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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
5
Readers are advised to phone a responsible merchant on market day for current cotton prices. The notice provides price ranges for various grades and asks buyers to check figures as markets open.
Indian Trail high school will reopen July 25 led by Mr R W Lemmond Sr and Miss Annie Yandle. The Charlotte District Conference met at Indian Trail today and is expected to session into Thursday afternoon.
A 19th century Indian bureau report notes a custom on the Devil's Lake reservation in North Dakota where hosts must feed guests to excess and guests must eat all served. To avoid insult, professional eaters sit beside guests to finish leftovers, taking $1 to $3 per meal. one has eaten seventeen pounds of beef at a sitting.
Two telegraph operators in a city cafe overhear a couple of diners mocked by knife telegraphy as they discuss a husband wife pair. The young man and woman joke about divorce and maps in court. The husband builder by trade eats fresh little boys. The scene ends when the wires go dead.
Fisher Ames argues that there is no exception to the respect for the law of good faith among nations. He states that it binds governments and even barbarians, noting that ratified treaties cannot be annulled. He contends even savagery cannot override the fundamental law of a state’s justice.
Barnave notes that commerce forms a large class loyal to the government and enriches cities, expanding labor and industry while widening wealth. It strengthens the democratic base by giving urban voters influence, but also impoverishes peasants with luxury and seduction, creating mercenaries over worthy service.
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