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The Journal of Monroe 1917 Dispatches News Notes
The October 2 1917 issue reports on conservation slogans for housewives, marriage rumors about Kernesky the iron man of Russia, and local business shifts as fall cotton movement stirs Monroe. It notes Armfield leaving Monroe for Concord, critiques on road work and municipal finance, a new subscription policy starting Jan 1, and a London air raid report with casualties and distribution of bombs.
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