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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
8
A 1910s era classifieds fragment advertises one cent per word rates, Dr. W H Wakefield visiting Monroe for eye and ear care, rental rooms, fruit and candy sales, and multiple Union Drug Company notices. It highlights customer appreciation, recurring ads, and various sales pitches from merchants like Polk Bros and Henderson Garage Co.
A humorous reminiscence about courting mishaps in a buggy and horse drawn rides. The narrator recalls Sunday drives, overconfident youths, and a stern father defending propriety with a board, preferring old fashioned methods to modern automobiles. The piece captures nostalgic rural wit and cautionary romance.
An old advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a safe, effective remedy for worms and related symptoms in children. It claims quick relief from foul breath, dark eyes, thirst, and abdominal cramps, urging households to buy by mail or at local outlets. It lists the Philadelphia and St Louis mail options and markets itself as a health product.
Market brief lists best long staple and short staple prices with numbers and codes. Mentions lead of Ip variously and prices such as 18.75, reflecting commodity quotes and market activity in the local exchange. The fragment indicates price lines and commodity labels but lacks full context or readable names.
Dr King s New Discovery touted as a top cough cold and throat medicine by Edison Tennessee merchant D F Lawson who extols its efficacy. Many prices and shipping notes appear alongside reports on labor leader Charles H Moyer alleged deportation and related police grand jury inquiry in Michigan Wisconsin and Calumet area with mob activity and a mine manager involved.
Jacob Helms, last seen wandering from Monroe, was found dead near Jay's Ford trestle after a fall from the trestle likely struck by a six o'clock Wilmington train. Coroner Plyler concluded he was knocked from the trestle, with legs broken and shoes torn. He was nearly eighty, a Methodist, survived by his wife and one son.
Mie Sao returns from Wingate where she has been villing her ester with Mrs. Everett Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Noles of High Point spent Christmas with Mr. Jesbourne and family. Velma Porter and Miss Ruby Harkey shared Christmas at Stallings. Mr. Clee Austin and Prof. Ble ferme spent Christmas at Stallings. Ben Fincher and Mrs. Fincher visited Mrs. Fincher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Smith. Charles Hinson and sister Miss Mingen from Conroe spent Christmas with their aung Mrs. M. Stallings. Ruby Harkey entertained friends Christmas Eve. all enjoyed a delightful time.
A Department of Agriculture report states the cash value of the nation's total agricultural products this year at ten billion dollars, an all time high, though actual production wages declined from last year. A Washington dispatch notes renewed insurgent activity in Mexico with plans to drive government forces from northern regions, aiming to close in on Mexico City.
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