Local Markets Report and Notes on Bank Holiday
The page lists cotton and produce prices with notes that figures may change tomorrow or the next day. It mentions Mr. Wilke Correll of Monroe and his bride Miss Blanche Rogers of Virginia, with Correll employed by the Rockingham Post. Banks and the post office will be closed tomorrow for a legal holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilke
Correll
J. F. Correll
Monroe
Washington City
Blanche Rogers
Virginia
Rockingham Post Snd
Notable Auctions and Ad Notices Across Monroe Area
A collection of advertisements and notices from Monroe area papers includes an auction of quality horses and mares at Sikes stables on Thursday January 2, with terms noting first-class stock. Several farm rental listings and real estate sales announce properties near Monroe and Mineral Springs, plus demand for cotton seed, hides, and livestock. Public road supervision, bank stockholder meeting, and fraternal group gatherings are scheduled, alongside locally offered services from veterinarians, watch repairs, and mattress makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikes’ Stables
Local News Briefs From Union County Towns In 1912
A mix of personal notices and community updates: Miss Anna Payne plans a house party in Statesville before visiting Mr. Alry and Mr. T. L. Crowell. Mr. J. E. McCain relocates from Lancaster area back to Waxhaw with family. several marriages and illnesses reported, including Carl Prices and Bright McManus wedding near Monroe and Mrs. Vann Sikes hospital progress in Charlotte. City finances show bond interest paid and two bonds redeemed, with veterans set for a cross of honor ceremony January 14. Local ads for milk cows, furnished rooms, pocket knives, seeds, and real estate reflect everyday life in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Payne
Statesville
Alry
T. L. Crowell
W. C. Crowell
Raeford
Melissa Poplin
Charcott
J. G.medlin
Goose Creek
B. Yarbrough
Jand
Ware Carnes
Dentonville
Buford Township
J. E. McCain
Lancaster
Waxhaw
W. A. Raucom
New Salem
Vann Sikes
S Hospital
Charlotte
Carl Prices
South Carolina
Bright McManus
Monroe Township
Esq. Johnson
J. E. Ashcraft
Murry Clark
Sandy Ridge“ Township
Howie
Solon Braswell
Winnie Braswell
Goose Creek Township
Mars Hill College
Verne Phillips
Mount Harmony
J. W. Phillips
Lena Moser
J. O. Moser
Rev
B.C. Snider
Allen Heath
Rufus Armifield
Church Street
Vann Funderburk
Frank Stevens
Hayne Street
W. B. Brown
Brown
John McRae
B. E
Lewis
Rae
John
Randolph Redfearn Lewis
W.J
Atha Stevens
Monroe
Rallings
Indian Trail
N. C
M. R. Yarborough
H. L. Yarborough
McDermott
Nev
Union County
Jesse Helms
Ethel
Helms
W.helms
Rev. Snyder
Tony
R. Whitley
Estelle Helis
Me. White Whitley
Kitte Jones
Price
Co-Operative Mercantile Company
Large mine auction splits land into 40 to 100 acre tracts
On January 7 and 8 1913 public auctions will sell about 600 acres of Colossus Mine lands near Waxhaw and 275 acres of Bonnie Doone Mine near Indian Trail with mineral rights reserved in the first sale and not in the second, terms include one sixth cash and one fourth cash respectively, with four to five yearly installments and interest, conducted by the Bates Estate and Indian Trail Mines Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
B. F. M. King
Sharp
Waxhaw
N. C
Colossus
D. C
N. B
Indian Trail
N. Jc
Bonnie Doone
Smart
Not Home Owners Not Born Debate on Home Ownership in America
Oliver B. Montgomery argues in the Philadelphia Press that wage earners and home owners in the United States lag far behind Europe and Japan and that many Americans fixate on sports and entertainment rather than economics. He cites census figures, notes half the population owns little, and questions the pride in national achievements amid rising insanity and crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Spain
United States
Russia
Japan
France
America
Oliver B. Montgomery
Philadelphia Press
Signs of Consumption Early Warning and Detection
The piece urges early recognition of consumption, noting four of five early cases are curable and mortality drops with prompt diagnosis. It lists signs such as unwarranted fatigue and frequent colds, advises regular temperature checks, and stresses sputum tests as confirmatory, with emphasis on catching the disease before it progresses.
In the Days When Stock Was Marked in Sparta
A Spartan advertisement seeks information about a landmark sheep and pig with ear marks and rings. The note explains historic livestock branding practices in mountain counties before stock laws, noting marks distinguished animals and some were registered as trademarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Hudson
Sparta
N.C
Allegheny County
Shout for Joy Over Electric Bitters
C B Rader of Lewisburg West Virginia thanks Electric Bitters for curing ten years of stomach trouble and rheumatism. He claims the remedy’s double benefits relieved both ailments, calling the tonic a perfect match for his case. It targets dyspepsia indigestion jaundice and kidney poisons linked to rheumatism. English Drug Company guarantees satisfaction at fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Rader
Lewisburg
W. Va
English Drug Company
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Seerest
John T. Benton Hill
John T. Helms
Benton Hill
W. G. Griffin
J. C. Laney
Rex Theatre
Don Juan
Charles V
T. C. Lee & Co
Union Drug Company
I. City
Brief, N. C
W. L. Biggers & Sons
M. Griffin & Co
O11
J. W. Hillstand
T. C. Lee Co
Aavilion
Henry Lilly
Watt Ashcraft
Court House
Monroe, Co
Gordon Insurance and Investment Co
Co-Operative Mercantile Co
W. Jers
Holloway Bros
Rudge
W. J. Rudge Co
Luther Willams’ Store
G. Il
Tarrell Mattress Company
Monroe, N. C
Wee Preslar Bros
E. Howle -Matthews
Monroe, N
Sikes’ Stable
Jersey
Carlile
Willoughby
W. ©. W. County Association
J. N
J. _ iH. Mills
Soc
M. W. of
P. I. Cox
W. R. Queen Co
First Natonal Bank
Qenneer
Houston
W. T. Laney
Chipley
Fla
Caif
C. F. Cadieu
West
Jefferson Avenue
Union Drug Compa
Nione T. C. Lee & Co
I. J. Rudge Co
FS. Cannon, Meggetts
8. C
Stewart
The
Bank For Union
W. 8. Blakeney
J. E. Crayton & Co
Auarters
C. Bates
G. H. King
Indian Trail Mines CO
Wake Forest
Adams, Armfield & Adams, Attys
the Journal
John Bunyan Bass
Winkate
Bass
Basely
State Board of Health
Public Health
R. Armfield
H. (. Houston
Charles Stratford
Stratford
Sue Watts
Thomas Farr
Round House
LEE & Lee Company
Sokomi
Tlothng
Lee & Lee Co
North Carolina
Sikes
Studebaker
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