Oil prospects push for second well in LaSalle parish
Ad businessman from Shreveport discusses Olla oil tests saying the Olla well reached 8000 feet and was abandoned while strong signs of oil at 2000 feet justify a second drill in LaSalle parish. He notes local faith and available equipment at low cost and recalls Mr. Head's career across Arcadia Argus Mansfield banking to Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Gila
Head
Olla
LaSalle Parish
Arcadia Argus
Mansfield
Soviet Withdraws Part of Peace Terms
Paris reports the Russian soviet government is ready to drop a clause in the peace terms with Poland about forming an armed militia of 200,000 Polish workers. A London coroner retires after 26 years with 28,000 inquests handled.
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Paris
Poland
Moscow
Eiffel Tower
London Boroughs
Russian women drafted for field and factory labor
Every woman in Russia not essential at home, meaning those without small children, has been conscripted to work in the fields or factories as part of wartime directives.
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Russia
Frances Farnese Sister Francesco Poet Nun of Rome
Francesco Farnese born in Rome in the early 1600s became a nun and founded a convent. She earned fame as a poetess and was a learned woman in Latin literature and theology.
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Francesco Farnese
Sister Francesco
Rome
Modern Wife Quips on Anti Tobacco Rhetoric
P G Wodehouse recalls a scene where Anti-Tobacco League rhetoric prompts a reformer to vow quitting cigarettes. His wife humorously anchors the anecdote promising to rescue the ninety and nine. The exchange satirizes temperance zeal and contemporary social debates.
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P. G. Wodehouse
Anti-Tobacco League
Classifieds Seek Clerk With Railroad Experience
Wanted clerk with railroad experience preferably able to use a typewriter. Good salary hours and working conditions apply in writing with details of experience C W Offett freight agent V S P 26 31 For sale piano violin and cornet all in good condition seen at 404 Stone Avenue 26 6t
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C. Woffett
Stone Avenue
For Sale and Wanted Classifieds Item List
For sale One Model 90 Overland in good shape at Overland Motor Co. J M Cobb. WANTED time keeper and assistant apply Lenwil Saw Mill. WANTED two unfurnished rooms for a couple. Phone 101. FOR SALE oil and gas lease near Sicily Island development C L Snyder La. FOR SALE new bungalow two beds Monroe lot 65 by 150 feet garage outhouses price to owner. Beth small iron safes show boxes adding machine typewriter advertised in News.
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Overland
Overland Motor Co
J. M. Cobb
Lenwil
Monroe
Exoa
City
Er Beth
Care News
Local Land Transfers Reported in West Monroe
J. W. Register and J. F. Heard sell to Jefferson Van Sant for $8 200 in Thomas EF Flournoy first addition. T. G. Easterling sells forty acres for $520. Wesley F. Wall sells three acres for $1. Henrietta Dixon buys three acres for $1. J. C. Steele sells two lots for $1 200 with $100 cash. Transfers include Heninger to Lieber for $800, Heninger to Lieber for River street and Benton avenue for $600, and Lieber to Heninger for fourth interest in Killoden plantation for $2 250.
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J. W. Register
J. F. Heard
Jefferson van Sant
Thomas EF. Flournoy
West Monroe
T. G. Easterling
E. L. Harper, Jr
Wesley F. Wall
Henrietta Dixon
J. C. Steele
Joe McCormick
Austin and
Eby
K. Heninger
L. L. Lieber
Heninger
Lieber
River Street
Benton Avenue
Killoden Plantation
My Name And The Sweetest Fame In Motherhood
Kathleen Kavanagh reflects on early dreams of fame and how love brought a different title motherhood to two little girls. The verse centers on finding fulfillment not in celebrity but as a mother.
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Kathleen Kavanagh
Doughboys share war memories and a cross and a wife
At a Philadelphia banquet Franklin D Oller of the American Legion quotes two doughboys recalling travel back from war. One man says he brought back a cross. the other adds he brought back a French wife.
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Franklin D‘oller
American Legion
Philadelphia
Bill
Miracle cures of bleeding statues in Templemore Ireland
In Templemore County Tipperary crowds flock as a local account describes miracles at the home of Thomas Diven. A disabled soldier regains use of his legs and a consumptive girl is reportedly cured as statues and holy images bleed and testimonies spread through the region.
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Belfast
Templemore
County Tipperary
Wilson
Tharles
Thomas Diven
France
Tipperary
Catherine Montgomery Named Democratic Candidate for Washington Superintendent
Mrs. Catherine Montgomery of Bellingham is nominated as the Democratic candidate for the state superintendent of public instruction in Washington, signaling party bid for the education post.
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Catherine Montgomery
Bellingham
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State of Washington
Mary Grotius and the Great Escape Chest
Mary Grotius wife of Hugo Grotius aided his 1619 prison escape by using a laundry chest with holes bored in its bottom. She temporarily swapped places with her husband while he fled to Paris, posing as him during a pretend illness. After initial punishment she was later allowed to join him.
