Corner Cafe Dinners and Local Notices Highlight Community News
Local notes reference Corner Cafe dinners and regular meals, Allen's Fever and Pain Powders for headaches, and Fox Grocer Co promotions. J N Stafford returns to city service after illness. a freight wreck delays a passenger train in Morton, Mississippi. Sisters of St Hyacinth Academy reopen Sept 6 with Sister Gertrude replacing Sister Anastatia.
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Sisters of St. Hyacinth Academy
Anastatia
Monroe
Gertrude
The Black Sheep At Grand Promises Soul Stirring Film
The Grand features The Black Sheep a thousand foot Essanay drama about the prodigal son with Led Astray and The Dramatists as companion subjects. White and Jermaine return with a new bill as Drifting is sung by Miss Davis and a crowd pleaser. The Airdome enjoyed a crowded crowd last night with Burt and Mrs Draper in The Coon From Mobile and Sydney Teliedo the Human Lizard performing contortions. Rudolph and Lena Tyrolean yodelers closed the program with strong applause. The same program repeats tonight for those who missed the show.
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Essanay
White
Jermaine
Miss Davis
Airdome
Clark Grambling
Monroe
Burt Draper
Coon
Mobile
Rudolph
Lena
Market summaries from New Orleans and New York
The report shows New Orleans prices at 12.38 with firm activity and varied highs and lows around 12.24 to 12.39 for different grades. New York listings quote around 12.85 with narrow ranges, while Liverpool notes sales of 10,000 bales and futures for August September and September October near 6.55 to 6.58 and 6.51 to 6.53 respectively.
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New Orleans
High
Low Close, Ysty
Kinds
Liverpool
Wheat and Cotton Market Summary Aug 27 1909
Wire service notes from Monroe Louisiana describe Liverpool selling 10 000 spots, Manchester activity up due to Calcutta and China demand, and yarns firm. Weather reports show hot dry conditions across Arkansas Oklahoma Georgia Carolinas Mississippi valley with crop deterioration. two thirds of Texas crop ready for first picking, half crop in many areas. Houston spot middling up 1/8 to 123 8 and cotton seed at 21 dollars a ton. Receipts 34 789 vs last year 70 078. outlook poor for several states. National Ginners Association crop condition 64 4 percent reported but later denied. final will be released Sunday night.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Manchester
Calcutta
China
Mexican
Gulf
Atlantics
Arkansas
Oklahoma
South
Georgia
Carolinas
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Houston
Galveston
National Ginners’ Association
Associated Press
Fourteenth Street Cottage Damaged by Incendary Fire
A four room cottage on Fourteenth Street between Adams and Washington was nearly destroyed by a 2 am fire of incendiary origin. Occupants had been away days. Furniture largely saved. The Bernhardt property valued about $500 with partial insurance. Firemen saved adjacent property. rumors linked the blaze to a nearby hall.
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Fourteenth Street
Adams
Washington Streets
A. G. Bernhardt
Colored Knights of Pythias Hall
French Method of Dry Cleaning Returns From Chicago
Convicts escape at Rock Island JunctionArkansas eight state convicts broke through a box car as a train passed. Monroe man states he studied Chicago cleaning methods for fabrics hats and garments and now offers modern dry cleaning and dyeing services with a large woolen display from Lamb Co and Ed Price firms at The Parlor City Tailoring House.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Rock Island Junction
Chicago
Lamb & Co
Ed. V. Price
City Tailoring
Death of Col Caldwell parish leader C C Fluitt
Columbia La Aug 26 Mr C C Fluitt prominent Caldwell parish citizen died at his home near Columbia on the Ouachita river from swamp fever after a brief illness. He was born and raised there and highly regarded for his influence in business and public life. He was unmarried and survived by a sister several nephews and a niece.
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Columbia
C. C. Fluitt
Caldwell Parish
Ouachita River
Fluitt
Cholera Outbreak Strikes Vitobisk Capital in Asia
A violent Asiatic cholera outbreak hits Vitobisk the capital of its government. The city of about 66 000 reports 26 cases and six deaths today and 144 cases with 12 deaths in the past week as doctors struggle to contain the spread. In Washington the Mississippi river fisheries show 145 690 800 pounds valued at 3 051 950 for the year ending December 31 1908. Major items include 76 265 700 pounds of mussel shells 386 120 value German carp 30 435 900 pounds 851 810 value and buffalo 12 917 000 pounds 490 800 value.
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Vitobisk
St. Petersburg
Washington
Mississippi
Rexall Orderlies Claim Fast Constipation Relief
An advertisement offers Rexall Orderlies to relieve constipation with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory. Described as candy like and non griping or purging, marketed as safe for children with two sizes Loc and 25c, sold by Monroe Drug Co.
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Rexall Orderlies
Dr Prices Extracts Sold At Walker’s Grocery Line
A catalog line lists Dr Prices extracts junket tablets ice cream powders fruit coloring ice cream salt and related items sold at Walker’s Progressive Grocery.
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Dr. Prices
Walker’s
Progressive Grocery
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Herring and Hartley
Allen
Phoenix Drug Store
Beardsley
FOX Grocer CO
J. N. Stafford
City Water, Light and Traction Department
Kern's
Joe Kern
California
Walker
Morton
Liss
Boston
the Leaders
Sisters of St. Hyacinth’s Academy
Progressive League
Sugar Theatre
Joe Larosa
Monsoon
FOX Grocer Coo
DeSiard Street
Horseshoe
Luke Vucinovich
J. R. Works
New York
Close
Ysty
ST Re
Grain and Provisions
Windes’ Daily Cotton Letter
Monroe, la
Parlor City Furniture Company
G. M. Bradley
Smoke
Resida
Vicinity
Meyer Brothers, Limited
E. S. Blackman
The
Parlor City Tailoring House
Caldwell
Monroe Drug Co
Emile Kaliski
Ivers & Pond
Vose & Sons
Capen, Cable-Nelson
Hobart M. Cable
Cable
Werner
Kaliski Music @o., Ltd
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