This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1914
Page
4
Published each Tuesday and Friday. Subscription price is $1.00 per year. Distribution at The Journal Building located at the corner of Jefferson and Beasley Streets.
After weeks of debate the cotton situation may improve as war disruptions ease. England plans to buy and not hinder shipments, reserves open Nov 16 to aid farmers, and South crop prospects look weaker yet steadier, raising cautious optimism for relief this season.
A wartime reflection on how alcohol affects soldiers and governments. The piece notes sobriety grows in importance, citing Russia’s ban on liquor and the shift away from drunken officers. It argues that sobriety enhances fighting effectiveness and questions the liquor trade’s role as state revenue.
The piece argues the United States likely stays neutral though warned by fears of involvement. It notes Britain detaining Standard Oil ships, cites oils and gasoline as war essentials, and questions Germany’s Monroe Doctrine stance. It warns that landing troops in Canada would be as objectionable as South America and condemns Germany for breaking its Belgium pledge.
Wartime temperance push described as strong, with a government circular warning soldiers of alcohol’s harms. German patterns cited. Mentions Weedrow Wilea and Westey Chapel School notes reopening on November 5 plus school improvements and rural education progress led by the Wesley Chapel High School principal.
In the extraordinary South Canina session, lawmakers linger over emergency measures to ease state business conditions. Both chambers pass cotton cultivation limits and plow production caps, but deep differences persist as free conference aims to reconcile variances before week’s end. The Senate supports a 2000 pound plow limit while the House sets production caps, leaving fate uncertain.
The lower house action will determine the Senate's deliberations on major measures. Five bills seek bond issues for cotton loans, with four proposing 25 million and the Senate’s plan calling for 35 million. The referendum vote is required for the 35 million five percent bonds over five years.
The Greenville Piedmont and Abbeville Press argue against cotton seed meal as food. They claim it is nutritious and healthful when mixed with wheat flour or corn meal, citing historic muffins from Dr. Crayton at Columbia and suggesting low initiative as a barrier to wider use.
An ad extols the Youth's Companion as a family paper uniting young and old with fiction miscellany and public questions. It pitches a 1915 forecast, offers sample copies, and a 1914-1915 subscription incentive of $2 for 52 issues plus a 1915 home calendar, from The Youth's Companion at 144 Berkeley Street Boston Mass.
Authentic call touts LAXA and GROVE as cure agents for a cold. Claims include relief from headache and stoppage of cold symptoms in a single day. Emphasizes the signature of GROVE and the product name Tive Bromo Quinine.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.