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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
2
A compact pledge in Lincoln's voice declares patriot duties of every American. It asserts personal responsibility to work for the public good, avoid exploitative roles, protect the land and air, and strive for healthier, happier cities for current and future generations.
Miss Irene discovers a hollow tree cup used as a post office for a note to a distant love. A shy romance unfolds as she returns daily to check, then a young man in an auto notices the oak and, after a pause, visits Aunt Cynthia’s house to answer the plea.
A compact reflection on work, asserting that all thinking men and women gain the main satisfactions of life from their labor beyond domestic joys. The note attributes the sentiment to Charles W. and presents it as a brief, prescriptive thought.
The notice covers a string of local names and movements from Waxhaw Enterprise with Mrs. J. C. Gordon traveling to Charlotte Sanitorium, families moving to Great Falls for cotton mill work, and various locals visiting and traveling between towns, reflecting community life of the period.
Washington Dispatch recalls the 1865 execution of Mrs Mary Surratt and three others for Lincoln's assassination. It notes habeas corpus attempts failed, the moment at 1 25 p m, and lists Booth ally Harold Atterdo t Powell and others. Also mentions Dr Mudd Arnold O Laughlin and Spangler sent to Dry Tortugas.
Washington Daily Dispatch reports Rev Andrew Jones known as Prophet Jones preaches in Washington and Baltimore. He forecasts a sixteen year European war and American involvement, warning his hosts fear backlash from a war weary public as he claims great buildings may fall like cyclones.
Parson Jones predicts no peace or prosperity for 16 years and a four city affliction with rich men dragged to poverty due to ongoing war. He cites Isaiah and says he warns American cities including Washington Philadelphia St Louis. He claims prior prophecies of the Baltimore fire and San Francisco quake.
Fragmentary list shows train numbers and routes among Birmingham Atlanta Charlotte Rutherfordton Monroe Wilmington New York Portsmouth and Raleigh with times ranging from early morning to late night, including local services and Pullman notes, unclear due to OCR garble.
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