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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1912
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR shows market pricing and trading day notes. Mentions chickens and roosters with assorted figures and expectations for that day. Reads as a partial record of vendor activity and stock listings with unclear details.
Special Notices advertise one cent per word for insertions. Various items follow including threshing machine purchase, sale of Monroe Cook Book, cigars, groceries, dry wood, medical services, tearing down prices, home rent, and requests to settle accounts. Companies and individuals offer goods and services from January sales to farm equipment, poultry buyers, and pharmacy services.
Monroe and nearby towns see a flood of society notes and event ads. Obituary for Solomon Rickett, longtime Monroe resident, and notices of visits, weddings, and church services. A schedule of films at the Quinville theatre and updates on local clubs, hotels, and a Woodmen of the World meeting.
A buyer is offered twenty acres of tract land half a mile from town fronting a large lake with a five acre orange grove. The grove has 250 boxes of oranges and could yield about 1000 annually. Purchase price is 2750 with 200 for painting and repairs. A sure money-making investment for the buyer.
Clarence L. Racine, 17, killed his mother Louise Racine with a butcher knife at Milford, Massachusetts, then set fire to the house and stabbed himself as firefighters extinguished the flames. The incident occurred Wednesday and left little time for rescue.
Stecorder's Court and Gilbert Davis both charged with violating ordinance 76, costs. W E Bub Williams faces two cases of passing worthless checks with 30 days on roads or $20 fine and costs each, appealed to Superior court. Tom Davis alias Tom Davidson charged with breaking and entering and robbing a medical depository on January 5, bound over to the next criminal term. Congressman Lloyd of Missouri reelected chair of the Democratic congressional campaign committee. Congressman Page of North Carolina named secretary. Illustrated solo by Henry Fairley at Dixie No. 3 tonight.
William Houston, 72, died yesterday at his son Dr. W B Houston’s home. Paralyzed for years, he was inactive for months. Funeral this afternoon, conducted by Dr. Weaver. He was a Meth odist. survived by wife, a sister Mrs. Coon, brothers J W and Charles, and sons Dr. W B Houston of Monroe and Dr. Frank Houston of St. Louis. Burial and service details withheld. He previously lived in Charlotte and Darlington and served in Captain McCaüljer’s company during the war.
A Monroe and Union County business thanks its customers for their patronage at year start. The letter expresses gratitude and happiness for the support of so many good people and their continued business.
The World presents itself as practically daily at weekly price with broad features including serials humor markets and cartoons. The Thrice a Week edition arrives every other day except Sunday and costs 00 per year covering 166 pages.
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