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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
4
Sketches by John Beasley report Monroe officials moving to bar street carnivals, lampooning local events and cartoons like Hank and Pete. The column cites civic reform, a weather duck, youth commissions, and reflections on national matters alongside local humor and community theater notes.
The piece argues that US sentiment in the South remains steady despite Europe’s war as Britain’s and France’s guns thunder on. It notes Wilson’s line that the world must be made safe for democracy and describes fear of a clash between ruling-class autocracy and violence.
Pageland Journal notes Mr. M Horne recalls his first Irish potato planting misadventure after marriage. He cut out many eyes as instructed, stored them over the fence, and his wife uncovered the error upon return. She teased him, offering fifty cents to keep it secret.
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