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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
8
A collage of classified items and notices from a small town paper selling seeds and groceries, offering services like well boring, repairs, and clothing, plus auction and real estate notices. Community events include a women’s bazaar, oyster days, and a church meeting with local reports on cotton prices and sales.
Advertisements and notices include rental offers for a four room cottage on College St, bids for a Monroe construction project due November 7, and sales listings for eight room houses. Also mentions repairs, seed inoculation services, veterinary calls, and local tax collection reminders.
The first game of baseballs World Series between the New York Nationals and Philadelphia Americans starts at 2 pm in New York, alternating cities daily until one club wins four. Tickets range from $1 to $25, with revenues shared among players and clubs per official rules.
A garbled narrative recounts a tale of a willow tree, a rabbit and a skeletal figure in a treetop, with scattered references to a home in Eetersville. The piece closes noting Princeton University invites for a memorial tower dedication on October 22, with President Taft declining.
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