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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
8
A jumble of odd notices and ads appears: forbidding wife Jane Jones from hiring or harassing. sale and farm offer from Jay Sam Jones. requests for poultry from W R Outen. vet services by Watt Ashcraft. hack work line for Henry Lily. Dr H Smith eye care ads. a quip about a husband with buzzing ears and a Boston Transcript joke.
A western politician running for office storms into the editorial room accusing the paper of lies. The editor remains calm and asks what would happen if the truth were published. The anecdote closes with a remark about women and self reflection seen in a mirror.
New Salem farmers join E L Hill and five neighbors to buy riding cultivators to ease labor with horse power. J F Little recalls trial use and endorses the implement. Spraying of fruit trees with lime sulphur is urged as dormant protection. Soybeans are praised for feeding value with yields claimed and price trends noted. fertilizer formulas compared for cost and nitrogen content.
The Bank of Union in Monroe North Carolina shows a December 31 1917 condition with assets including loans and discounts 45508038 dollars United States bonds on hand 6360 dollars cash on hand 6058865 dollars and deposits totaling 75252712 dollars. Liabilities list capital stock 50000000 dollars surplus 7000000 dollars undivided profits 58429 dollars deposits subject to check 3412769 dollars and demand certificates of 29697927 dollars. Notary and officials sworn January 10 1918.
In a humorous church calendar note from the Minneapolis Tribune a baby smiles during a christening as the clergyman praises the child. The mother reveals she and the father trained the infant with a water prank for ten days before the ceremony.
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