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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1909

Page

8

Progressive Grocery Adds New Catch Mackerel Shipment

Local notices tout fresh mackerel at W A Walker's Progressive Grocery. Ads promote California Prunes, various cheeses, canned goods, and Royal Sealed Oats. Mentions guests at Monroe Hotel, and travel plans, plus multiple promotions for Crazy Well Water and coupon books.

W. A. Walker California Walker Progressive Walker’s Progressive Grocery Keller Grocer Co., Ltd

Unwanted Laundry Delivery Policy Change

A laundries firm explains a new cash transaction rule to prevent unpaid bundles. To avoid customers returning packages for lack of change, they announce a plan to sell with immediate payment required and no carrying back unpaid laundry.

Local Grocery Ads and Remedy Endorsements Mentioned

An assortment of old time ads highlights Keller promoting mineral waters and Richelieu spices, alongside Fox Grocer Co and Brown Bakery courting customers. A Beaver Dam Ky resident reports relief from colicky pains using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by Allen's Pharmacy and New South Drug Store. Walker's Progressive Grocery lists produce like potatoes onions cabbage and kraut with seven inch ad text.

FOX Grocer Co., Ltd Mason Beaver Dam Chamberlain Allen’s Pharmacy New South Drug Store

New Orleans Market Quotes for Cotton and New York Prices

The New Orleans market reports mixed cotton quotes with daily ranges and closing figures across grades, noting 700 bales traded. New York cotton values show quiet trade with highs and lows listed and monthly figures for August 1909.

New Orleans

Liverpool Market Summary for August 1909

Liverpool reports sales of 7000 bales with price ranges for August and September deliveries. Prices show 6.55-6.48 for the August-September window and 66 54.03 for September-October, indicating fluctuating rates across the period.

Liverpool

Severe heat drives wide cotton losses across plains

Windes reports 24 hour weather shows Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas hitting record highs with little rain. Cotton suffers shedding and deterioration across Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas though market prices lag. Trade and farmers hold opposing views as interior demand and next season’s supply shape prices. E. D. Windes.

Monroe New Orleans Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Mississippi Little Rock Mississippi Valley Alabama Mobile District of Vicksburg Louisiana U. S E. D. Windes

Feedstuff Prices Offer Savings from Headquarters

We are headquarters for all feedstuff types and invite you to get our prices to save money. Contact during business hours for current rates and options.

Young Woman Fatally Shoots Man in Augusta Office

Augusta Georgia August 18 Miss Elvira Todd aged 21 fatally wounded Richard Watson 24 in his office after firing six shots from a .32 revolver three taking effect. Todd accused Watson of her downfall and was involved in the incident.

Augusta Richard Watson Central of Georgia Railroad Elvira Todd Watson Todd

Desperate Mother Gets Rail Aid To Brookhaven

An unknown white woman deserted by her husband with two small children sought help at Jackson union depot. Railway workers raised enough money to buy a ticket to Brookhaven where she claimed relatives would aid her. Efforts to learn her name failed and she asked that no name be published.

Jackson Miss Union Depot Brookhaven

Woman and two children stranded after husband deserts at depot

A woman and her two children waited at the depot Sunday afternoon after the husband left them, saying he would return. He did not reappear, leaving them without food through Sunday and into Monday noon. The wife suspects wilful desertion and seeks public recourse.

Builders win bids for two giant battleships

Washington August 18 William Camp and Sons of Philadelphia were the lowest bidders to construct the battleships Wyoming and Arkansas. The New York Ship Building Company of Camden New Jersey was next lowest. Only one of the two ships will be awarded, and the vessels will be the largest ever built for the navy.

Washington Wm. Camp & Sons Philadelphia Wyoming Arkansas New York Ship Building Company Camden N. J Navy

Corns and sore feet relief offered by H R Rayner

Persons with corns growing nails sweaty or tender feet should call H R Rayner Cumberland phone 682 for relief in from one to five minutes.

H. R. Rayner Cumberland

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lulas Tf. Herring and Hartley Allen Phoenix Drug Store L. E. Thom&s Shreveport Union Parish Kern's Joe Kern Dr. Prices Walker's Progressive Grocery Kitchen FOX Grocer CO. Ltd FOX Grocer Coo.,, Ltd T. M. Parker Byre Walker's Powe T. M. Parker CO Triumph Keller Grocery O., Ltd K. C Kansas City Case the Brown Bakery CO Monroe Steam Laundry G. B. Cooley Keller Richelieu FOX Grocer Co., Ltdi Leaders Brown Bakery THE Brown Bakery Co Chicago Ohio River Tron Beds Ee de Ance Shakespeare Parlor City Furniture Company Desiard St G. M. Bradley Close Ysty New York Grain and Provisions Windes’ Daily Cotton Letter Tary Ul Sty Ounty Nelson County Paouca Swat Baia Webb & Steele Sole Controllers Monroe, la Grayling Lumber Company Emile Kaliski Ivers & Pond Vose & Sons Capen, Cable-Nelson F Cable Cable, Werner Kaliski Music Co., Ltd
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