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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
3
Health tips advise upright posture to lift confidence and look youthful. Exercises include using a cane under the back to align shoulders, breathing drills to expand lung capacity, vocal exercises, and weekly chest measurements. Also covers fly control and a light humor piece on timing and bedtime.
Advertisement-style note touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for better digestion relief of constipation and overall system tone. Claims include clearer eyes and healthier skin. Available from doctors and druggists for 25 cents.
In Lansdale Pennsylvania a 4 year old piano prodigy, son of Prof and Mrs Robert Sloan of the Lansdale Conservatory of Music, performed David Woods Elephant March with near perfection and accompanied his mother in song. He could hum tunes at age two and plays kettle drums like a veteran during a recent musicale.
A reflective Year in Review notes global upheavals and brutal disasters overshadowed by World War I. It lists volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, storms, and deadly accidents from Italy to New York, Panama, and England, totaling vast death tolls and losses. The piece condemns moral decline and urges repentance as divine judgment looms, closing with a call for righteous living.
The Augusta papers discuss Governor Craig's three day holiday for convicts and permit trusties to go home for Christmas. The Rocky Mount Telegram praises the parole policy as a major success of his administration, hoping for continued reforms to help inmates reintegrate as productive citizens.
We offer cleaning and pressing for gentlemen and ladies garments. Experienced workers ensure quality cleaning of suits overcoats skirts and related items at reasonable prices.
Secretary Lansing proposes a Pan American Union convention to arbitrate boundary disputes and prohibit shipments of war materiel to revolutionaries. The plan, backed by President Wilson, is advanced by Latin American diplomates as part of a broader peace effort and remains under confidential state department consideration.
Official reports show crude petroleum production in the current year higher than 1924 despite receded reserves and efforts to hold stocks at home. Exports of gasoline have risen in the past ten months, prompting both the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to prepare investigations into pricing.
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