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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
2
John Decker gains a vacation lesson in responsibility while at sea as he learns to read the tow line and keep the craft in line with the ultimate aim of bringing the boy Jack to safe port. A moral about looking back and guiding rather than forcing progress is drawn from the voyage.
A doctor traps Jack in a corn crib weighing him with corn to expose a temptation to sell himself. Jack faces the choice and vows honesty, while the doctor cautions that self respect matters more than immediate gain.
Mrs. W Jacques of Chicago urges eating ten edible weeds to beat high meat prices, praising dock nettle sorrel purslane milkweed dandelion pigweed lambs quarters marsh marigold and brake fern as nourishing greens. She advocates encouraging weeds on farms and mocks political healers exploiting money offers to sway voters. The note arrives amid calls to resist meat-price hikes and support homegrown greens.
An advertisement extols Mrs Joe Person's Remedy to purify blood and restore energy, claiming relief from indigestion, rheumatism, and sores. It notes forty years of use, urges dealers to stock it, and offers a large bottle for $1 via Remedy Sales Corporation in Charlotte. The Wash is recommended for sores and inflamed surfaces, especially for women, and to accompany the remedy for ulcers.
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