Griffith announces this December 24 1914.
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North Carolina
Unon County
Union County
Heath Hardware Company
J. Frank Mangum
Superior Court
Court House
Dor
Lanes Creek Township
N. C
Alsobrooks
Blair Estate
L. M. Blair
Office of the Register of Deeds
J. W. Griffith
T. P. Dillon
Superior Court of Union
Books of Deeds
V. Griffith
Street watch sparks frowns among ladies told to boy
A brief dialogue contrasts the allure of a pretty woman with stares she receives and a homely woman’s silence. The exchange reveals social judgments in public spaces as a father explains intrusive attention and its absence.
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Papa
Pap
Notice of Sale Under Execution in Mangum Case
Notice of sale under execution in the Dillon versus Mangum case. On Monday the 25th day of day, 1915, a cash bidder will be required to satisfy the execution for 47 acres of land described in deeds No. 46, page 482, Union County. Referee appointed for more detailed description. December 24, 1914. V. Griffith.
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THE
Monroe Journal
G. M. and
R. F. Beasley
Journal Building
Jefferson and
Beasley Streets
Jesus
Ant Hills
W.H. Belk & Bro
Monroe, N. C
Waluhiwe
Central Hotel
Main St
Helms & Threatt
John Calvin Helms
Manuel L. Threatt
London
Rex Theatre
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