A Pretty Clooary Outlook in Monroe N C 1916
A drought grips Monroe North Carolina as the Commercial Appeal reports scarce soil moisture. Cotton acreage rose about 10 percent while fertilization fell to 10 percent of planted land. Fears rise as less than 3 percent of seed cotton has emerged and rot risks increase. A rain is desperately hoped for to salvage the crop. The author GEO E FLOW signs the letter to Sirs.
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Monroe
N. C
Memphis
Tenn
Edipus
Geo
Route Eight Notes and Local Notices May 22
Local farmers report planting progress and a few cotton chops. In Magnolia a Sunday school meets and families visit. Births noted. illness mentioned. Republicans plan mass meeting in Monroe May 27 at noon in the courthouse. Perry chair. Final line on poker success.
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Attice Rowell
W. B. Wiliams
Stanley Strone
Charlotte
Vance Jones
W. O. Williams
John Strone
Magnolia
Monroe
Court House
J.J. Perry
Route Nine
Journal
Bunden Helms
J. M. Long
Daff Rape
Maazzle Helms
Brice Helms
Miss Carry
Effie Helms
West Monroe
Laura Helms
Monne
Blanch Helms
Salem
Special Notices and Local Markets Adverts and Anecdotes
Special notices advertise the Shriner special arrival in Monroe with plans to march to Union Drug Store for refreshments if weather permits, plus music by the Patrol Band. Local ads offer heavy barb wire at 2 1/2 dollars per 100 pounds, livestock and produce for sale, potato plants, and cottage for sale. Correspondence notes social visits, sermons, and a striking horse kick incident. market prices and a light legal anecdote follow.
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Shriner's
Monroe
Union Drug Store
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