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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
8
A quirky Hogwallow column relays absurd vignettes about ants, bed bugs, and local characters. It sketches Slim Dillard recovering home life, Raz Barlow chasing railway dreams, Oscar Rogers and June Wainwright’s dramatic quarrel, and a playful cook’s misadventures with the Joneses.
A public school teacher on the East Side asked pupils to craft sentences with the word theft. Isadore Cohen rose and quipped Mr Teft was a very good Presi dent, provoking a rare moment of quiet, while women are familiar with silent moments.
In Loungstown Ohio a racial clash in Youngstown drew over 1000 spectators. Fighting left one seriously hurt and several leaders badly beaten before police ended the melee. Leaders vow revenge as tensions flare after the defeat.
An ad-like notice promotes four ounces of Parisian sage from a druggist to prevent baldness and grayness while keeping the scalp clean. A woman credits it with hair health, saying nightly applications help prevent shedding and aid styling. A separate item notes two million seven hundred rounds of ammunition released for shipment to Mexico after being held for over a year and a half, with the government citing urgency to protect key lines of communication.
English Drug Co. promotes Parisian Sage by Giroux as a staining free hair product. The brand is highlighted as delicate and suitable for lighter hair care, with emphasis on a non staining formula.
The excerpt muses on time and obligation with a sardonic line about pride tied to owning a coal mine, implying social or economic critique. It reads as a reflective, aphoristic note rather than a reportable event or person.
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