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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1917
Page
2
A student from Matthews, Cape... submits a fiction built from a spelling lesson. The tale follows an old Indian hunter and his bear encounter, deer hunt, and a dawn breakfast. It ends with the writer inviting correspondence with scouts and club boys.
Thomas Riley Marshall and Mrs Marshall visit Greensboro with no fanfare. Marshall spoke in Winston-Salem on Thursday and planned to travel to Atlanta for another engagement after.
In Greensboro the exhumation of bodies from a cemetery uncovered a man’s skull with roots entwined and a tree growing from the casket. Observers debated whether the body should be returned to dust or cremated, contrasting views on Christian burial and ancient customs as they watched a 46 year old burial revealed.
The legislature made blocking a blockade still a felony, up from a misdemeanor. Punishment now includes potential imprisonment in the penitentiary and loss of civil rights, affecting booze manufacturers and enforcing tougher penalties than earlier court leniencies.
The Waxhaw Enterprise notes Wade Harris questions the airship story from Waxhaw and many readers doubt Richard McMahon’s claimed win. The piece adds a caution that unbelief runs deep, even as readers offer little comfort to McMahon amid the controversy.
Mrs. M. J. Sikes of Monroe reports severe kidney and bladder trouble with backache and fatigue. After taking Doan’s Kidney Pills her condition improved, claiming renewed strength and relief from pain. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head is advertised as LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with tonic effect.
Census figures reveal 1916 cotton ginnings at 11,442,555 500 pound bale equivalents excluding linters, up from 11,191,820 in 1915 and 16,134,930 in 1914. Details include state production totals and average gross weight per bale, with figures across Florida Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Virginia Georgia and South Carolina.
A heated plea argues the town suffers from inertia and vague responsibility. It cites widespread support for a commission form of government, noting Asheville and Charlotte as models and urging Monroe to act now rather than wait two years. The writer warns indifference drains enthusiasm and tax dollars, urging decisive action.
The article reflects on Jerusalem’s meaning and history from Ottoman capture to seven centuries of magnetism for invaders, noting Omar’s early conquest and a grand mosque bearing his name. It also mentions a peculiar Waxhaw shipment: an old sideharrow and cherry sprouts sent to C. W. Huey in Wildwood Florida, raising speculation about its odd nature.
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