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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve for cuts burns and bruises. It cites J H Polanco Del Valle Tex and mentions a reader note about a cucumber shaped monument celebrating gratitude. The passage includes a short fable about a grouchy man learning to value kindness.
Peak special reports John D. Jacobs of Dutch Fork died in a house fire with his wife and four children. Dr. H. G. Eleazer said Jacobs suffered brain disorder for over two years and sought specialist care in Columbia. He allegedly expressed willingness to die and fear for his family. Neighbors remain shocked as no insurance covered the losses.
A surveyor near Gettysburg uncovered a likely Civil War Confederate soldier’s skeleton eight miles west, under leaf mold. Items including an English gun hammer and lock, belt buckle, canteen fragments, and bullets were found, indicating the soldier’s death in battle. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Caroline Leonard at her Lanes Creek home aged 88, with burial planned at Leonard burying ground.
A converted cowboy describes true service to Jim as tending his herd and keeping cattle fed and watered. He contrasts prayerful praises with practical work, arguing real devotion is enforcing Jim’s well being on the range.
Monroe druggist urges consulting a doctor for stomach issues but offers Adler-i-ka as a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture. One dose claimed to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation instantly with noted quick action.
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