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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1912
Page
5
In the local markets a cautious note on prices appears with merchants advised to watch rates. An observer records a reference to a price point around 10.53 and guidance on timing for trade.
Special notices list varied advertisements from Switch Lee buyers to real estate for sale and rent. Offers include Rambler automobile, saw mills, turnip seed, livestock purchases, forthcoming college programs, and rental farms near Monroe and Waxhaw with contact names and locations.
Local items show Miss Gladys Laney returning from Concord visits and Mr. W. E. Richardson of Wadesboro in town. Marriages and social visits are noted along with crop conditions, mail delivery changes, and a fire scare at Houston corner.
Dr. Geo. E. Flow reports a severe drought with temperatures near 100 degrees over a week. He warns of famine and relentless conditions, noting a grim mood among observers as he cites echoes of Poe and calls for caution in judging the situation.
ieconder's Court records show Bud Crawford and WAHL Houston colored defendants each with 60 days on the roads for carrying concealed weapons. John Nivens and Jim Starnes faced assault and battery with fines and jail terms. Ada Hubbard noted for assault and battery. Walter Stith and Walter Smith also linked to concealed weapons or B and E charges. Willan Burke returned to Philadelphia after fleeing. he plans to seek honest work as a hardwood finisher learned in Massachusetts State prison.
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