Peachland Highway Debate And Local Orchard Anecdotes
The piece discusses Peachland’s highway plans linking Anson and Union counties, with locals urged to act rather than talk. It recalls a Marshville reunion at Gilboa, old courting days, and a Swift Island fishing picnic with Contz Griffin as chief cook. It notes an early North Carolina cotton mill at Swift’s Island and reflects on 1917 crop prospects amid fluctuating cabbage and potato prices.
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Marshville
Pete
Benson Marsh
Bencourte
Selenti
Bascom Marsh
Yadkin River
Swift Island
Badin Dam
Conte Griffin
Contz
North Carolina
Swift’s Island
Makepeace
Sam Christian
Swift's Island
Improbable Coal Market Theories Hint at Demand
A fragmented excerpt discusses the coal market, citing Mr. Harris and Wade in debates on supply and demand. It notes misalignment between winter coal use by several families and current market conditions, with skeptics wondering why Wade’s views persist and others resist conceding.
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de Harris
Charlotte Observer
Brother Harris
Mr. Hoover
Congress
Wade
Harris
Wilson appeals to business to support wartime price policy
President Wilson urged business leaders to abandon selfish gains and aid the nation during the war. He warned against price extortion, emphasized a single wartime price for goods and services, and praised loyal cooperation, while noting ocean freight rates hinder government efforts.
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Wilson
France
Puntry
Germany
King Much Improved at Sar torium
Indian Trail July 11 Farm crops look promising with corn and cotton prospering. The Sanatorium patient King shows remarkable five month gain of thirty pounds. Local social visits include families Lemimonds Hooks Abernethy and Morris. Shankel travels to Unionville. Canning Club girls await outfit.
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Indian Trail
Horace House
J. Ieny Garman
Hoffman King
Mr. King
Odessa Lemimond
Mamie Lemimond
Monroe
Jessie Hooks
Ruth Abernethy
Morning Star
Tommy Hoover
Here
Ellick Morris
Henry Morris
Matthews
B. B. Shankel
Unionville
P. L. Garman
Canning Club
Corinth News Briefs on Visits and a New Baby
Monroe Route 4 reports Mr. and Mrs J T McCorkle hosting relatives. Wade and Grady Helms visited Karl McCorkle. a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Wesley Stevens. Leonard Whitaker and Willie Hancock spent two days in Columbia. Rev Meigs to fill in this weekend. A reader pleads for more lively Journal coverage and Farm Boy signs off with thanks to Mr Beasley.
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Monroe Route
J. T. McCorkle
Wade
Grady Helms
Karl McCorkle
Wesley Stevens
Leonard Whitaker
Willie Hancock
Columbia
Meigs
Chambertlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
Buy a bottle now to be prepared for summer colic or diarrhoea attacks. The remark highlights its value when needed, claiming it is worth many times its cost. It also contains a social quip about deceit and beauty.
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Chambertlain
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Hupmobile
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
Audrey Deal
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Richmond Counties
Monroe Insurance and Investment Company
G. B. Caldwell
Zeb
Peachland
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Lanesbero No. 1
Union County
Royal Commissioners
Monroe Township
Anson Line
Vance Township
Pup
Mr. Wilson
King
Sartorium
Corinth News
English Drug CO
Monroe, N. C
Carolinas
Tyson-Jones
Corbitts
Queens
Likes Co
Co-operative Mercantile Co
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