Prophecy and Civilization in an Early 20th Century Paper
The Monroe Journal notes Dr. George Edward Flow and the paper view air warfare as foreseen by Tennyson in Locksley Hall and predicts intensified aerial combat. It previews a public call to Sunday school as moral and intellectual uplift, citing lessons, charts, and child outreach. The piece also references a Chinaman claim jumper anecdote and highlights Carrs mills investing in a playground project for workers.
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George Edward Flow
Journal
Europe
Tennyvon
England
Tennyson
Locksley Hall
University
Carrborra
Carr Tulus
North Carolina
Rileigh
Charlotte
Language Hygiene for News Writers in a Local Paper
A guidance item listing overused phrases to avoid such as casually using indecisive terms for dates and events. It warns against ambiguous phrases like crashed into and suspended participles while urging precise attributions and correct family references. The piece also critiques overlong or stale phrases and calls for clearer writing standards.
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Bette
Rev. Smith
Brother Smith
Mr. Smith
Daily Press
Johnson
Union County
Rufus Clark
Dr. Johnson
Next Rexall Straw Vote Might Reveal Next President
The National Association of Rexall druggists conducts a nationwide straw poll of over 5.5 million voters, with 8,000 members collecting ballots from all states. Results will be published in The Journal and Rexall stores before Election Day, reflecting a representative cross section of U S life.
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United States
National Association of Rexall Druggists
Union Drug Co
Rexall Association
Monroe
Druggists’ Association
Boston
Th United Drug Company
Rexal Druggists’ Association
Association
Rexall Drugeists
Rexall
Exhumation for Connie Steele and the county church plans
Waxhaw residents report the exhumation of Connie Steele and his interment back home for care. The Monroe Journal notes plans to build a brick church at Morgan's Mill, potentially the county's first, and Rev G W Belk has been reappointed as Presbyterian evangelist for the South. The piece also discusses Henry Van Dyke's The Home and its call for moral family life as the nation's backbone.
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Waxhaw Thern
Waxhaw Enterprise
W. R. Steele
G. L. McManus
Edgemoor
Connie Steele
Morgan's Mill
Monroe
Marvin Methodist
George W. Belk
Jackson Township
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
South
Gainesville
Atree
S. R. Belk
G. W. Belk
Henry van Dyke
Commonwealth
Republic
Napoleon
Matternich
Hegel
Washington
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Beatrice Fairfax
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