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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
7
Tickets go on sale for all trains stopping at listed stations from June 2 to June 7 with return to original starting point by midnight June 21. Extensions to July 6 require deposit with a special agent by June 21 and a 50 cent fee. For details contact a Seaboard Agent.
Mr T B Hawfeld of Harrison community died last Thursday afternoon while plowing in a cotton field. He had attended Mrs Charley Parks funeral at Marvin that morning and reportedly died of heart failure or acute indigestion after a hearty dinner. Funeral services were held Friday at Harrison church with Rev B F Harkett and Rev W L Sherrill assisting. He is survived by a wife and six children, plus two brothers and three sisters. He was a longtime Methodist lay leader and cherished neighbor, described as strong in body and mind, honest, sincere, and devoted to family and church.
An old advertisement urges spring house cleaning to improve skin and vitality. It touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a laxative and complexion booster, claiming they flush intestines and remove winter sluggishness, available at druggists for 260.
Indian Trail May 16 report notes Rev B B Shankel returning from Bristol Tennessee and crop woes with cotton needing replanting due to cool weather. Social gatherings include the second reception of the a and Philathea classes at J T Parker home with songs, poems, ice cream and corn cola. Community events list Mothers sermon, Miss Ethel Ford returning from Marshville, and upcoming Children Day exercises at the Methodist church on May 27. Also mentions frost, replanting corn, and local church services and prayer meetings.
A Marshville farmer shared a street rumor about preventing cow lice by tying a cloth soaked in mercurial ointment around the cow’s neck to starve the pests of water. The claim circulates as a locally discussed remedy with unsafe elements.
A promotional note touts Chamberlain's Liniment as a quick aid to rheumatism relief. It claims the product offers significant and cost effective comfort, urging readers to try it for fast results.
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