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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1912
Page
5
A collage of classified notices and ads from Monroe record extensive offerings from W J Walters and Luther Williams including groceries, cotton seed prices, livestock for sale and public court entries. Also lists repairs auto parts and veterinary services with a public notice on Union county Democratic primary planning for May 18 1912 and May 4 county convention details.
Mr V D Sikes left for Richmond on a several day business trip. Dr J W Weaver will preach Sunday afternoon at 2:30. At Dixie No 1 tonight the program features Satan on a Rampage and Hypnotic Detective. Mr John R Simpson moves his grocery store to the Belk Bundy corner room. Mr and Mrs James T Capel of Anson county and Mrs Hattie Peters of Cheraw visited last week with Mr and Mrs Duncan Huntley. Mr John Belk of Arkansas visits relatives here for the first time in 35 years. Henderson Garage and Machine Company received a carload of automobiles. machine use grows rapidly. Mrs Mattie Pyron has resigned as Western Union manager. Miss Guineve Moore of High Point takes charge. Principal streets to be oiled to reduce dust as soon as arrival. Ernest Barrett named sanitary officer. no extra police, Barrett to focus on sanitation. J F McLane, cotton buyer for Sprant Co of Wilmington, moves to Red Springs to start a new business. Many Monroe friends regret their departure. Voters approved the 30,000 bond issue for a sewerage system by 242 to 204. Local leaders J J Parker, T J Perry, IMG Hal, C J Grass and others attend the Republican district convention at Lexington. Roosevelt likely to be endorsed.
Manager Mc Ewen presented life size pictures of journal babies to crowds last Saturday afternoon and night and the event drew great praise. Additional pictures will be shown tomorrow night and next Saturday afternoon and night to replace those not ready last week.
A London Chronicle note recalls a summer evening walk on Hampstead Heath with Charles Lamb. They vow to quit snuff, toss their snuffboxes into brambles, then Lamb jokes about a remaining pinch found later. The anecdote preserves a whimsical image of the literary figure.
A well dressed man in Rue de Passy, Paris, slipped and shattered a wine shop window. The crowd chased the culprit and found a forged £20 note. The shopkeeper kept £2 for the window and the man left with £18 and a torn coat. No police appeared during the incident.
A dialogue from the Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a man and woman who discuss happiness and duty before agreeing to marriage. She says they are not there to be happy but to fulfill missions, and he responds by pledging himself as hers, leading to an engagement.
Ampley insists the sprig is mint while his wife claims catnip. They wander the yard and discover cats irresistibly drawn to the herb, causing dinner interruptions and a late reveal that the bunch in the sweater pocket contained four contented felines. The night ends with Ampley reluctantly conceding it may be catnip.
A witty exchange about reading habits. The line implies a tongue in cheek moment, suggesting a casual, humorous note about someone’s spouse and reading choices without naming specific titles or authors.
The Journal announces the Grand Baby Contest will close Saturday June 1 1912 at 10 p m Prizes total 150 125 75 and 50 in gold awarded to babies by vote across districts with the top winners listed by district and outcome.
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