Baptist Ladies Aid and Society Notes in Monroe
The social column lists Baptist Aid meetings on Arkansas avenue and street gatherings, Sunbeams at 3 30 p m and a Juvenile Foreign Missionary Society benefit at 8 o'clock in the Methodist Sunday school room. It notes guests and travels of local residents, confirms hospitalities and a large hay ride planned for Friday, and records several visits, illnesses, and events from Monroe and nearby towns.
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the Sunbeams
Baptist Church
Juvenile Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Sunday Scool Room
Notable 1908 medical claim and art career mixed record
The text cites Dr H F Ashford praising Robinson Spring water for Mrs Dalton Costello of Pocahontas Mississippi after a severe Brights disease attack and notes Tulane professor Dr John Elliott endorsing the water. It also mentions an art career with Chicago Institute training and Field Museum commissions and a naval retirement tied to Admiral Evans, reflecting disparate historical fragments.
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Dalton Costello
Bright
Robinson
Fort Smith lineman shocked by 500 volt line fall
Frank Moore a lineman for the electric light company at Fort Smith was knocked from a pole by a 500 volt wire. He struck rock, bruising his head and shoulders but remained conscious and spoke of the accident on the way to hospital. The report notes his recovery prospects.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Dixie
Memphis
Southland
Miss Kinney
Tennessee
Daughters and Sons of the Confederacy
Frank Moore
Electric Light Company
Fort Smith
Moore
Birthday of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans born August 18 1846 in Floyd County Virginia. He rose through Navy ranks from midshipman to rear admiral and earned the nickname Fighting Bob for actions at Fort Fisher Valparaiso and Santiago. He later commanded the Asiatic Fleet before final retirement.
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Robley D. Evans
United States Navy
Floyd County
Virginia
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Utah
Fort Fisher
Bob
Yorktown
Valparaiso
Chile
Spain
Iowa
Cervera
Santiago
This Date in History Highlights Major 17th–20th Century Events
The list recalls the Half Moon entering Chesapeake Bay in 1609, Louisburg founded in 1718, Nicholas Boylston’s death in 1771, the Danish attack in 1807, Francis Joseph’s birth in 1830, a 1864 rail seizure, a 1891 Martinique earthquake, and Persia naming Athens diplomats in 1908.
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Chesapeake Bay
Louisburg
Newfoundlar
Nicholas Boylston
Boston
Copenhagen
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Martiniqu
Persia
Athens
Greece
Monroe Drug Company Free Gold Bond Giveaway
A local drug store advertises a weekly promotion offering a $25 free gold bond at their Monroe location every Monday. The notice invites customers to visit the store for participation details and eligibility.
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Particula Monroe Drug Company
German Day Parade in Seattle Draws Thousands
German Day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition drew thousands from Seattle and the Northwest. The parade began downtown with German societies and floats, filling streets with color and banners. The procession reached the exposition grounds for afternoon exercises and entertainment. A late note mentions a fresh catch of mackerel at W. A. Walks Progressive Grocery.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Northwest
Thewternoon
W. A
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