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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1914
Page
1
A letter urges honesty with tuberculosis patients to save lives and protect others. It argues that informing consumptives about their illness prompts treatment and recovery, while concealing the disease risks worsening health and endangering those around. Early detection and truth are emphasized to prevent needless graves.
At Ojinaga Mexico January 5 General Francisco Castro and General Ynez Salazar declared neither side plans to flee to the United States if defeated. Reports describe heavy bombardment, 4000 federal troops loyal to Huerta and 10 000 rebels facing the order and fortifications. The frontier village remains a focal point with daily cannonading and thousands of soldiers as weathered troops insist they will die at their posts rather than abandon positions.
The New York Dispatch reports 1919 as a notably dull year for Wall Street traders. Fewer than half of the 1,100 exchange members actively traded, with many brokers operating mainly for own account. Increased bond demand offers a glimmer of recovery but widespread withdrawals and narrow markets kept activity low overall.
A dynamite blast near Pembroke killed a young white boy and injured his father who was blowing stumps. The boy held a dynamite stick when a concussion caused the explosion tearing the box apart. Dr. McKeithon of Fayetteville treated the father who likely lost an eye. Names and ages could not be learned. Separately Col Robert M. Thompson pleaded nolo contendere in New York to Sherman antitrust charges and was fined $4,000.
A poetic tribute to the steady subscriber who pays in advance at the year's start. The speaker praises the loyal reader who funds growth, shares the paper with others, and resents no expense. The verse celebrates generosity, support, and communal cheer generated by prepaid subscriptions.
Lucy Hoke Smith, daughter of Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, married Ensign Alston R. Simpson of the United States Navy Tuesday in Washington at Senator Smith's home. The wedding party included relatives and Washington representatives.
Correspondence of The Journal reports Miss Annie Maude Stallings hosting a charming evening last Thursday at her home in Stifl ings in honor of Miss Margaret Tucker of Monroe. Distanced guests included Mrs. Julp, Mrs. Ritchte of Cotte, Maude McLeod of Kaw, Amy Jones of Winston-Stein, Dermont Roveman of New York, Karl Mase of Atlanta, and Myers Tucker of Monroe.
A historic card from Harry K of Fayetteville to Harry K Thaw in Concord New Hampshire arrives with holiday wishes and a note of sympathy. The message includes festive verse about a stocking as long as the Milky Way and a wide sea expressing love and cheer.
New York January 5 reports say the steamer Oklahoma broke in two amidships at 1:30 Sunday near Sandy Hook in a gale. The wreck sank in about 22 minutes with a large portion of its crew of 40 lost. Bavaria rescued eight survivors and found six men in a lifeboat. Capt. Graalfs of the Bavaria described the sudden disaster and the heavy seas.
New Orleans January 1 Drotrees of ginning likely to be main feature of cotton market this week. Census Bureau will issue December ginning figures at 10 o clock, expected bearish. Total ginning season around 13.3 million bales, possibly 13.7 million if conditions hold. Market will also heed spot demand, business, money markets, exports and millings.
Mr M L Finger of Route 2 receives a large traction engine by freight Tuesday for farm work. It is among the largest engines brought to Lincolnton County for plowing and draws much local interest and anticipation from neighbors and friends.
In a furious half hour, a taxi race thunders through streets as the driver questions orders and the anxious passenger asks, where do you want to go. The exchange ends with a shout from the chauffeur asking for the destination.
A mother explains to Johnny that the new baby has remarkable lung power. Johnny asks if the newborn came from Heaven and then blurts out a quip about angels throwing him out, revealing a child’s blunt humor and innocence.
A timid suitor asks the girl's father for her hand. The father doubts her affection, while the hopeful youth contends that his life experience gives him better insight into her feelings. The exchange reflects cautious humor in a Harper's Monthly anecdote.
President Wilson travels by ship to meet ex governor John Lind in Vera Cruz for a brief hour long discussion. Wilson states there will be no shift in policy toward Mexico as Lind and his sons plan a last reunion aboard before Vera Cruz departure.
8. D. Talliaferro of Silem Virginia superintendent of a crusher plant for Vaughan Construction at Blue Ridge Springs uncovered a thirty foot mustadon skeleton. The jawbone measured four feet in width and tusks reached five feet. Buried twenty feet underground in Limestone country the bones were moved to temporary quarters at Blue Ridge Springs for eventual offer to the Smithsonian Institute.
Mr. John T. Cole of Four Oaks lost a fine young mile last Monday in an unexpected accident. While wallowing, he stepped on an old hoe piece that pierced his hip causing a severe infection. He died that night.
A Charlotte cotton mill reportedly tested cottonseed meal as a substitute for wheat flour. The mixture was not very palatable, yet was consumed to combat chills fever and sore throat, producing bread with a strong cottonseed flavor.
A clipped Washington Star line ponders a farmer Countessel asking if a horse fears an auto motion device. The reply jokes about unknown costs and running such gear, highlighting humorous rural ignorance of early automotive technology.
A hazy reminiscence speaks of a boyhood on a farm and a central figure. The narrator recalls thanks to a minister and a turkey raised on the farm, with a host comment about unseen life stories weaving through memories.
A young lady asks a neighbor about a piano that will not sound. The reply notes a damaged instrument with a lowered pedal nailed in place, suggesting a curious, comic domestic incident reported by a home journal.
Readable fragments show a dialog with unclear person names and actions. The text references a portly informant, a quickstep town activity, and questions about a matter, all in a garbled dated newspaper style. The snippet lacks coherent events or verifiable entities.
An elderly Kentucky colonel, famed for avoiding water for 20 years, survived a train wreck crossing a bridge near Nashville after being pulled ashore by a boat hook. Meanwhile Bob Fitzsimmons, former heavyweight champion, cannot re-enter New York prize ring per the State Athletic Commission which says he lacks stamina for a fast bout despite saying he feels stronger.
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