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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
4
A 1916 Monroe Journal issue discusses the fate of the primary law, opposing moves to repeal it and favoring continued popular participation. It compares voting to jury duty and critiques calls for a return to old conventions, while also touching on U S war policy, Mexican bandit attacks, and Allied WWI strategies. The page includes a patient testimonial for Doan's Kidney Pills.
Pick up deals from The Five and Ten Cent Store with money saving items scarce and hard to find. White and ecru net at 25c per yard, ladies silk hose 25c pair, children's muslin pants 10c pair, embroidery 18 inch 100, 27 inch 25c yard. Prices reflect current day merchant quotes.
The Journal invites readers to mail favorite songs and poems for publication in its Song Editor feature. Mrs Edna Y Sunderbark from Pagelawl shares nostalgic verses and a note on how old tunes shape character, while Mrs J P Riteh from Todian Trail offers The Drummer Boy. The editor seeks more submissions of ye olden days.
The Great War writer Mr Frank H Simonds of the New York Tribune is the best informed American voice on the European conflict. He traveled to Europe and visited Verdun after two months of fighting and discusses sentiment there. He foresees peace talks if no decisive results emerge this summer and defends France on Verdun while predicting English and Russian heavy involvement after the Verdun battle is seen as a French victory.
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