Senator Stone Advocates Comprehensive River Development
Missouri born Senator William J. Stone urges a national waterway plan to harness rivers from the lakes to the gulf. He cites the Missouri and Ohio systems and calls for yearly appropriations to finish a unified plan, criticizing piecemeal river and harbor funding. The piece highlights his career and view that river improvements could lower railroad freight costs.
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Washington, Fl
William J.stone
Missouri
United States
Gulf
Fort Benton
Ohio
Columbia
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Illinois Day at Seattle Exposition Draws Governor Deneen
Illinois Day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition featured a large official delegation led by Governor Deneen. The Illinois Club of Seattle organized the visitor entertainment. A shipment of Chamberlain's hen feed arrived, selling at 2 1/2 cents a pound, half the regular price. order quickly while it lasts.
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Seattle
Wash
Deneen
Cornerstone Laid for Bishop Atkinson Memorial Church
The cornerstone of the Bishop Atkinson Memorial Church was laid in Charlotte North Carolina with impressive ceremonies. Bishop Strange of Wilmington and Bishop Cheshire of Raleigh spoke as a large crowd from the Holy Comforter parish and other Episcopal churches attended.
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Charlotte
N. C
Bishop Atkinson
Strange
Wilmington
Cheshire
Raleigh
Foley Kidney Remedy Claims Aid for Sufferers
A Wayne West Virginia resident Mrs S L Bowen praises Foley Kidney Remedy noting severe kidney disease kept her bedridden and unable to stand. She says a one dollar bottle and part of a second cured her and urges others to try it. D H Key also asserts cure claims.
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Foley
Emedy
S. L. Bowen
Wayne
W. Va
Mission Workers Open Camp in Pennsylvania Congress
The annual convention and camp meeting of the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Pennsylvania Maryland and the District of Columbia opened at Rocky Springs Park in Lancaster on August 6 and will run through August 15. Speakers include Rev. Dr. A B Simpson founder of the Alliance Dr F E Marsh of New York Rev J F Ballard of Los Angeles and several returned missionaries from Palestine China India and Africa.
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Lancaster
Christian and Missionary Alliance of
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Rocky Springs Park
A. B. Simpson
The
Alliance
F. E. Marsh
New York
J. F. Ballard
Los Angeles
Palestine
China
India
Africa
Kiowa Comanche Country Anniversary Celebration
Visitors flow into Lawton Oklahoma for the eighth anniversary celebration marking the opening of the Kiowa Comanche country. Plans have progressed for months as attendees arrive from across southwestern Oklahoma.
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Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Lawton Chamber Festival Opens With Parades and Indian Sports
Under the Lawton Chamber of Commerce, the festival opens with favorable conditions. The program includes band concerts street parades Indian sports athletic contests and numerous other attractions.
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Brown Bakery defends bread pricing after flour costs rise
The Brown Bakery Company states it did not shrink loaves to mask price increases. It claims to buy in car lots to secure better prices and returns to 28 loaves per dollar, noting 7 loaves for 25 events as part of an honest price in Monroe.
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Monroe
Brown Bakery Company
Public beheading shocks Paris crowds at Sante prison
Paris reports a public execution at 4 30 AM outside Sante prison, the first in fifteen years. Duchemin, twenty three, a butcher, killed his mother and then robbed for motive. Police kept crowds two blocks back as journalists observed the scene and a priest led the condemned man.
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Paris
Boulevarde
Sante
France
Fallieres
Duchemin
Notable 18th-19th Century Georgia and US Historical Milestones
Chronology lists key events from 1779 to 1907 including John Wereat becoming Georgia president, Sumter defeating Brush and Tories at Hanging Rock, Alfred Tennyson’s birth, Bolivia’s independence, Confederate actions near Baton Rouge, Fort Gaines surrender in Mobile Bay, Sioux land cession, deaths of Samuel B. Axtell Austin Blair, and Hoke Smith signing Georgia prohibition into law.
