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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
9
We urge more intensive farming in Union County through crop rotation and efficient methods without high cost. If we fertilize as heavily as the Pee Dee in South Carolina and prevent soil washout, productivity could rise greatly and fewer residents would need to leave to farm or see fine crops.
President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo distributed government funds to the West and South to ease a money squeeze. The Bank of Union will lend to cotton producers and will pay out millions this season, keeping debts settled and deposits safeguarded while urging farmers to leave money in banks.
The article argues against speculative money crops and large acreages. It stresses living at home as economically safer, noting farming at home reduces fertilizer debt and toll costs, and promotes self-sufficiency. It cites economic harm from gambling on futures and endorses the live-at-home platform supported by Farmers' Union.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a person and a place in unclear context. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the unreadable text.
Ad copy touts Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets from English Drug Company as a fast relief for indigestion and stomach upset. It claims to strengthen digestive organs, soothe membranes, and improve overall health, selling a fifty cent box.
The passage discusses a farmer who aims to produce at home, facing financial embarrassment and instability. It notes the at home farmer’s advantage of keeping surplus products off the market until market conditions improve, avoiding forced sales during downturns.
Dr Simmons Squaw Wine is described as prepared for the ailments of women. It claims to act directly on the female constitution with mild pleasantness while affording beneficial systemic effects.
In the Superior Court before the Clerk J J Helms and Minnie Johnson sue Hiram Orr et al for partition of land. A tract of about 26 1/2 acres in Union County Vance township on Twelve Mile Creek will be sold at public auction October 18 1914 at 12 M at the Union County courthouse door Monroe NC to the highest bidder. Terms: one third cash balance in six months with title retained until full payment. Sold by Whitsett NC attorney Stack Parker commissioners.
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