Local notices and ads from Monroe merchants
Multiple brief items note visits by J M Bennett and J Q Graves, shipments of mackerel and Creole onions at Walker’s Progressive Grocery, Atkins of Kern’s horseshoe shop and wagon making, Johnson skies of local civic matters, Crazy well water ad pitches, and city hall demolition underway as contractors dismantle the old hall. plus references to local bakers and butter quality.
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New City Hall
Old City Hall
W. A. Walker
Monroe Laundry Introduces Coupon Book For Cash Orders
The Monroe Steam Laundry announces coupon books to speed COD deliveries. Buyers receive a discount of five percent with coupons valid for future orders and ledgered by number date and amount. Drivers will not extend credit and customers should carry the book when deliveries occur.
Exclusive Votan Coffee Agency Secured by D H Key
D H Key announces exclusive agency for Votan coffee with a guarantee of purity and flavor. The offer promises satisfaction or cost reimbursement and invites inquiries for grinding preferences. A separate note promotes Foley's Urine Laxative for indigestion and bowel regulation.
New Orleans Cotton Markets Hit by Quiet Trade
The New Orleans market for August 19 1909 shows 55 bales sold with a quiet session. Prices range around 12.20 to 12.29 for nearest contracts and show limited activity across the day.
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New Orleans
New York
Ysty
Liverpool 6 69 Sales 10 000 Bales August September
Liverpool market reports 10000 bales traded with price ranges 6 49 to 6 55 for September and 6 44 to 6 50 for October.
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Liverpool
Cotton Market Holds Steady Despite Heat Wave and Drought
Windes reports little market activity amid record heat across the belt and sparse rainfall. Temperature spikes hit Texas 108 and Louisiana 105, while Oklahoma and Arkansas see extreme highs. No rain expected. a possible tropical disturbance near Porto Rico could alter conditions.
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Monre
New Orleans
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Panhandle
Washington
South Atlantic
Porto Rico
Florida
Cotton
Atlantic
Liverpool
Gas Well Forsythe Park Resumes After Shutdown
Work resumed at Forsythe Park gas well after a days long shutdown due to pump accident. Water boiler pump from the river failed, gas flow ignited briefly an hour before extinguished. Drillers report drilling into gumbo at about 1600 feet while artificial lake fills with salt water and dead fish float nearby.
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Forsythe Park
Magician Thurston Plans World Tour and Stage Stars Return
Thurston the magician announces a world tour while Rose Stahl returns from London after a successful season. The Gay Hussars score a New York hit and promise continued success as Viola Allen is set to star in Marion Crawford's The White Sister with Florence Roberts noted as widow of a notable figure.
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Julianna von Moltke
Elgie Bowen
Henry W. Savage
Charles J. Ross
Sidney Drew
New York
Billy
Robert Milton
Joseph M. Gaites
S. Miller Kent
Charles Frohman
Otis Skinner
Booth Tarkington
Leon Wilson
Lyceum Theatre
Rochester
Francis Wilson
Atlantic City
Edgar 4. Davenport
Adelaide Wilson
Brooks & Dinglenall
George M. Cohan
Mr. Cohan
Joe Weber
Newark
N. J
Brooklyn
Pacific Coast
Margaret Anglin
Eugene Ornonde
Lloyd Pryor
Helena Ritchie
Charlotte Thompson
Margaret Deland
California
Miss Anglin
Thurston
Rose Stahl
London
Hussars
Viola Allen Ig
Marion Crawford
Beav er Dam man praises Chamberlain's remedy for colic
I S Mason of Beaver Dam Ky says years of colicky pains ended after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A friend recommended it and after a few doses relief lasted four years with no recurrence. Available at Allen's Pharmacy and New South Drug Store.
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I. S. Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
Allen’s Pharmacy
New South Drug Store
Bridge Collapse Injures Ten in Chicago River Viaduct Crash
Ten people were seriously injured and twenty escaped with narrow margins when 250 feet of the Twelfth street bridge over the Chicago river and viaduct collapsed. The accident followed a street car across the bridge as passengers alighted to catch another car.
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Chicago River
Chicago
Twelfth Street
Restice
Challenge Gold Cup Races Open in Alexandria Bay
News brief reports the annual Challenge Gold Cup races of the American Power Boat Association starting in Alexandria Bay and continuing through Saturday. Also noted is the twenty-third annual convention of the Pennsylvania Society of the Advancement of the Deaf in Scranton with strong attendance.
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Alexandria Bay
N. Y
American Power Boat Association
Scranton
Pennsylvania Society of the Advancement of the Deaf
Two Boxers Ready for Fight at Mission Club
San Francisco Aug 19 Dick Hyland and Johnny Frayne have completed training and appear in excellent condition for their twenty round fight at the Mission club tomorrow night. Detroit Aug 19 A committee to study uniform state laws met to prepare a report for the American Bar Association next week. Montreal Aug 19 Delegates from across the US and Canada attend the League of American Municipalities convention with a large St Paul delegation seeking the next gathering.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dick Hyland
Johnny Frayne
Mission Club
Detroit
Mich
American Bar Association
Montreal
United States
Canada
League of American Municipalities
St Paul
Public Tour Opens White House Parlor and East Room
For the first time in White House history the private parlors and the East room are open to the public. President Taft ordered the entire first floor of the executive mansion opened for daily inspection by thousands of visitors.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Taft
Executive Mansion
Foley Kidney Remedy Ad Warns of Urinary Trouble Risks
Advertisement urges all to take Foley's Kidney remedy for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble. It claims quick correction of urinary irregularities and warns neglect may lead to Bright's disease diabetes and serious illness. It promises restoration of health and strength.
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Foley
Bright
D. H. Key
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Herring AN
Hartley
J. M. Bennett of
Blankston
Monroe
Allen
Phoenix Drug Store
Walker
Progressive
J. Q. Graves
Tensag Basin Levee
Kern’s
Joe Kern
Faulk Bros
Dr. Prices
Walker's Progressive Grocery
Cumberland
FOX Grocer Co., Ltd
T. M. Parker Co
Walker’s Progressive Grocery
Triumph
Keller Grocer Co., Ltd
Jesse W. Mitchell
Greenville
Mitchell
Brown Bakery
THE
Brown Bakery CO
Case
Keller Grocer Coo., Ltd
C. E. Shallenberger
National Packing Company
Ruston
Grayson Guthrie
DeSiard
Guthrie
Jersey
Monroe Steam Laundry
G. B. Cooley
the Leaders
Ohio River
Giood
Shakespeare
George Elliott
Dickens
Wilkie Callino
Honore DeBalzac
Parlor City Furniture Company
G. M. Bradley
Desiard St
Grain and Provisions
Windes Daily Cotton Letter
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
E. D. Windes
Louis Morrison
Thurlow Bergen
Fred C. Whitney
Ben Greet
Columbia University
Keith Wakeman
Blanche King
Florence Roberts
Emile Kaliski
Ivers & Pond
Vose & Sons
Capen, Cable-Nelson
Hobart M. Cable
Cable
Werner
Kaliski Music @o., Ltd
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