Reminiscences of Volos Power by Henry W Faulk
Henry W Faulk reflects on childhood in Locust Stanly County following a long absence. He recalls watermelons stolen from Calvin Orsborn, dog chases with tin can collars, boyhood work trials, and early life lessons from farming and community life. He notes personal losses, a strike, and a resolve to pursue teaching, ending with a tease of future installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Henry Foulk
John Blair
Faulk
Amer Oa
Stanly
Union
Stanly County
Bille
Tom
Calvin Orsborn
Department of the Interior
Locust
Paradise
A Good Dog Story Lem Suffered in Vain and More Local Bits
The Pageland Journal recounts Lem Watford and his dog tale as a cautionary memory from childhood. Other light items note T. B. Watta joking of submarine chasers, Bob New returning from Richmond, and Julius Evans pondering grass plant sales. The column closes with a cheeky dig at John Beasley and a quip about the electric chair curing insomnia.
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Ceater Grove
Monroe Heute
Wisnle Trull
Decie Watkins
Cyrus Helms
Indian Trail
John Helms
Lit Wesler
Edna Reeves
Clara Bell
Josephine Wents
W. S. Thompson
Price Freeman
Hemby
Minnie Lee Ritch
Clara Stin Eon
Wingate
Marchville
J. W. Helms
Hadley
A. T. Wents
Myrtle Louise
W. C. Helms
Bessie Thompson
A. B. Thompson
Rorie
T. L. Boyd
MeRorie
J. E. Wents
G. W. Yandle
I. S. Helius
J. B. Wents
Dewey Yandle
Lee Yandle
Vance
U. S
Nogales
Ariz
Hoe
Old North Carolina
Reece Helms
Ebenezer
Walter Helms
Myrtle Sullivan
Charlotte
Thomas Helms
Cool Deese
See Calawen
Canor
Charlotte Observer
Beo‘nell
New York Herald
Carl Tucker
Journal
Lem Watford
Lem
Tere
Ja Man
Esee
Julius Evans
Ofice
John Beasley
Mets
Tucker
Monroe
Boore
Pageland Journal
Zeb
John
Cardul credited for relief in Gonzales woman’s years long pain
Mrs Minnie Phil Dot of Gonzales Texas describes years of left side pain lasting into her back and shoulder with severe weakness. After months of illness she tried Cardui, began improving after the second bottle, and remains well two years later.
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Gonzales
Tex
Minnie Phil Dot
Cardus
Cardul
Less Meat If Back and Kidneys Hurt
An old health column warns that eating meat regularly may cause kidney trouble and backache. It recommends a remedy of salts and lemon juice mixed with lithia to flush and neutralize acids, claiming it restores kidney function and eases bladder irritation.
Crop Report from Monroe 1917 Weather Hurts Cotton
The Commercial Appeal notes cotton in a coma like stall with 58 percent condition. Cool and wet weather, hail, and lack of cultivation hinder growth after a bad planting season. Stands from first planting poor, later plantings fair to good, with replanting near completion pending favorable conditions. George E. Flow signs the report.
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Monroe
N. C
Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Trenn
Cand of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
Mrs J Vickery and family express gratitude for kindness and help during the long illness and death of their beloved husband and father.
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J. Vickery
Sour Stomach Advice and Chamberlain’s Tablets
A health note advises that sour stomach is mild indigestion from fast or large meals. Eat slowly, chew thoroughly, eat little at supper, and avoid medicine. If symptoms persist, take Chamberlain’s Tablets to aid digestion.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford
Henderson Garage & Machine Company
Monroe, N.C
Monroe Steam Vulcanizing Company
Mr. Farmer
U. S. Treasury
the Savings, Loan and Trust Co
R. B. Redwine
H. B. Clark
VOLOS
Heny W. Faulk
Peter
Adam Green
T. B. Watta
Noah
la Buggy
T. B
Germany
Bob New
Richmond
Fay
By Ken Klin
Vow
Avery
Ofich
Warren
TVS
Gant
Texas
Monroe Tron & Metal GO
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