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John Wereat
Georgia
Sumter
Hanging Rock
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Bolivia
Peru
Arkansas
Baton Rouge
Fort Gaines
Mobile Bay
Admiral Parragut
Dakota
United States
Samuuel B. Axtell
New Mexico
Morristown
N. J
Austin Blair
Michigan
Peb. S
Hoke Smith
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Cheney Co
A historical ad claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It states internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, promises cure or $100, and urges readers to send for circulars while noting the product sells at 75 cents and to also take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Butter Agent Claim Clarified by Renaud Grocer Co
Notice asserts The Renaud Grocer Company Ltd is exclusive agent for the butter in Monroe and rejects other claimants. It emphasizes sanitary handling and satisfaction for particular people. Dated by Mrs. Dr. W. B. Miller.
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Renaud Grocer Company, Ltd
Monroe
W. B. Miller
Grape juice promotion by Fox Grocer in period ad
An old advert extols grape juice from sunshine land as a healthy drink for all ages. Fox Grocer Co. Ltd. promotes a premium product with bold lines about quality and value, urging readers to avoid bargains in food and to trust the “Leaders.”
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France
Germany
Switzerland
Tyrol
Sunshine Land
FOX Grocer Co., Ltd
FOX Grocer Coo., Ltd
Examination Dates Set for Ouachita Teachers 1909
An exam for Ouachita parish public school teachers will occur August 26 27 and 28 1909. A separate eligibility test for the office of superintendent will be held August 28 1909. TO BROWN superintendent. Monroe La August 2 1909.
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Ouachita Parish
TO. Brown
Ind
Monroe
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Relief for Lung Ailments
D. H. Key advocates Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for chronic bronchitis asthma and lung trouble urging immediate use to avoid suffering and gain comfort.
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Foley
D. H. Key
Monroe Drag Company Gold Bond Giveaway Promos
The notice advertises a weekly gold bond certificates giveaway every Monday and invites readers to inquire at the store for details. It names Monroe Drag Company and provides an address reference 24-1tm.
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Monroe Drag Company
Annual Canoe Meet Opens at Sugar Island
The western division of the American Canoe Association starts its two week summer camp at Sugar Island in the St. Lawrence. August 6 marks the opening with thirty races drawing top canoe handlers from the eastern western northern Atlantic and central divisions making the event international.
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Thousand Islands
N. Y
American Canoe Association
Sugar Island
St. Lawrence
Schedule of Trains V S P Eastbound and Iron Mountain Routes
The timetable lists arrivals and departures for V S P Eastbound including No 12 No 2 No 10 No 11 No 9 and notes Little Rock Monroe Avenue service. It also shows Iron Mountain Southbound No 103 No 105 and Northbound No 106 No 104 with respective times and A L G Southbound Nos 1 and 7 and Northbound Nos 8 and 2.
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Iron Mountain
Fas
Ebavos Ce
A. D
Soft Yarn Spinners Meet in Asheville to Seek Market Relief
Officers and members of the Southern Soft Yarn Spinners Association convened in Asheville on August 6 to discuss the complex and unsatisfactory soft yarn market. They planned remedial measures and concerted action aimed at achieving better prices.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Soft Yarn Spinners’ Association
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Sold Locally
Traveler H S Nichols of Oakland Ind Ter praises Chamberlain's remedy saying it always quickly cures colic and diarrhoea since 1872. The product is available at Allen's Pharmacy and New South Drug Store for sale to customers.
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H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
Ter
Allen’s Pharmacy
New South Drug Store
Fresh Ground Bone for Poultry From McGuire West Monroe
Local ad notes fresh ground bone for poultry sold by M. S. & S. McGuire at West Monroe. Order now for stock feed needs.
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M. S&s. McGuire
West Monroe
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Enaded Over
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Aris
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the Family Safety Oil
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Copeland
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W. A. Bozone Ss. J. Meek Co., Ltd
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