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Newspaper

The Monroe Journal

Location

Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1913

Page

3

Hats for Men Knox Hats in All Styles and Sizes

A full line of the famous Knox Hats for men offered in multiple styles and sizes.

Knox

Thomas Dixon Jr and a Novel's Big Break at Fifty Thousand

A fragment recalls Thomas Dixon Jr later famous author admired by a boy nine in Virginia Dixondale. Dixon predicts big sales after an early reading, securing a landmark first novel contract. A separate anecdote tells of a copperhead snake found inside a watermelon, sparking wild theories on how it got there and a cautionary note to inspect fruit before cutting.

Dixon Princeton Thomas Dixon, Jr Mr. Dixon Walter Page Great Britain Pose Mos America Opera Monroe Esq. McAdams Meb Laurie

Hair Hints for Preserving Hair and Scalp Health

Instructions advise avoiding public brushes or combs, shampoo every two weeks with pure soap or ready made shampoo, and daily Parisian Sage rubbed into the scalp. The English Drug Company markets a 50 cent bottle promising to stop hair loss and improve scalp condition, with a money back guarantee.

Pri Re Bnglish Drug Company Duffy Parkdan Sage

Hundred-Twenty-Year-Old Man Denied Marriage License

Joe MeIntyre, claiming to be 120, was refused a marriage license by Bla ma County's register of deeds who said his age would prevent him from supporting a wife. MeIntyre, who has buried six wives, traveled with a prospective 80 year old bride who has remarried four times. The pair walked two miles to the town to apply.

Register of Deeds Blama County Joe MeIntyre MeIntyre Moses Melmyre

Mi-ona Stomach Tablets Promised Relief and Health

An advertisement touts Mi-ona Stomach Tablets from Emellet Drug Company as a safe fast-acting digestive aid. It claims quick relief for indigestion and stomach upset, strengthens digestive organs, soothes irritated membranes, and improves overall health, ending with a quip about a kiss as a joking testimonial.

Emellet Drug Company

Call for More Cotton United States Meets Demand

The Baltimore American notes a rise of about $3 per bale in New York and New Orleans as the 1913 cotton crop is expected near 13 million bales. It argues that world demand exceeds supply, with the United States meeting the increased demand while other regions lag. The piece contrasts past yields from 1905 1889 and 1912 with current consumption trends and population growth.

United States Baltimore American New York New Orleans Beans & Works U. S Occidental India Egypt South America

Gypsy band sparks Durham scare as child remains nameless

A gypsy troupe caused excitement in Durham after a small American boy, who refused a dollar saying gypsies would take it, could not recall his home or name. Constable Hall planned inquiries but the band left before action. Some witnesses suspected kidnapping.

Wleigh Durham Raymond Hall Band of Gypsies

Chicago Adopts Policewomen To Aid In Public Safety

The Chicago City Council, urged by groups including the Juvenile Protective League Catholic Women's League and Jewish Charities, added ten policewomen to the regular force. Two of three women chosen supervise the unit overseeing amusements—parks dance halls beaches—with duties at seventy five dollars a month. They will wear authority stars and whistles, but no weapons for now.

Chicago Chicago City Juvenile Protective League Catholic Women's League Jewish Charities Elvic

The Happiest Man in the Land and the Honest Farmer

A reflective passage extols the farmer as sovereign of his land. It contrasts city turmoil with a simple, self-sufficient life where a farmer’s family upholds honesty and virtue. The article portrays rural life as a model for national character and progress.

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Price Corn Boys to Visit Capitol

Washington reports the department of agriculture will welcome state prize winners from boys corn clubs in the south and likely girls tomato clubs on December 11. About 70,000 boys and 24,000 girls are involved, with roughly 200 southern boys expected to average over 100 bushels per acre. The agency previews crop rotation and hog-raising plans to improve fertility on two acres per family.

Capitol Washington Department of Agriculture Department Ok Tor Weve

Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil Promoted for Wounds

A vintage advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a surgical dressing that relieves pain and heals wounds. It claims quick action to prevent blood poisoning and notes a price of 50 cents to 1 dollar.

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