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Newspaper

The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1914

Page

4

Clover Seed the Cheapest Fertilizer in Edgecombe News

In the Monroe Journal dated June 28, local Edgecombe farmers advocate crimson clover and bur clover as quick cheap soil builders. They praise sowing 15 to 20 pounds per acre over loading manure, discuss seed availability, and note bankers and businessmen funding clover seed campaigns. A related legal note recounts recent bank notes in Norfolk, tied to Adan McArthur and his mother, with mixed verdicts across Raleigh and Fayetteville courts.

Edgecomnb Halifax Miarmpuagaviwe Farmers Union Union County Raleigh Releleh Norfolk J. Sprunt Newton Adan McArthur McArthur Fayetteville Aime Cave Adam McArthur

Elgin Hosts Honor Party For Miss Mary Ethel Long

Mr and Mrs Elgin of Stouts Delightfully Entertained A Group Of Young Friends Saturday Evening In Honor Of Miss Mary Ethel Long A Highemith's Host Fayetteville Graduate Refreshments And Games Added To An Enjoyable Occasion

Crow and farmer clash over rooks and memories

A Washington town vignette opens with a farmer cursing crows that raid corn on the fence lines near Arlington. A stranger notes a rookery of 40,000 crows, and the tale shifts to a quiet Lafayette Square morning where a man helps an elderly passerby retrieve a white clover, recalling boyhood farms and honest moments in a world some deem cynical.

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Thing That Thrills Some Visitors to the Capital

A visiting writer recalls a Washington restaurant scene where a bronzed patron drops a piece of cutlet onto a white cloth and, after a blush and a wary look at the waiter, resumes a solemn, mournful meal while the waiter keeps watch over the rogue morsel.

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Land of Plenty Tariff Tales From Representative Holland

Representative Holland of Norfolk delivers a vivid ode to district abundance. He extols Lynnhaven oysters canvas-back duck diamond-back terrapin and Smithfield hams while blending patriot pride with a humorous demand for relief from tariffs and other economic constraints.

Holland Norfolk, Va Atlantic Maine Pacific Mr. Holland Lynnhaven Smithfield Acm

Real Closing Out Sale of Dress Goods

A season defining opportunity as we quit handling this line. Dress goods and notions are offered in a sacrifice sale to clear space for future lines. Prices have been set to move stock quickly.

Massive Dress Goods Sale Starts July First Eight Days

A Wednesday start on July 1 begins a ten day sale offering many items marked at prices below wholesale. The store emphasizes these are fresh goods not old stock as they cease handling dress goods.

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