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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
6
The Bank of Union touts strong growth and a guaranteed safety for deposits. It emphasizes service and accommodation, inviting prospective depositors to experience its reliability and become customers and friends.
By virtue of a superior court judgment in August term 1914 Love McNeely and Redwine Sikes sue Ossian Cameron to foreclose one third undivided interest in a Union County land tract. The sale to satisfy the court’s judgment will occur at the courthouse door in Monroe on October 1 1914. The property details are in deeds on file and reference is made to full description in the records. John Griffith Sheriff of Union County South Carolina.
Vance Plyter sues Laura Plyter in Union County Superior Court seeking an absolute divorce on adultery. Laura Plyter must answer or plead to the complaint at the September term in Monroe, North Carolina, or the plaintiff will proceed for relief. This notice is dated August 1, 1914.
Rail notices list arrival and departure times for trains serving Monroe and nearby lines. Including No 14 Charlotte to Wilmington local and No 12 Birmingham to New York services with times such as 5:45 and 6:10 a m, plus multiple Rutherfordton Raleigh and Charlotte runs, all published as information only.
Senator Lane of Oregon argues for forming Indian cavalry under army control, noting white blood infusion aided farming success but suggesting the Indians’ energy could better serve as a mounted force. He compares to Cossacks, cites West Point and European prep, and says testing such a unit is worth authorities’ consideration. Indianapolis News.
A British Royal Society note by F Kidd reports carbonic acid gas inhibits seed germination in 20 to 30 percent CO atmosphere. Seeds recover after removal of CO, except white lupin where drying and rewetting enable germination. Underground decay of green matter may emit CO and suppress germination, offering agricultural insight into delayed germination cases.
A returned English traveler reports that moving pictures demoralize South Sea natives by breaking peaceful customs and inflaming them with drama. He cites a Samoa incident where three natives, including a former policeman, stole revolvers and killed a European manager, triggering battles. two attackers died and the third was hanged.
A century ago British forces led by General Drummond staged a night attack on American positions at Fort Erie. Two columns breached the works before a magazine explosion sparked a panic and forced a retreat. British losses were 157 killed, 300 wounded, 186 prisoners. American casualties were 84.
A humorous exchange centers on needles and sewing with playful wordplay. One speaker notes their wife refuses to sew while another quips about a jewel of a wife. The conversation shifts to a pun about grapho and a phone, revealing lighthearted domestic banter.
An exhortation urges unwavering support for the buy a bale of cotton movement. It calls on individuals firms and corporations to purchase bales at 10 cents a pound to remove distressed cotton from the market until fair living prices are set. Investors are asked to commit $50 per bale and hold it off the market for a year.
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