Zeb and His Folks in Marshville and Beyond
Local notes recount Tom Broom's poultry speech at the schoolhouse and praise United Poultry Club members along Marshville to Page Land road with fifteen breeds shown and high judge praise. A yarn about community figures, debates with Bob Price, and reflections on war effort, meatless days, and War Savings Stamps concludes with county life observations in Monroe and surrounding area.
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Tom Broom
Faulk
Marshville
Pageland
Joe
United Poultry Club
Zeb
Bob Price
Albemarle
Monroe
Unionville
Bob
Prof
Hamilton
N. C
Reuc
W. A. Alexander
Corrinth
Badin
Tom Griffin
McKinnon Grocery Company
Charlotte
W. A. Griffin
Corinth
W. A. Whitaker
James Spittle
Bying
N’'limporte
Correcting impression on Mr. N. G. Russell illness
The Journal clarifies that late Mr. N. G. Russell did not contract spinal meningitis in Crescent barber shop, Charlotte, per proprietor A. B. Hayes. Hayes, a Union county native and friend, says Russell never visited his shop and notes the death came after confinement of the deceased ten to twelve days before Russell fell ill.
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N. G. Russell
Crescent
Charlotte
A. B. Hayes
Union County
Russell
Bryan Foresees Saloon-Less Nation in Deathbed Speech
William J. Bryan declared in New York that the entire country would be saloon-free before he dies. He attacked the subsidized press and called a New York editorials akin to whiskey, while praising Washington for preventing liquor in army cantonments and navy. He said a bone dry nation would free more slaves than Lincoln’s emancipation.
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William J. Bryan
New York City
Bryan
New York
Washington
Lincoln
Aiding Hoover by Conserving Foods From Loss By Fire
Report covers first three months of the campaign to prevent fire as part of wartime conservation under Herbert Hoover. National Board leaders urge governors’ cooperation to safeguard cotton gins, warehouses, grain elevators, and storage properties. Inspections educate owners. special agents are issued photo ID. committees work with state officials and insurers. board shares fire danger specs with Hoover administration. also aids Council of National Defense with munitions factory lists.
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Writers
Association
Herbert C. Hoover
Wilson
R. M. Bissell
Hartford
Conn
National Board
Fiehd
Conservation Board
Hoover
Sugar control saved millions for American shoppers
Hoover says sugar rationing kept supply at 70 percent of normal and saved the public about 180 million dollars. He notes prices would have risen to 20 cents per pound without cooperation from refiners and wholesalers, with consumer costs rising by 18 million per cent per cent per year.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
Foot
Hoover
England
France
Food Administration
Java
The
Jesus and the Sabbath in Christian Rest Day Study
A Moody Bible Institute lesson argues Jesus elevates mercy over ritual on the Sabbath, citing David, the temple, and the Son of Man. It contrasts Jewish seventh day with the Lord's Day, urging Christians to keep the first day for worship and rest, noting Sunday’s economic and spiritual value for America.
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Jesus
America
David
England
Surreptitious German butter and egg sales reported
Semi official reports to the United States food administration indicate Germany is selling butter at 1.75 to 2.25 per pound and eggs at 10 to 15 cents each despite strict food controls. Bacon price readings also noted around 2.25 dollars per pound amid ongoing shortages.
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Germany
United States Food Administration
Tlega
Newe
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J. Z. Green
Bill McIntyre
Billy Bivens
Wingate
Vann Williams
Vann
Neill
Monroe Journal
Roland Beasely
Roland
William Sell
O. SC
Marebyiie
O S. C
Camden
South Carolina
George Little
George
Kaiser
London
Exchange
Amsterdam
Deutches Tages Dol Jung
Judas
William
Bryan Epects
Iit
West
East Indies
Italy
West Indies
E. C. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Jesus Lord OF the
Thrift
First National Bank
J. H. Lee
J. E. Ashcraft
J. Walter Laney
J. Boyd Copple
Ass't
Bivens Bros. Everthing
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