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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1916
Page
7
A mix of health advice and notices appears. An article explains baldness caused by dirt and dandruff and promotes Parisian Sage as a cure. The piece references a Belgian Day proclamation in Carolina and outlines several legal notices including a mortgage sale in Union County North Carolina, a civil deposition notice in Fairfield, and a court action in Union County.
Walt Mason reflects on his early mischiefs and stunts as a youth. He recalls leading a ribald band and pranks from stealing hens to setting a chair with a tack. He notes how graybeards doubted him yet he later embraced study and effort to prove them wrong.
Administrator's notice announces Dora Love, deceased of Union County North Carolina. John Sikes appointed administrator directs claims to be presented at the Loan and Trust Building Monroe by January 24 1917 or loss of recovery. Debtors urged to settle promptly as of January 18 1916.
The administrator HB EK appeals to all creditors to present claims against the estate of J. J. King deceased by January 24 1917 and to settle any debts owed to the estate promptly.
The firm of Benton Crow & Co. dissolved as Mr. Crow sold his interest to remaining partners. The undersigned assume all obligations and will collect all accounts. Parties owing the firm must settle immediately. Ry 2019.
Friends of Alexander Moore near Mount Pleasant Ohio hear a voice from the supposedly dead man during a forty hour trance as he lay prepared for burial. In San Francisco 61 federal indictments target Franz Bopp and associates in a bomb and shipping scheme. Agriculture offers inoculating material for crops at 40 cents an acre, to improve nitrogen via legumes. Dr King's New Life Pills promised to aid liver function and digestion.
A Morganton dispatch credits 14 year old Freddie Williams with heroism after she spotted a broken rail ahead of train 36, warned Drexel, and halted westbound No 15, likely saving many lives. Teddy Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt sailed Friday aboard the Guiana for a West Indies pleasure trip, stopping first at St Thomas with plans to return March 17. South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill prescribing six months to two years for first offense to sell querr with stricter penalties for later offenses. Four million new bank notes are said to be placed in the Mexican treasury. How to cure colds urges avoiding drafts and using Dr King’s New Discovery, praised for 45 years of use. A final line notes a wise man admitting a fault.
Kidney trouble sidelined a New York blacksmith until Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured him after three months of ineffective treatment. He regained appetite and sleep, gained weight, returned to work, and endorses the remedy. The sworn testimonial by A Hale from Henrietta, NY is included. Sample bottle offer by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co with a Monroe Journal note.
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