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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
2
A long letter from a local editor criticizes student readers on tobacco use and what it calls popular sins. It argues for personal sacrifice, cites biblical verses, laments bank profits, and urges better moral guidance alongside skeptical views of current road legislation and township tax practices.
J. Green argues a compulsory road dragging system during winter can improve public roads and foster sentiment for better roads despite dissatisfaction with road tax investments in outlying townships. Road supervisors can help the area by adopting this measure even at this late date.
The Advisory Council of the North Carolina Farmers' Union in Greensboro on January 21 1916 unanimously adopted protest resolutions against the Rural Credits bill. They condemn banking control of money and credit as harmful to rural economy, demand government issued money at low interest, and urge support for a money bill embodying sound economic principles by Congress and their representatives. C Palres secretary.
Steve Dea reports Henry Lemonnier in Washington says Lambert, a Canadian descendant of a French war era family, may hold an vacant French title. Lambert doubts travel to Europe soon but suggests acceptance if sent.
A philanthropic South resident heard of a destitute negro family and visited their home. After learning the mother's tale he gave the eldest son one dollar to buy chicken for Thanksgiving, then left. The mother pressed the boy to return the money and go fetch the chicken, noting the thief could be easy to trap.
A Fayetteville civic group placed a melting pot for broken goldware at a convenient location to collect small gold pieces from townspeople. The effort turned the valueless scraps into meltable material likely to fetch a good price, prompting plans for a second pot for broken silver bits.
Advertisement asserts Grove's The Old Standard tonic is as valuable as quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver, drive out malaria, enrich the blood, and build up the whole system. Ends with a garbled percentage mark and nonsensical text.
Nash County reports enhanced health conditions for colored school children through full time medical inspection led by Dr. J. C. Braswell. The program found numerous defects which are being remedied. A second inspection tour for white students begins February, with plans for sanitary closets in all schools and full term completion.
Dr H W Daniels of City hospital used only a pocket knife two spoons bent as retractors and rubber tubing to perform a throat incision and restore respiration on a dying woman with diphtheria at her Beverly mountain home. He arrived after a night ride through darkness, and the patient regained consciousness within hours.
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