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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
4
A long article argues thrift in daily life and business, citing waste in offices hotels and stores. It highlights tiny savings like a half cent per bundle and a five cent bread charge, arguing that small losses compound into large costs and that consistent saving builds wealth and success.
The New Orleans Item outlines five reader tips to curb costs and waste. Priorities: reduce food waste so the hungry share in saved food. favor locally produced foods to ease shortages. plant more food crops in the South for earlier market supply. buy European luxuries to curb money supply and support balance of trade. avoid purchasing overpriced goods to deter extortion.
H J Williams of Fairfield Alabama testifies Tanlac cured him after two years of illness blamed on pellagra or hookworm. He lost 45 pounds, could not work, and credits Tanlac with restoring health, gaining 25 pounds, and enabling him to return to work. Sold exclusively by Allen's Pharmacy Monroe and Calvert's Drug West Monroe.
The Sixty fourth Congress met for final legislation with both houses convened by Speaker and Vice President. A large Capitol crowd attended the opening, drawn by curiosity about seasoned lawmakers facing shifting political fortunes amid a rare early session turnout, especially women filling the galleries.
The 27 year old Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, Regent and army commander, born Belgrade December 4, 1889, directed royal affairs during wartime and led the field with Serbian forces aided by France in recapturing Skopje from Bulgarians. The piece notes his lineage and role as heir apparent amid 1915 suffering and retreat. It also mentions contemporaries celebrating notable births and political figures, and describes Senate activities and a joint committee to inform the President.
Expedition under Venables and Penn sails from England for America in 1664. Washington leaves officers in 1783. Madrid falls to Napoleon in 1808 and a military government is set up. Alabama joins the Union in 1819. Mexico Revolt in 1829. Winchester VA seized in 1864. 1897 treaty peaceful with Turkey and Greece. 1902 Buck dies in Tokyo. 1911 Rockefeller resigns Standard Oil presidency. 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition closes. theatre figure Augustus Pitieu dies. 1914 British Admiralty confirms sinking of the dreadnought Audacious. Russians win Lodz. 1915 Greece allows Allied military use of Macedonia. Henry Ford’s Peace party sails to “get the boys out by Christmas.” Roumania seizes foreign shipping. Hamburg-America officials face prison terms.
The Sixty Fourth Congress reopens as Jeanette Rankin, first woman elected to Congress, expected to take a seat in the next session. House rules may be revised to grant her floor access. Senate gains three new members and contemplates leadership moves after Kern’s defeat. Debate centers on who becomes president pro tempore and which major fiscal and policy bills will drive action.
The case of the Florida Everglades Land Company, whose officials are charged with using the mails to defraud in selling thousands of acres of Florida land, is set for trial in the Federal court this week. Defendants include William A. Otis and William F. Greenwood of Colorado, Percy Haxerman of Chicago, and Harold J. Bryant of Lake Forest, Illinois.
International handicap trap shooting opens in St Thomas Ontario while Alabama Fox Hunters meet in Fuar man Alabama. National Trotting Association rules conference in New York City. Ghost bench show in Haverhill Mas. Dillon vs Meoy ten rounds in New York. Interstate Trap Shooting Association meets Jersey City. Hudson County Kennel Club bench show Union Hill Md. Havana hosts annual winter meeting. Matting Terry fights Charley ten rounds in New Castle Pa. Patsy Clineve vs Jimmy Da rounds Providence R I. Executive league meets United States National Tennis Association New City. Illinois collegiate athletic association meeting Oklahoma. Welling vs Moog ten rounds New Haven. Ertle vs Battle ten rounds Albany N Y. Welsh vs Pete Ha ten rounds Cleveland. Me Kennel Club beach show Memphis. Football clash Georgetown from New Of National handicap squash New York City. National A A U senior country championships New Van-Lax-Por. Liver cure ad.
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