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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1913
Page
8
A collage of small advertisements and notices: molasses and Porto Rico brands for sale, Mason jars in multiple sizes, Raleigh A and M College entrance exam notice, pharmacy services and drugstore advert, Cameo washing compound claim, Monroe Manufacturing Co housing supplies, Preslar Bros repair services, and miscellaneous quotes and testimonials about Buckton's Arnica Salve.
The Gettysburg celebration drew crowds as Confederate and Federal veterans paraded in amity. President Wilson spoke of national unity and duty, urging citizens to act in peace and uphold justice, while local notices report suicides, appointments, and liquor-law penalties.
Saturday night in Lenoir Jas H Clay threw a butcher’s steel at Ed Oxford after an insult. The weapon pierced Oxford’s breast by several inches near the Ings but he is expected to recover. Oxford was drinking. French Ambassador Jusserand to speak at the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh this fall after accepting the invitation.
A wry observation notes that flattery rivals electricity as a force, while some men ignore threats from wives to return to their mothers, highlighting domestic leverage and power dynamics.
Grady DeArmantel, son of Providence residents, was killed instantly at 3 PM while inspecting a line near the Charlotte Parkridge Smelting Company plant. He touched a 2050 volt live wire from the Charlotte Power Company and fell from a scaffold as a nearby wire hung. Doctors called the death instantaneous.
In Belelur on Sunday an airplane wing struck a youthful spectator and the accident killed the aviator. On the same day another aviator died in England.
In Duluth Minnesota on Saturday, thermometers read 42 degrees as steam heat was turned on in buildings. Pedestrians bundled in overcoats as residents cope with unusually high heat related discomfort.
A pump exploded in the machine shop at Cannon Mill in Concord on Tuesday afternoon. The blast seriously injured two men and lightly hurt a third as over heated steam caused the powerful explosion.
Dr. W. 8. Rankin, secretary of the State Board of Health, will spend two weeks in the Panama Canal to observe health methods. The region has undergone a dramatic transformation from disease and pestilence to health.
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