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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
4
The Monroe Journal surveys Manufacturers Record views on building during wartime. It urges accelerating essential projects like roads and dwellings to support war effort, lower production costs, and boost perishable goods markets, while noting railway labor and aging manpower issues.
Correspondence from Indian Trail reports a week of solid pleasure with no drinking in town during Christmas week. Notes mention a new one room school, a box supper to fund building upkeep, visitors from Charlotte and Bristol Tenn, snow, cold temps, and plans for a “Trip Around the World” social. Residents speak of wartime prices and community spirit as a busy holiday period closes.
A fragmented wartime poem and bidding in a local page sketch praising American patriotism. It criticizes the Kaiser and Germany, honors Wilson’s call to join the war, and expresses strong anti-German sentiment amid a broader march of national resolve.
A Southern Pacific train 32 miles south of Empalme Sonora was attacked this morning by Yaqui Indians. From 20 to 30 passengers were killed including the center and an express messenger. Some Tucson passengers survived but are unnamed. The incident follows the Nogales departure. a jolly bachelor anecdote follows.
A Baltimore American quip contrasts past romance with current detachment. A man recalls telling Belle she was the first he ever loved, but she dismisses him as an amateur. He then confesses to Nancy of other loves, who questions his cultured taste and hopeful status.
A Washington Star excerpt shows Miss Cayenne arguing that criticizing a woman for traditional tastes ignores deeper social tensions. The exchange likens sewing decorative work to staging protests, highlighting friction between fashion and activism in a muted, satirical tone.
A collection of brief, humorous clippings cites a Kansas City Star quote about grocers selling "Food For Thought" and lampoons on men and women. The items reflect editorial voice, satire, and reader snippets from early 20th century newspapers.
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