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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
6
The piece urges acceptance of heat, practical tips on dress and hygiene, and the value of water to stay comfortable. It emphasizes perspiration as natural cooling, dietary adjustments to season, and avoiding constipation for health in hot weather. The second item criticizes tax enforcement and law obedience, contrasting vigilant officers against minor offenses with dangerous driving ignored.
Rev. Author, pastor of First Pres in Edgewood, shocked parishioners by preaching in an all white robe in 48 degree heat yesterday. Congregation gasped as he entered the pulpit and rejected the usual heavy black coat and stiff collar as nonsense, claiming lighter attire improves his sermon delivery.
North Carolina Grand Commandery plans a special 5 000 mile train trip from Wilmington and Charlotte on August to attend the 32nd Triennial Conclave in Denver Colorado. 1 400 Knights Templar in NC expected to participate with cost shared among Templars and friends, not exceeding 225 per person. The train route includes Atlanta Birmingham Kansas City Denver Salt Lake Yellowstone Park and return via Idaho Omaha Chicago Richmond and Wilmington.
Civil engineer Me Ira Mullis of Lumberton plans to leave tomorrow for Burnsville to oversee road engineering for the Yancey County Road Commission. Mullis says he hates to leave Lumberton, but financial reasons compel the move, and he leaves behind a host of regretful friends.
Residents and earlier testers from Monroe, New Jersey, recount relief from back pain, kidney discomfort, and sleepless nights after using Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Lester Privett affirms lasting improvement and repeats prior testimonials while Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo remains the U S sole agent. price is 50 cents. The ad ends with quirky interlude from the Sacred Heart Review text.
The Commercial Appeal notes cotton is marking time with no progress for a week due to cool nights drying winds and lack of precipitation. Cultivation is adequate but plants are very small for the season. Average plant height about four to five inches with rare blooms. Condition to date seventy seven percent.
A small Kentucky town drug store proprietor is knocked by a boy racing around a corner. The boy, out of breath, explains he was separating two youths about to fight, claiming to be one of the combatants. The incident highlights frontier child courage and local temper.
Uncle Giles Howard reports a small potato patch in Irish varieties has produced the best crop this year after forty years of cultivation on the same ground. He argues the old saying that planting the same crop on the same soil yearly harms yields is a mistaken belief supported by his long experience.
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