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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1914
Page
8
Local notices advertise Fresh Nunnallys Candies on ice at The Union Drug Company and promote services of eye specialist Dr H Picker at Monroes Heath Hardware? Co. office, with notices about repairs, dressmaking, and goods for sale including a New York Standard watch and Keifer pears.
Union County eyes a new Monroe to Salisbury railroad with bonds from Union, Cabarrus, and Rowan to spur growth, while a land value tax debate questions keeping land unused idle. The piece argues high land prices slow development and urges taxes or valuation shifts to promote productive use, noting county fertility, cotton output, and farm prosperity. Union's status as a leading cotton producer and rising fertilizer use underscore progress that may be hindered by speculative landholding.
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