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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
7
The editor lauds Governor Bickett for reviewing inmate records and releasing 21 prisoners, praising his lack of red tape and his conscience driven duty. The piece contrasts past governors' clamor over pardons with his bold mercy and calls him a noble executive.
The article reports the election of R. F. Beasley as North Carolina Commissioner of Public Welfare, the first person elected to the post. It notes advocates for a State Board of Public Charities and the legislature creating a broader, more efficient board to replace the old one, with editor Clarence Poe asked to issue a statement on the event.
Wheat growers in Clio section Marlboro County South Carolina face disruption as the sole roller mill closes after proprietor Mr Jackson is drafted. Local farmers fear grain processing delays and seek solutions while wartime mobilization affects supply.
A promotional piece urges drinking a glass of hot water with a spoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast. It claims internal wash cleanses the alimentary canal, removes poisons, and improves health and appearance, advising daily use for headaches, dullness, and constipation.
The Raleigh Christian Advocate notes the election of Mr. Roland F. Beasley of Monroe to Commissioner of Charities and Public Welfare. The piece then relays a Monroe dispatch about Jack Morgan of Goose Creek township Union county, who travels to town for exemption board examinations while living as a woman.
A Methodist minister from Congaree DC, Mr J W Davis, praises Ironized Paw Paw after relief from years of stomach trouble and insomnia. He urges others to try it and notes many professionals report increased energy and productivity. Ads note price and that druggists carry it with interstate orders handled by Snelish Drug Co. Also reports from Waxhaw Enterprise say local cotton crop will be shorter due to drought and cold, with bolls fallen and linting satisfactory.
G A McBride of Headford Ontario says he has sold Chamberlain's Tablets for about two years and after trying them himself finds no equal remedy for indigestion and constipation. He recommends giving them a trial as they will do you good.
Numerous advertisements list farm and livestock sales. Listings include 11 head of horses and mules and 40 head of cattle for cash or good paper at B. C. Hinson's stables, rents for four farms, a Crawford Street residence with six rooms for cash or good paper, a 100-acre Earl station property near Rutherfordton with title clear and barbed wire pasture, Abrams Rye and alfalfa seed at Rock Hill Grocery, asking price of 3.50 for Abruzzi rye, and W J Rudge Co offering sterling silver buyouts. Also jobs: 200 colored laborers for Worth Brothers Company in Coatsville PA, and knitting mill help in Charlotte NC with attractive wages and modern facilities.
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