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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
8
The Weatherwax Brothers and the Weatherwax four are praised for their musical power and benevolent message. The verse blesses their memory and expresses hope that their songs endure in hearts and homes though they are far away. It asks that four souls rest with their father and God when laid to green sod.
Miss Gladys Laney entertains Les Mystiques with progressive talk and a formal luncheon. New member Adeline Crow welcomed. Various local residents and visitors from Pageland, Marshville, Wadesboro, and Atlanta noted. Navy enlistment mentioned for James Crowell. Poetically odd verse closes the item.
The piece outlines three life centers the heart brain and lungs and explains how acute heart dilation a severe brain stroke and other causes lead to sudden death. It details coma syncope and asphyxiation as the three death paths and notes a future note in The Journal. It also reports the death of W M Hargett in Charlotte and a short political notice for Corporation Commissioner D L Boyd with local ties.
Advertises sweet potato plants at $1.25 per thousand with large quantities, references Porto Rico varieties, and ship same day. Also promotes egg setting services and poultry stock prices, and a Petersburg lot for sale near DuPont and steel plant. Includes miscellaneous farm notices and promotional text from J. T. Pes W. Clark Plant Farm and Abbeville Plant Co.
Local report notes a large fire with extensive area damage near Monroe township. It is the third major blaze in the neighborhood this season, reportedly started while burning brush along hedge rows. Rosser Wolfe announces candidacy for Monroe township constable in the Democratic primary.
After nearly two weeks of talks General Scott General Funston and Mexican War Minister Obregon failed to reach an agreement on troop disposition in Mexico at El Paso last night. The issue was referred back to the American and de facto governments for settlement through diplomatic channels.
A fragmentary report recalls a pilot describing his risky ascent and grounding after a near mishap. The speaker reflects on seeking a victory yet returning safely, using the term Zeppelined to capture the peril and surprise of the experience.
A tall elephant in the story refuses a treat despite a friendly offer and gives a sly wink as the narrator approaches, illustrating playful characterization.
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