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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
4
The Monroe Journal records owners and publishers G M R FP Beasley. It is published every Tuesday from The Journal Building at Jefferson and Beasley Streets with a yearly subscription of $1.00 and a telephone number 19.
June 1912 dispatch discusses how Republican delegates split between Taft and Roosevelt and the South’s possible influence. It notes Roosevelt may secure the nomination but mutual distrust keeps unity from forming. Baltimore next for the Democratic convention with Wilson gaining strength as a viable nominee supported by independent press and voters.
Aldermen opened twelve bids for a thirty thousand dollar sewerage system bond issue. The Carolina Insurance Co of Charlotte bid the highest at eighty six thousand dollars, while the lowest bid was thirty thousand fifty dollars plus one thousand five hundred dollars for sale expenses. The loan was awarded to the Carolina Insurance Co and steps to finalize transfer and timing were set pending title review.
A community page lists residents visiting relatives and attending events. Names include Mrs Dallas McCaughan and daughter, Mr and Mrs St Mian Vi, Miss Mae Shaw, and Mrs Jennie James. Occasions mention hosting a sociable by Mrs Jennie James and Mae Shaw, plus relatives visiting near Monroe and Guilford.
A printed notice urges households to seek possible hidden sources of typhoid on their property or in the neighborhood. It warns the danger is ten times greater for others in the household and urges writing the State Board of Health for a preventive pamphlet and guidance to locate and destroy the source.
A Monroe editor endorses H Grady Nash for constable, praising honesty and courage while criticizing a rival. The piece urges voters to elect Nash, portraying him as the better man for the office. It contrasts Nash with a questionable candidate and calls for principled public service.
The piece argues for maintaining the raw marble tariff to protect quarry owners and finishers, citing Italy’s Carrara supply and the Payne-Aldrich law. It contends lowered raw material tariffs would boost foreign competition, raise imports, and empower manufacturers who are not quarry owners, while sustaining favored pricing for marble products and other minerals through high tariffs.
During summer months, drink abundant water to support body functions and maintain health and vigor. Many people drink too little water at all times, and warmth increases the need for hydration. Even when a bill collector seeks him, a man may be found to be lacking in water consumption.
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