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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
7
A Cleveland style satirical note references Charles W Morse and a Taft pardon worth 160900 to his lawyers, while reports from North Carolina describe a Myrtle Hawking case and a Lake Waccamaw lineman’s suicide amid ongoing labor tensions and local crime trials.
Harold T. Pratt, former insurance agent linked to prior frauds, is arrested in Omaha. In Rocky Mount, J. W. Lyles fatally shoots John Davis after a robbery claim and is held without bond. Asheville’s postmaster James L. Wagner resigns after 14 years. J. B. Bradford will replace him. Col John D. Taylor of the New Hanover Superior Court dies at 52. Hendersonville youths Otto Edney and Harnest Hi die in a Naples freight wreck. Sol Party of Kernsville, jailed for drunken misconduct, hired to build Forsyth roads for 20 months.
An ad explains Hen-Roid tablets ease piles by improving blood circulation. Sold by Erstish Drug Co. and all druggists with a 24 day $1 treatment guarantee. Dr Leonhardt Co mails a free booklet from Station B Buffalo NC.
An article from a standard magazine this year claims more women than men are bald and asserts a product called PA SAGE can prevent baldness. It touts a scalp treatment from English Brug Co and mentions a testimonial by Mrs. George Thunder from May, indicating scalp issues and temporary relief only after trying the product.
A testimonial from N A Waddell of Washington Waco Tex praises Dr Miles Laxative Tablets for gentle effective relief, tasting like candy and easy to take. The advert notes the product costs 25 cents per box of 25 doses and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory.
A muscular German man in a Philadelphia department store frets and darts among clerks as lilac beads of sweat stream down his face. An assistant asks if he needs men’s clothing and he shouts that he seeks vim clothing, not men’s. He declares difficulty in finding it, while a separate line notes falling death rates as evidence of sanitary progress.
James A Griffin of Monroe North Carolina praises Doan's Kidney Pills noting relief from back pain and frequent urinary issues after using the product. He recalls trying the pills in 1921 and finds them effective again with purchases via English Drug Co and Kilburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents.
Three reasons emerge why the minister Mackintosh is urged to return to church. The speaker rejects the theology and singing, and recalls meeting his wife at the minister's kirk, noting personal history tied to the faith.
Mrs J E Cox of Joliet Illinois expresses gratitude for surviving pneumonia and a dreadful cough after failing to improve with other medicines. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery as quick and safe for throat and lung relief, with bottles guaranteed and trial bottles free at English Drug Company.
By authority of a Superior Court order in a partition suit Flossie Moser et al v Conder et al the Union County court house door will host a public sale on June 8 1912 at noon. The 64 acre tract lies in Vance Township adjoining Orr estate Martha Ann Conder heirs John Robinson Henry Alexander and William Horton and is part of the William Conder estate allotted as Mrs Isabella Conder dower. Terms: one third cash with balance due January 1 1913 title retained until full payment purchaser to pay six percent interest on deferred amount. Sale to secure partition. May 29 1912 J J Parker Stack Parker Attys.
A reader advises caution with liquids not from trusted sources. City water is generally safe and tested monthly. wells with open tops pose higher contamination risk. The piece promotes spring water and air as natural tonics and adds local notices of medical ads and legal offices in Monroe and Marshville regions.
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