Monroe and Union County Ten Years Ago Drummers sell stationery to English drug store group encounters quarrel
A long reminiscence recalls Monroe and Union County ten years ago when three drummers, American, Jew, and a young woman, competed to supply English drug store. The meeting ended with the young woman’s order, while the others vented reactions, and other local anecdotes follow including Dr Flow’s letters, Clerk Houston’s spelling reform, and farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
English
Salemson
Drimmer
G. Ed Flow
D. A. Houston
Roosevelt
Houston
Webster and Worcester
Squire Simpson
Col. Townsend
J. New Bigham
Jackson
Pat
Waxhawt
Cattle Scarcity and Local War Talk In Monroe
Monroe residents discuss cattle shortages in Union County with market insights from N B Ayers. They note Hereford and Black Angus as top beef types, price trends for shingles and lumber, and proposed dog tax under a recent act. Capt T T Capehart relays a German guard fence tale as locals fear wartime dangers and observe building boom and street activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Ayers
Monroe
Mr. Ayers
Union County
The Country Doctor play at Trinity School House
Trinity Community League presents a four act comedy drama The Country Doctor at Trinity school house on Wednesday April 4 at 7 30 pm Cast includes Thomas Britton M D Carl Broom Howard Wayne Dolly Laney Squire Ferguson Charlie Laney Zebediah Runn Claude Eubanks Sam Birch Ward Lane Eri Agnes Gilbert Dolly Britton Susan Pinner Sadie Eubanks Mrs Birch Nancy Eubanks Vaneria Mangum and others Admission 15 cents Performers promise lively entertainment and strong local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Trinity Community League
Trinity School House
Gebinning
Thomas Britton
M. D
Carl Broom
Howard Wayne
Dolly
Calvin Lan
Squire Ferguson
Charlie Laney
Zebediah Runn
Claude Eubanks
Sam Birch
Ward Lane
Eri
Herman
Mango Ben Shaw
Boyd Fenderburk
Agnes Gilbert
Bessie Reid Houston
Dolly Britton
Cornie Laney
Susan Pinner
Sadie Eubanks
Birch
Sam
Nancy Eubanks
Anna Rolle Umetead
Vaneria Mangum
German Crew Put Under Guard at Fort McPherson
A train carrying 411 officers and men of the German auxiliary cruiser Wilhelm arrived at Fort McPherson, where they were placed in a stockade and guarded by a provost unit. The sailors, interned after traveling from Philadelphia, will be housed in five barracks behind barbed wire with four companies and an officers’ wing. Some will be sent to Pensacola while others stay near Philadelphia, awaiting further disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Capehardt
Monroe
Abbeville
Seld
Capehart
Germany
Fort McPherson
United States
Philadelphia
Fort Oglethorpe
Chattanooga
Thierfeldt
H. S. Wagner
Seventeenth Infantry
Charles R. Noyles
Oland
Then
Wagner
Noyes
Germain
Colmel Noyes
Maj. H. M. Wise
Pensacola
Marshville Greens Promoted At Oakdale Farm
Local editor appeals to Marshville residents to gather free cress called nigger greens formerly known as erensy greens. Green reports luxuriant growth on Oakdale Farm patches once fertilized for cabbage, with cooking praise noting it tastes like turnip salad when prepared by a cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
Oakdale
Pneumonia Season Robbery On Seaboard Train
On a Seaboard train to Monroe, Mr. J A Hunneycutt lost eighteen dollars to pickpockets Joe Baker alias 8 Hurst and Henry Becker alias Frank Miller alias Harry Baker. both men, Richmond and Indianapolis homes, were detained by police after the act near Hamlet. They await a prefiling hearing before Recorder Hamilton C Jones with $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunneycutt
J. A. Hunneycutt
Monroe
Charlotte
Observer
Joe Baker
8. Hurst
Richmond
Henry Becker
Frank Miller
Harry Baker
Indianapolis
I. A. Hunneycutt
Seaboard
J. A. Pittman
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Marehareat
Bradley
Wil
Baker
Becker
Chamberlain
Hamlet
Hamilton C. Jones
Bond
Horace Moore
Farm official misidentified in Charlotte visit
David A. Houston, secretary treasurer of the Farm Loan Bank in Columbia, signed the hotel register in Charlotte and excitedly announced that D F Houston, secretary of agriculture in the President's cabinet, was in the city, prompting Observer reporter to note the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxhaw Enterprise
David A. Houston
Farm Loan Bank
Columbia
Charlotte
The
Observer Aid
D. F. Houston
City
Spring colds and Dr King's New Discovery remedy
A vintage health ad warns that spring colds bring fever headaches and sore throats. It promotes Dr King's New Discovery as an antiseptic balsam mix to clear nasal passages soothe irritated membranes and break up lingering colds. It advises completing the full treatment even after initial relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Marshville Man Leads Dual Life in Home Correspondence
Marshville correspondent notes W. O. Harrell installed water works and sewerage in his new residence, then stalled a Delco electric plant for reliable service. He enjoys both country and city life, a blend few achieve. A local observer adds a quip about guessing a woman's age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshville
W. O. Harrell
Delco
Powerful Medicine Promises End to Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a universal cure for long lasting rheumatism and twitching pains. It claims rapid relief after two days with a no cure no pay offer of 50 cents a bottle, sold by The English Drug Co and druggists, backed by years of physician praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Drug Co
America
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Farmers
Departments of Agriculture
Bingham
Ighan
Spartan Mills
Spartanburg
John R. Brooks
Ned
Wilson
Wake Forest College
Potext
Unionville
J. B. Caryle
Waxhaw
J. W. Vyneh
Wingate
Alliga
Rube Lemmond
Tom Gordon
Pumpkin Street
Col. Lemmond
Jackson Williams
Tom
John Crow
Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Professor Williams
John Bob Helms
Sam Lathan
Red Cross
Mr. Hargrove Bowles
Mr. Bowles
Belgium
Harry McDonald
FT. Mcpherson
Mie
Iain Thierfeldt
Goodyear
Monroe Steam Vulcanizing Company
Columbus
R.C. Griffin & Bro
the Savings, Loan and Trust Company
R. B. Redwine
H. B. Clark
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