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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1914
Page
4
The Monroe Journal founded in 1894 by G. M. Beasier and K. F. Beasier. Published each Tuesday and Friday. Annual subscription price one dollar. Located in The Journal Building at the corner of Jollerton and Beasley Streets. Telephone number 19.
A town editorial discusses looming European conflict with calls for peace and warns war would hurt all nations. It notes Europe’s divisions and macro threats while praising Tennyson on universal law. It also covers post office reforms and parcel post trials to ship farm goods to urban consumers, urging efficiency and public service.
Systematic plans outline direct communication between producers and consumers for perishables. Market zones, producer training, proper shipping receptacles, and mobile distribution will deliver fresher cheaper staff, with price quotations and post office and express company involvement. Farmers aim to earn more, while consumers avoid middlemen.
Kansas City Star reports Thomas Morris Mas, aged 120 years and 6 months, likely the oldest man in the United States. Born January 15, 1794 in Bellew Wales, he has lived through three centuries and witnessed every American presidency. He arrived in the U S in 1871 at age 77, is a bachelor, and walks with a stick wearing spectacles.
The Belk team of New Hope routed Sandy Ridge 25 to 4 in a wide win. Belks left the field with high honors as Ridgers dropped heads and retreated, while the piece notes graveyard care and local suggestions to neighbors.
A Tuesday night blast in the Prospect neighborhood startled residents as Leroy Kennerly planted dynamite in a tree on his property to kill English sparrows. The birds were stunned but recovered and flew away.
A man in an adjoining county underwent an appendectomy for appendicitis and surgeons found 11 bird shot inside the appendix. It is believed the shot came from birds or meat he ate, reflecting his fondness for hunting. The finding surprised medical staff.
An aviator asks a well dressed man to mind his aircraft in a field. The man, claiming to be a United States Senator, retorts and the aviator replies he will trust him. The brief anecdote reflects a chance encounter between an inventor and a political figure.
Report notes Davis-Ross Co purchased a 120 dollar value of chickens, eggs and related produce yesterday. Other local merchants may have bought similar amounts, reflecting strong farm output from Marshville farmers.
By virtue of a mortgage deed executed December 14 1910 Julius Alsobrooks and wife Nancy defaulted on bonds. I will sell at public auction August 1 1914 at the Monroe courthouse the specified lots in Monroe Annex and Block 9 11 17 to satisfy the mortgage. i C Triplett Mortgagee.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children demands a war office inquiry into a massacre of boys at Peter Paul Fortress ordered by General Daniloff. Married officers and their families were cleared from quarters unless fathers consented to flog their sons.
Mrs C H Anthony wife of Muncie banker created nationwide buzz with gown displays in heels embedded with diamonds. Now in Paris she plans to wow Parisians with American design fashions and lavish attire, promising a real classy gown showcase.
Six year old John Reerink sleeping outside with his father during barn construction was bitten on the ear by a skunk that clung to him after the creature crawled under his blanket. The skunk was killed, the odor washed off in a creek, and the boy later treated by a physician. In Rochester a woman sues pie makers for damages after teeth broke on a marble in a custard pie.
Chicago George Detzler was charged with wife desertion. He testified he left home because his wife put his soup in the feather bed to keep it warm. The court did not accept the excuse and sentenced him to six months in jail.
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