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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
8
The article advocates batch baking to cover Saturday through Tuesday, outlining a morning schedule. It lists meals and desserts like ginger cookies, raisin pie, Sour Milk Chocolate Loaf Cake, and a coffee frosting cake, with steps for oven timings and using leftover sour milk. It ends with an advertisement for a sewing machine and a store offer.
In a reflection of history today, Texas marks the 75th anniversary of its first state constitution while other notes recall events from the era including a Pershing family tragedy, Minnesota Democrats planning a convention, and greetings for foreign and domestic milestones.
Lord Desborough, a leading British public figure and former MP, will travel to Canada to preside at the upcoming congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire in Toronto next month. He is famed as a sportsman, Olympic organiser, and university athletic leader with a record of rowing, climbing, swimming, and track achievements.
Local notices announce the start of conventions in Minneapolis and Memphis with participation from mining and metallurgical associations. Canadian and American groups engage in joint events hosted by Ottawa and other venues.
Racing: Meetings of Saratoga Association at Saratoga Windsor Jockey Club at Windsor Trotting: Grand Circuit meeting at Poughkeepsie Des Moines Great Western Circuit meeting Des Moines Rowing: Olympic races on the Bermuda Canal Cricket: Canarian United State.
Classified ad offers a One Model 90 Overland in good shape with terms on request. Also advertises a bungalow with two bedrooms in Monroe near air garage and a Ned typewriter. Additional items include gas range and a 50-4 address listing. Contact J. M. Cobb and L. Snyder for details.
Local classifieds list multiple rental rooms and furnished flats on Oak and nearby streets. Advertisements mention price ranges, dates, utilities, and nearby amenities, with some garbled text from OCR. Listings show various landlords and rental topics, indicating a busy housing market.
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