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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
4
The Monroe Journal is issued on Tuesdays and Fridays with a yearly subscription of one dollar. It operates from The Journal Building located at the corner of Jefferson and Beasley streets.
North Carolina delegation met with the President on cotton financing and urged a $100,000,000–plus pool. The President favored the St Louis plan and urged swift warehouse legislation, while Senator Overman and Rep. Stall supported quick action and bank-led advances to stabilize prices. Governor Blease called a special session with measures on tax relief and warehouse systems.
A historical list outlines practical farming rules focusing on seed bed preparation eight to twelve inches deep, seed quality and storage, proper row spacing, intensive tillage, soil humus through legumes and manure, crop rotation with cover crops, increased daily work output with better equipment, expanded stock to use waste and idle land, self sufficiency in food, and meticulous accounting of farm products.
A collage of 19th century notices includes Servian military conscription details with age ranges and service terms, followed by a long list of Nicholas I’s titles and lands. The column ends with a brief gossip note about Dorothy Bell’s marriage plans and a burned-note exchange with Harold Sawyer.
A German-born father of famed painter Sir Hubert Herkomer once worked as a clay modeller in youth. He later faced tremulous hands and imperfect sculpture, while his son subtly refined the work at night to restore its former beauty. The elder noted the improvement each morning with quiet pride. A segue adds a quip about test cases from Sylvester Snodgrass and his father.
In the eighteenth century begging was a frightful nuisance in the German states. In Bavaria whole regiments had to be sent out to arrest and punish the numerous professional beggars. Bara and Cologne, with a population 40 000, had nearly 10 000 paupers.
A witty exchange recalls Archbishop Whately claiming to rise early once and feeling pride all morning and sleepiness all afternoon, leading him to resolve never to rise early again.
A terse quotation from the Philadelphia Inquirer questions the value of seeing a phrenologist to learn pleasant truths about oneself when one already distrusts any disagreeable insights he might uncover.
A humorous quotation frames Noah lamenting that his wife took both clothes closets aboard the ark leaving him with little storage. The remark is attributed as a lighthearted echo of the original tale.
A quirky exchange notes a wife’s yearly fashion update with a spring hat and parasol, while the husband plays along, claiming the attire is self-made in a playful, gossip-like remark.
Dr E W Sykes head of political science at Wake Forest College opened the 1914 political campaign in Robeson at the courthouse Monday at 1 o clock. He was introduced by L R Varser of the Lumberton bar who called him one of the best politically informed men in the country. Sykes praised President Wilson and his cabinet before a large Robeson county audience.
Advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with a refund if not successful. States the ointment provides ease and rest through a topical fixative application.
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