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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
7
War driven recruitment from Europe brings top performers to Sparks Circus, led by Hilary Long whose life risking act uses a roller skate on his head. From a hundred foot incline he rockets ten yards and lands on a new arc finishing atop the tent. The performance headlines the show billed for Saturday November 4.
The Farmers National Congress at Indianapolis on Oct 17 approved resolutions praising President Wilson for constructive farm legislation and pledged loyal support. The note cited gratitude for a peaceful policy and effective aid to agriculture while commending his courage and diplomatic ability.
The ad touts Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine claiming to aid the liver malaria blood and the whole system. A humorous anecdote follows about a dog named Moreover linked to a Bible story about Lazarus and a stray dog.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a tonic sheet named Lat-foe and a person or product term Dttie Stone. It claims restoration of healthy functions though the context and specifics are unclear.
The census bulletin shows cotton manufactured in American mills at 7,278,524 bales for the year ending July 1 with a 14.8 percent rise in cotton used to 1,00?2, and 22,805,883 spindles active, up 2.6 percent. North Carolina is second with 1,067,288 bales used, behind Massachusetts. Georgia and South Carolina follow in ranking. Victor Murdock, Kansas, endorses President Wilson for re election, arguing Wilson is more Progressive than Hughes in a Wichita Eagle editorial.
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