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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
3
Local notes recount a Sunday baseball scene with players and fans in a lively moment. Dick is referenced as a key player, Tom Steppies is expected to return, and Joe Miller bats as the crowd cheers. Coach Simmes directs from the dugout while fans sing and a straw hat is stepped on during a tense tie.
New York reports declines in sugar prices with a large dealer cutting refined sugar to around 17 cents per pound and raw sugar near 19.04 cents. Weakness appears in futures and spot markets as demand dwindles and supplies remain heavy. refiners show no similares decline. Columbus notes Governor Cox returns from Camp Perry and plans two speeches in Wheeling, West Virginia.
A local notice reports a woman named Fen recovering from long stomach and liver troubles after using Muayr's Wonderful Remedy on an aunt’s advice. The ad claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation tied to many abdominal ailments. A dove will convince money at Phoenix Pharmacy and stores everywhere.
Various ads list sale items and losses for sale of a sewer room bungalow, an Overland touring car with trailer, lost items including a small hand bag and diamond ring,Wanted help for twenty to thirty station men and rent requests, and property lots for sale near Layton's Second Addition plus a furnished room rental inquiry. Contact details included for each notice.
Young man seeks a room with sleeping perch and all modern conveniences. References required. Address M., care News Star, 18 41.
Furnished boarding house with twenty two boarders in house. Good proposition for responsible party. Phone 1105 or apply 1705 Jackson street 18 20.
This classified brief seeks a four or five room house for rent or lease by September first. Contact FP News-Star at box 13-Bt. Porch for sale involves 140 acres of oak timber listed to Box 157 Columbia La.
New Orleans cotton letter notes European political tension dominating markets with France and England at odds over Russia and Poland. Weather and crop reports remain unfavorable with more rain expected in Texas and the Mississippi Valley.
Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll, Philadelphia heir, found guilty by court martial on desertion and evading the draft. The verdict came after under five minutes of deliberation on Governor's Island and awaits Major General Bullard's review. A separate arrest near Oneonta, N Y, of a man matching Bergdoll's brother Grover Cleveland Bergdoll was reported as the case moved toward disposition.
Officials report France recognizes Wrangel in South Russia and the United States weighs suspending laws to recruit Poles abroad. Hugh Gibson to Warsaw with Warren Robbins to maintain ties as suffrage ratification moves in Congress.
Nashville reports Governor Roberts affirming ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment by the Tennessee Legislature as virtually certain barring a miraculous event. Suffrage leaders in both houses say gains among unpledged members boost optimism despite lingering anti ratification sentiment.
Complete returns from 28 counties show T C McRae leading the gubernatorial race with 39091 votes to 26483 for S Mead Powell. Senator William F Kirby concedes after loss to T H Carraway citing misrepresentation and prejudice amid campaign wreckage.
A survey highlights 48 hour labor push in Maine for women and workers. Notable figures include Mrs Orra FB Carroll as Arkansas first woman bank official, Lady Rhondda named England justice of the peace, and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz cited as early rights advocate.
Lawrence Turner announces joining Selig and Russell as a salesman at their tailor shop and invites friends to visit for quality clothing. Turner notes previous work with Burton H. Wolf.
A dated testimonial from Chas J Heyser of Battle Creek Michigan praising Peterson's Ointment as a cure for vari cose ulcers and other skin ailments after doctors failed. The letter notes the product's availability through Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo and various druggists.
In Graham Virginia six people were killed and four missing after a premature explosion at a limestone crusher near Pounding Mill. Three were injured and recovered from the debris while others are believed buried under rock in the pit. In Marion Ohio Republican editors honoring Senator Harding at a luncheon discussed campaign matters.
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