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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
6
A call to build a public library in Monroe emphasizes civic duty and lifelong learning. It argues libraries educate, unite families, aid workers, aid youth, foster industry, and improve town life through accessible books, programs, and quiet study spaces.
A reflective piece compares a biblical tale of a great Syrian servant stricken by leprosy to Monroe’s town, praising its hilltop beauty, oak and elm shade trees, lordly mansions, and inviting bungalows. It imagines Monroe as a queen among state cities.
A sermon on the essential role of music in daily life and education. It argues music shapes home life religious practice and national character and that useful education builds character guiding boys and girls toward purposeful service.
Notice of a public auction in Union County North Carolina to sell two tracts of land in Sandy Ridge township as part of a judgment foreclosure. The sale, held June 3 1916, lists boundaries and measurements for both tracts totaling about 253 acres, with valuable mineral interests, to satisfy foreclosure and balance due.
A Caldwell Ohio resident praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential at home and on extended visits. The ad touts AXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as a safer alternative to ordinary quinine, claiming no nervousness or head effects.
A salesman visiting Monroe attended a service and sighed to himself that he had found his crowd after hearing a sermon about duties left undone and sins committed. He mused that initiative in municipal affairs could ease current carriage question tensions.
Frank Armfield as trustee announces public sale at Monroe courthouse to satisfy a trust deed dated January 13 1913 by S H Crowell and wife to Indian Trail Mines Inc. Two tracts in Vance township near Indian Trail NC totaling about 206 acres, description by surveyors includes Bonnie Doone Mine and Hatgle lands. Sale set for 12 noon Friday June 30 1916 for cash to highest bidder.
In the Superior Court North Carolina Lincoln and Union counties, County National Bank of Lincolnton sues MH Dawkins. A cash sale of 49.70 acres in Lanes Creek township will occur at 12:00 m Monday on the courthouse door in Monroe to satisfy a judgment. The sale, recorded as judgment No. 1168, proceeds from a case docketed in Lincoln County and transcripted in Union County. Dated May 16, 1916.
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