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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
8
A jumble of notices from Monroe items includes Dr Watson visiting, Allen's powders ad, a fine for drunkness, horse shop claims, post office staff changes, a baby funeral, groceries, a Knights of Honor lecture, rail rate notes, and a stage show review with performers Kelly Wayne Mulligan and others.
The Message screens at the Grand with a strong moral and a beautiful story about a baby saving a mother from a wretch. The program also features The Wrong Medicine and Stung by a Bee as comedies. White and Jermaine failed to arrive for last night’s show but will perform this afternoon and tonight. Miss Davis will sing Put on Your Gingham Gown, a previous hit.
Last night the Airdome hosted its biggest crowd in history with over eight hundred patrons present. The new program received high praise as the pictures and opening number featuring Kelly impressed audiences.
Storm warnings for New Orleans and Galveston districts were issued by the weather bureau as a disturbance of marked intensity sits over the gulf south of Louisiana and moves northwestward. Masters and pilots in gulf shipping are urged to exercise caution amid torrential rains from Florida to Texas.
Mobile leaders Col Emmet O Neal and others issue a call for a September 15 meeting in Montgomery to mobilize opposition to the proposed Alabama prohibition amendment describing it as unnecessary police regulation. Signers include E M Russell R V Taylor E Craighead P J Lyons A P Bush S R Prince M J McDermott J Lee Long Walker Percy G P Harrison and J H Crawford.
Headquarters for feedstuff of all kinds markets prices to save you money as advertised by W A Walker.
Mrs. M. M. Alsabrock of 323 Maple Street Shreveport Louisiana reports quick relief from backache and kidney weakness using Doan’s Kidney Pills. The advertisement claims over a hundred thousand users and urges purchases from local dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Company of Buffalo New York is listed as sole U S agents.
Market notes from August 23, 1909 show New Orleans offering 12 1-4 for spot sales with 450 bales traded and varying highs lows closes. New York spots quoted around 12.75 with subdued activity and wide ranges in price data reflecting unsettled trade conditions.
Liverpool reports spot price at 6.68 with sales volumes around 10 000 bales. Trading spans August to September and September to October with ranges 6.45 to 6.48 and 6.44 to 6.48.
Windes notes New York advices showingrobbers expanding demand for domestic cottons with steady shipments and rising prints. Export sales from New York port soar while grain crops boost demand for cotton bags and packing materials. Moisture shortages threaten yields in Texas and the Carolinas, with Louisiana largely favorable despite weevil destruction.
The Picayune’s weekly cotton crop report notes worsening conditions in Mississippi and Texas, with some Louisiana districts holding steady due to soil moisture. Extreme heat accelerated opening but immaturity caused deterioration in Mississippi and Alabama, while labor prevented field work in parts of hot regions.
After months of repairs, authorities begin actual construction on the lock and dam below the city. About 150 men are on site, with plans to double the workforce as three shifts start today and no let up is expected.
Memphis Aug 23. The Commercial Appeal reports weekly cotton summary noting the crop suffers from lack of rain. The piece highlights plant shedding across several states and the drought’s impact on yields and quality.
The government has renewed the plant it took over from the Chicago Engineering and Construction Company. In a dilapidated condition previously, it has been completely renewed and put in first class condition to avoid interruption while the stage of the river permits work.
Memphis officials and Warren of the Business Men's Club pursue extending the Arkansas Louisiana and Gulf line from Pine Bluff through Mariana to Memphis. The plan aims to create a new rail connection and spur economic growth for the city.
The line would divert at Pine Bluff and head northeast via Marianna to Memphis, crossing the White River at Marianna. This would reduce Memphis to Pine Bluff distance from 155 miles to under 130. Warren is in correspondence with Pine Bluff Board of Trade Secretary J L Caldwell about the proposal.
All persons are recommended to take Foley's Kidney remedy for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble. It will quickly correct urinary irregularities which if neglected may develop into a serious illness. It will restore health and strength. Do not neglect signs of kidney or bladder trouble and risk Bright's disease or diabetes. D. H. Key.
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