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Mary Grotius
Baron Reigesberg
Zealand
Hugo Grotius
Madame Grotius
Paris
Charlotte Haser a celebrated singer from Leipsic
Charlotte Henrietta Haser born 1789 in Leipsic daughter of a university music director. In 1804 she joined the Italian Opera in Dresden and her superb voice and fusion of German and Italian styles brought her brilliant success in major Italian and German theatres.
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Charlotte Henrietta Haser
Leipsic
Dresden
Italy
Germany
Hampshire Man Succeeds F Roosevelt As Navy Assistant Secretary
Gordon Woodbury of New Hampshire, a former state legislator, is named assistant secretary of the navy to succeed Franklin Roosevelt. The appointment by President Wilson was announced by Secretary Daniels. Woodbury, with a notable political career in New Hampshire, is related to a former navy secretary under Jackson.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gordon Woodbury
New Hampshire
Navy
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodbury
Wilson
Daniels
Jackson
New Hamphire
Resolutions Committee
San Francisco
Monroe Thrives As Gas Boom Orbits New County City
The article highlights Monroe Louisiana as a booming rail hub with V S P and Missouri Pacific shops, a 300 by 600 foot concrete pool and bath house, gas lighting, and a linked suburban resort. It notes vast gas fields near Monroe with wells producing 75 to 100 million cubic feet daily, two carbon plants, and oil surveys in progress, positioning Monroe for rapid growth toward becoming a leading city in the state.
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Monroe
Coney Island
O. H. Bynum
Missouri Pacific
Ouachita
Louisiana
United States
The
Stat
Polish Minsk Delegation Chief Recalled to Brest-Litovsk
M Dombski president of the Polish Minsk delegation has been called to Brest-Litovsk to confer with Polish government representatives due to continued interruptions of communications between Warsaw and Minsk.
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Associated Pross
Warsaw
M. Dombski
Minsk
Brest-Litovsk
Russian emissaries Kameneff and Krassin to depart London for Moscow
London dispatch says M. Kameneff and M. Krassin the Soviet trade negotiators will leave for Moscow Friday. Kameneff is cited as one of five great Bolshevik leaders and his return is required due to the present crisis, per the London Times.
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London
M. Kameneff
M. Krassin
Moscow
London Times
Kameneff
Cox Roosevel Campaign Fund Seeks Small Donations
The News-Star reports steady growth in the Cox Roose vel t Victory Fund with several Democrats contributing. A letter from Fred G Hudson urges broad support from all voters and notes that one dollar subscriptions are welcome. Contributions listed include F L Meyer and Arnold Bernstein among others.
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News-Star
Cox-Roosevelt
Fred Hudson
M. C. Flewellen
Gee F. Meyer Sleere
F. L. Meyer
Geo. Seliman
Wald
Fred G. Hudson
Pista Oak
Arnold Bernstein
Weather Outlook Tonight And Friday Clear Skies
Tonight will be partly cloudy with light winds as a dry trend continues. Friday brings settled weather with mostly clear skies and mild temperatures across the region.
Markets Quiet Amid Mixed Commodities Trade
The market page for Thursday August 26 1926 shows activity in spots at 56.75 with quiet sales of 480 units. Futures tables list closing values for several contracts including Lew Yesty Oct 26.60 and Dec 26.82 with nearby shifts in prices and small 2.10 jot.
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Lew Clos Yesty
Spotting numbers and notes from 1920 race page
An OCR fragment presents race or betting figures from August 26 1920 with several price readings like 33.50 28.03 26.90 27.76 27.07 26.30 26.55 and 25.60. The text also includes a name Syrex and entities Mottysta Oeta with unclear context.
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Syrex
Mottysia Oeta
Cotton Market Outlook From New Orleans Letter
lL L Smith's Daily Cotton Letter notes a higher market tone due to wet interior conditions Texas needs dry warmth for fruiting and picking. Prices sit around 30 1 2 cents, inquiries rise from New England and Liverpool, while western belt showers threaten quality and a holding movement gains momentum with Federal Reserve Banks appealed for support.
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New Orleans
Texas
Houston
New England
Liverpool
Mississippi
South
Federal Reserve Banks
New Crop Cotton Prospects and Export Outlook
The text notes slack export demand this month with U S shipments to Europe totaling 134,000 up from 71,000 last year. It predicts improved export activity after September as South Texas crops prepare for future shipments. It estimates world cotton needs at 13 million or more this season, driven by the new crop, while private yields exceed 13 million before linters. Uncertainty remains about bureau estimates and signs of possible deterioration in the crop as the season continues.
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Europe
United States
Texas
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0Oi! and Gas Lease
Sicily Island
C. L. Snyder
Messrs. Register and Heard
Isaiah
N. Hampshire
F. Roosevelt
Cox-Roosevelt Campaign Fund
New York
Chicago Wheat
Ll. L. Smith
Fele, Rme Boy
Usd
Ailibrand
Puget Downe
Ium
Urias
Ms Peuntt
Boston
Ruageng
West
Knous
Man Ali
Ajax
Peddicord Motor Supply Co
Monroe, LA
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