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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
4
The Monroe Journal notes Marshville's two consecutive fairs provoke local boosters to press for a third. The paper questions Italians and Austro German war moves, wonders about Malian support for Democracy, and warns of potential losses as 100000 Americans face uncertain outcomes in a broader war context.
A debate over Postmaster Burleson power to deny mail to publications deemed unmiltable. The piece criticizes the suppression of the Masses, cites Max Eastman, and contrasts free press with government censorship amid wartime. It then presents a vignette of Hudson Maxim’s poverty and self-made rise, linked to Edison’s praise and a boy’s early hardship.
Judson P. D. Stewart portrays Hudson Maxim as a prolific inventor and public speaker who shaped military and linguistic fields. From smokeless powder to explosive blends, carbide production, a chess-inspired War Game, and literary works, Maxim’s career spans science, defense, and culture. He lost a hand yet excelled in driving torpedoes, sports, and rhetoric.
A boy named Half-Willie earns his nickname for doing tasks only halfway. His father warns him the trip may be wasted, and Willie vows to change. A stalled carriage and a missed train teach him the value of doing things fully, and he resolves to never be a half-hearted boy again.
A travel anecdote from Everybody's Magazine tells of an Englishman and his valet going west from Boston for five days. The valet ponders the discovery of Hamerica and contrasts Columbus' achievement with the vastness and mystery of the United States.
Sketches Charlie Simpson Gilmer Joyce Frank Eubanks and Irvin Stack start from Monroe in a "John Henry" in the afternoon to Charcott for a show. They struggle to start the car in Charlotte but finally ride, then crash near Monroe nine miles from home. They walk back, catch a freight, miss a circus train, and return before daylight. They vow they are not so old after all despite aching bones.
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