13 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1915
Page
1
Week listing from West Side notes gatherings and visits. Embroidery clubs meet at the West Side, Baptist and Methodist groups plan church activities, and many residents host or rejoin relatives. Listings cover meetings, visits, health updates, and civic league summons.
Miss Marie Miller and the Girls' Tomato Clubs address the organization in a Thursday meeting. Monroe and West Monroe delegates attend the State Sunday School Convention in Baton Rouge this week. A Presbyterian study circle met with fourteen at the Presbyterian church. Tonight a high school minstrel at City School Auditorium supports the athletic association. A birthday party at Mr Bosmith West Monroe honors his daughter Esther with 27 attendees.
A reprinted lecture argues lime salts sustain mineral needs in tuberculosis patients and praises Eckman’s Alterative a remedy claimed to aid pulmonary tuberculosis and throat and bronchial diseases. It notes safety no opiates or habit forming drugs and urges physicians to have Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia supply the product.
The article describes White Mather as the cheerful hostess at a church gathering with friends sending pres eots and cake and cream refreshments. Mrs. Catlett presided over a devotional meeting discussing school in China and City Missions. Other society members participated in the program.
The Scenic Limited offers a through journey from Saint Louis to the Pacific Coast via Missouri Pacific Denver and Rio Grande and Western Rio Grande routes. The report highlights dramatic river gorges, mountain heights, forests, and ocean views, promising a unique travel experience across two thousand miles. Travelers are urged to contact W.7 Brewer for complete descriptions of the train and trip.
Manning the fiardin theatre manager plans a $16,000 pipe organ installation, the city’s largest, spanning both sides of the stage. It will rival the Shreveport organ and be followed by sacred concerts at the Hardin theatre on Sundays. Manning, formerly of Monroe and Sanger Brothers, has earned strong local support for his plans.
New management actions at Hardin have shown gratifying results with rising attendance and public appreciation for courteous service. Texarkana Four States Press notes these positive outcomes as the film and public interact, reflecting favorable reception and continued improvements.
Advice notes a crop grows well in the upper South but poorly in the lower South. For home use buy roots from a dealer rather than seed, with ten to twelve good hills enough for a family. Plant roots 2 to 4 feet apart along a garden fence and manure heavily. do not let plants go to seed.
An old garden guide describes sowing salisfy seeds in a teep-foot row with an ounce per row. After germination thin to about 6 inches, harvest like parsnips or carrots, or leave roots to overwinter. The root is a biennial and may reseed if not harvested, valued as a versatile root crop and sometimes fried or used in soups. It mentions the Sandwich Island variety as a flavor reference.
Simuch is a highly regarded greens crop suitable for year round planting from Norfolk Virginia to the southern states. It can be grown outdoors in autumn and winter with light protection in colder South regions. Seed sowing recommendations and harvest method described for home gardens.
In the naval engagement off Chile the German vessels Leipzig and Dresden fired shells at their English opponents. Boston has an electric patrol wagon.
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