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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
4
Old accounts of Star Printing Company and Ouachita Printing Company publishers of The Monroe News will be pushed for collection. Notices warn of surging methods to collect balances. remit tances payable to News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd. and 28-tf.
A philosophical piece laments the loss of neighborly kindness in modern cities as commerce and self interest erode daily acts of courtesy. It recalls old customs of sharing food, lending small items, and welcoming newcomers, urging preservation of simple homely warmth.
The Jonesboro News condemns the town knocker as a contemptible nuisance who opposes progress and civic improvement. It urges self reform toward broad-minded, constructive support or at least stepping aside to let development proceed.
In Natchitoches the board of game and fish commissioners planned to remove P C Rogers the parish game warden after his son criticized the commission. Friends wrote letters to board members and explanations followed which led to the withdrawal of the order.
Attorney Ponder argues farmers have little to complain about in game taxation, noting they shoulder about ten percent of hunters taxes. He says farmers let game feed on rice fields and suffer losses from birds and pests, then pay fines if caught shooting after sundown.
A district judge district attorney jury sheriff and other court officials went to a house of ill repute to take testimony in a concubinage law case. On returning to the courthouse the district attorney entered a nolle prosequi and filed perjury charges against two female witnesses.
Timeline of key events with names and places: James Franklin and the New England Courant in Boston. births and deaths of J Bowdoin and others. North Carolina ratifies Constitution in 1788. Fulton’s Clermont voyage in 1807. Ghent peace talks 1814. Hampton Virginia destroyed 1861. Hawaii constitutional change 1887. Bocock death 1891. Rudini death 1908.
Alfred Noble born in Livonia Michigan on August 7 1844 educated at the University of Michigan class of 1870. He built a prominent career in New York City as a civil engineer and served on the Nicaragua canal board and the US board of engineers on deep waterways. He directed credit for the Pennsylvania tunnels in New York City and advised on the Panama lock canal project and joined Taft on his Isthmus inspection trip.
Captain Roland V. Webster, appointed by the Royal Geographical Society to lead a search for the south pole, leaves Los Angeles for New York to sail to London for Antarctic preparations next August. He has completed a 25th world tour and served in the Boer War.
Reports indicate prosecutors filed affidavits against Adam Budd Remi Wailler William Lewis Dr Richardson and William Watson for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill in connection with the attack on Glover and Potwell Tuesday night. Bonds were posted for appearance though no trial date is set as the district court does not sit due to Judge Perrault’s illness and no criminal term has met in over a year.
Rural letter carriers from Oregon Washington and California attended the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle on August 7. The Washington State building hosted a reception for the visitors. Paul L. Lindsay of Georgia, president of the National Association of Rural Letter Carriers, delivered the address.
The International Typographical Union gathers in St Joseph Missouri for its annual convention with over 200 delegates, many with spouses. The opening focuses on committee appointments and old age pensions amid prior admonitions about stock circles and telephone company practices.
Rev. A J Vallery of New Orleans head of the Good Samaritan rescue home visits Monroe to drum up support for relocating the facility eight to ten acres near the city. He aims to ease confinement and will speak at the City School auditorium next Tuesday night about rescuing young women from shame. The interdenominational board includes Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Jewish members.
Juachita Crockery and Glassware Co announces a Monday sale of graniteware pieces up to 75e, with choices at 39e. Young ladies are invited to view the window display for details and pricing.
S. J. Meek Co. advertises Ouachita Bell Coffee and Syrup as the best in the land. The firm notes sales have more than doubled in recent months and promotes customer loyalty to the product.
A dog named Wilbur in Atlanta remains jailed with a hempen cord around his neck attached to cell bars. He will subsist on carp bread and pea porridge and face pellagra risks as authorities defend the dog's confinement. The article notes the dog’s rights and unusual punishment stance.
An old advertisement touts Capudine as a remedy for headaches and various ailments. It claims rapid, pleasant action and lists prices of 5c 25c and 50c at drug stores with a brief product endorsement.
To arrive Saturday August 7th cat Triumph seed potatoes for fall planting. Send us your order quick Keller Grocer Co.
A compact grocery promotion highlighting W. A. Walker's offerings with emphasis on quality and full selection. The note advertises a wide range of items and the seller's reputation for top-tier products.
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