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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
6
June sale ads list ladies white canvas oxfords at 48 cents, ladies English tan oxfords at 1.98, soft comfort shoes 1.25, milliner styles marked down, gents barefoot sandals, men s work shirts 25 cents, Palm Beach caps and straw hats, overalls, tobacco 9 cents, tissue paper 28 cents, Grandma s washing powder, Wing plows June price rib, Whippoorwill peas per bushel 2.
Journal item notes Widesboro Aneenian editor WC Bivens and staff as energetic, detailing his ninth anniversary issue, a 54 mile round trip for a baby toy balloon, and reflections on booster culture in the press. mentions distribution quirks and editor challenges with readers and vendors.
A local ad announces the opening of a grocery store in Wingate serving surrounding county. It promises a complete line of heavy and quality items at cash prices with no old goods, no profits shared, and guaranteed satisfaction. Delivery offered and a cash buyer for chickens and eggs.
Miss Mary Barnwell argues that play is essential for a child’s development, comparing playgrounds to adult workspaces. She urges community control, careful leadership, and open play spaces to foster creativity, moral formation, and future usefulness, citing Chicago and Atlanta as models.
A young stenographer, stylishly dressed and copying conversations onto firm stationery, rides daily with a collared rival and a calico-shirted plebeian. They stop at Jerry’s after a week’s pay, while a barroom scene hints at class and salary concerns. An Oregon judge rules brides need not adopt husbands’ names unless desired.
Dowd Bascom, an elderly Black man, pleads guilty in Wake Superior Court to a second degree murder linked to the fatal shooting of June Connelly and an attempted killing of Will Johnson. He frames the acts as a racial warning, describes planning and regret, and accepts a life-like sentence of 30 years in state prison, with the judge assigning 30 years in one block. Bascom tells a crowded courtroom of Black attendees that his actions were to demonstrate consequences of such behavior. He portrays himself as remorseful, notes land and money he possessed, and delivers a vigilante-ethics lecture to the gathered crowd after sentencing. He shows a bank balance and asset details, including 20 acres given to Connelly.
Tired aching muscles ease after hard work with Sloan's Liniment. A grateful user says nothing else helped like Sloan's Liniment and praises its quick relief. Ends with a 25 cent bottle at all druggists and notes it penetrates without rubbing.
A court ordered sale of Lydia A Staton estate interests in about 175 acres in New Salem township Union County near Davidson Brooks home place. The 1 16 interest of Lydia A Staton is offered for cash to settle debts. sale on June 19 1915 at noon at Union County Courthouse Monroe North Carolina.
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