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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
Fragment from a puzzle page shows Tommy in a rural setting chasing a hen’s nest and dealing with bungled dialogue. Aunt Belle asks about hitting a tree while Tommy recalls orchard misadventures. The garbled text hints at a comical sequence and a reference to a publishing syndicate.
Exporter J. Lynet York cites France and allied armies buying mules and horses with a preference for high quality stock. He notes prices around 156 dollars in France, estimates up to 226 dollars for U S government purchases, and discusses durability under front-line conditions and suitability of thoroughbreds and crosses.
Mrs P H Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters suffered whooping cough and improved quickly after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The note emphasizes loosened cough and easy expectoration as key benefits.
The piece argues the public tires of endless war and questions democratic aims. It cites autocratic rulers pushing lengthy conflicts and predicts rising unrest, prompting citizen action to shape peace and order, citing Russian democracy and a Stockholm conference as pivotal.
June 15 Atuems The king of Greece Constantine abdicates under pressure from Great Britain and Russia and appears to pass the crown to Prince Alexander. Crown Prince George and former king George are set to depart, reportedly aboard a British warship toward Switzerland or Tay. Alexander is expected to assume duties and govern during the war, aged 24 and free from previous affiliations.
A brief humorous note quotes a wife saying big dress checks will not be in demand this season and a husband responding thank heaven in a playful exchange attributed to Puck, reflecting light seasonal fashion humor.
The article recalls Zeb Green a veteran rural mail carrier in Scotlaid and his reunion at the home of a longtime comrade after years apart. A tale of shared service, old ties, and mutual respect unfolds as memories surface and kinship resumes.
A tense room scene unfolds as Zapata learns of a soldier who captured a fugitive traitor to spare him. The officer begs to die in the traitor’s place but is spared by Zapata who decrees the officer to serve as a slave in his brother’s care, renouncing frontline combat.
A Marshville youth awaiting draft registration loses his hat after a courting outing. A playful companion hidden the head covering under the house, leaving the young man to return bareheaded and frustrated by the missing lid.
A Pitt Panther note wonders why Nutt labeled Inelf a female boxer while discussing boxing peaches on his uncle’s farm. The quirky line ties to regional sports slang and a humorous farm incident.
A reader defends insurance as a hedge against fire loss while criticizing a controversial column by Borrower. The writer argues insurers enable carelessness, objects to extolling arson theories, and urges focus on firefighting to reduce destruction. The letter cites Marshville readers and notes local deaths connected to insurance debates.
Local reports note efforts to discourage emigration of Black people from the South. Authorities push to keep workers in farming and railroad service, with departments ordering campaigns to persuade the Negro to stay, including urging employers to use surplus labor locally.
Zeb Green argues for a modern topsoil highway from the Union county line to Monroe township. He praises Marshville township for pioneering a surveyed route and criticizes wasted county funds on hill work. A surveyor’s expertise is seen as essential to a straight, acceptable state road.
A driver asks a Laurel Hill salesman about the meaning of the initial Z in Zeb Pate and learns it stands for Zeb. He travels to Laurinburg seeking Mr. Pate but encounters no meeting, as the two Zebs fail to recognize each other.
A Lincolnton News item notes alfalfa is good greens for people and has supporters in Lincoln county. It also cites a German professor urging Germans to eat alfalfa. The piece playfully asks what becomes of cows if alfalfa becomes a staple for humans.
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