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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
5
Fragmentary notes advise residents to consult a responsible merchant on Sar and Wessapece for updates. The brief hints at prices or availability but lacks clear details or dates beyond tomorrow or next day.
Advertisements are inserted in this paper at the rate of one cent per insertion. Count the words in your ad and send cash with the copy. An initial count indicates a partial ad taken for less than ten cents.
The Parcel Post opens a wide market for Union farmers to sell to city people. The Journal ads offer cheap routes to these markets, with various listings for rent, sale, and services. Notable items include a six room house near the square, Sunflower cotton seed, land for sale near Chester County, and local merchants promoting watches, repairs, and farm supplies.
The Journal advertises valuable knives as premiums for readers who pay for a year in advance. Many styles are available to choose from and the best razor is also given with the newspaper.
Mrs A W Klutz of Chester visits relatives in Monroe while Mrs J R Simpson Mrs J T Hoyle of Charlotte plan arrival to visit her mother Mrs N S Ogburn A one week term of court for criminal cases starts next Monday Local and personal notes include moves marriages travels and church events spanning Monroe Chester and nearby counties with several residents traveling to Cuba Panama and other locales. a new Bank of Chesterfield president is elected and local officials note school parade plans and legislative committee assignments.
Three sons of Charley Helms near Monroe faced a mad dog that had bitten a calf and a pig. They cornered it on the road, struck it with sticks, and killed the animal after it charged. A fourth boy stood by, escaped unharmed. The dog belonged to Ambrose Mullis.
The Stanton speech stresses national unity beyond regional lines and argues for government to serve universal human needs. It calls for institutions that advance justice and mercy, elevating humanity, and for policy to reflect the golden rule in governance.
A rail traveler, a self confident sportsman, boasts about his dog whose extraordinary scent leads him from miles away. Two Scotch farmers listen as one yawns and replies he should take a bath. The anecdote ends with a modest, humorous jab.
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