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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
4
The Monroe Journal announces its Tuesday and Friday edition schedule with the Journal Building address at Fefferson and Beasley Streets and the telephone number 19 for contact.
The Journal supported the road law change and argued the majority should be respected. It urged argument and enlightenment to persuade opponents and claimed discussion improves public policy and reveals flaws in existing roads. The piece defended majority decision as safety and better than minority power.
A dated meditation contrasts Jesus teachings with Mohammeds sword rhetoric, arguing modern Germany's militarism drives catastrophe while America risks embracing Mohammeds approach. laments criminal shortsightedness and urges a stand for Jesus amid global conflict.
The passage reflects on old beliefs once enforced by force, including geocentric views, papal infallibility, ownership of bodies and souls, and slavery of prisoners. It contrasts these ten thousand long bearded lies with the present preference for truths proven by reason and history, noting the fading power of dogma.
An op-ed voice laments rising military fever in America. It accuses politicians and financiers of stoking fear for political gain while the nation forgets past dangers and weakens its resolve, insisting Americans will regret embracing militarism.
Flood waters from the Arkansas River breach levees and flood eastern Arkansas towns, drowning at least sixteen people in days of rising waters. Arkansas City labors to shore up a 15 foot river crest while a 40 mile by 20 mile flood lake surrounds the town, with residents living on upper floors and in box cars as levees hold or fail. Three steamboats stand at the levee ready to move workers to safety if needed.
A satirical collection of quips and questions featuring humorous lines about politics, society, romance, and daily life. It blends absurd anecdotes with self referential jests, imagining editorial and social banter across a variety of topics and voices.
A column defends a prior Town Topics piece against a front seat church criticism and argues the author’s independence from any denomination. It recalls Capt Heath’s Kentucky Civil War era tale about Webster, Clay, and Jackson and notes a liquor sale prohibition ruling where delivery was thwarted by police.
In a chatty exchange the matron recalls her husband was a heavy smoker at their year of marriage but now abstains. A group member approves the change praising strong will. The wife notes her own will to quit mirrors the new habit and quips about Ulsters and roll top desks amid private oversights.
Prices paid by merchants today for best long staple, best short staple, and seed cotton are given. Figures may change tomorrow or next day. Readers are advised to call a responsible merchant on market day to obtain current figures.
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