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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
3
Bush local and personal notice includes Kern's horse shop advertising wagons built to order and meats market items with prices. Also lists Wood for sale, New Star Meat Market, and Episcopal Ladies Bazaar notes with locations and contact phone numbers.
Community notices list a Thursday night meeting for Dee Ltd with officer elections and a meal. F T Smith promotes groceries meats country produce and Christmas photos at the Art Studio 12 pictures and a large enlargement for 8.50. Stubbs Estate posted property trespass warning after a cow wounding. Episcopal ladies host a turkey dinner 40 cents in South Grand Street building next to New South Drug Store with holiday gift items.
A mixed local court docket lists civil actions including Jacob Grewe versus Cora Heckwith and timber sale cases involving Benoit Lumber Co. Ltd. Trespass fines are recorded for Clem Jones and C. Matthews, with drunkenness fines for several individuals. A Baltimore safety convention opens with sessions on fire prevention and traffic safety.
Washington December 7 The United States Bureau of Plant Industry advised cotton growers to secure seed for next planting as good seed are likely to be scarce.
Sloan's Liniment is advertised as a go to remedy for bumps bruises and sprains common to children and adults. The ad claims rapid penetration and relief without rubbing and promotes use for rheumatic pains neuralgia and post cold soreness with a typical nationwide drugstore distribution.
The Old Ladies' Home on Nutledge Pike in Neshville Tenn reports several elderly residents regained strength and appetite after starting Tanlac. Statements from Mrs. Houser, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Fink, and Mrs. Wallis highlight improved digestion, reduced headaches, and better sleep. Local exclusive distributor Allen's Pharmacy Monroe and Calvert's Drug Store West Monroe advertise the remedy.
From Monroe Louisiana to New Orleans the report notes unsettled political developments in Europe and a possible break with Germany over the Arabia sinking. It covers cotton market moves, crop estimates for November, U S export totals, census expectations, and port receipts with a cautious tone on spot demand and interior activity. The piece cites H B Beer.
The third annual meeting of the Northwestern Road Conference opened in Chicago with delegates from more than a dozen states. State road commissioners from nearly all Northwestern states attend as Joba A. Hestowoss is listed among attendees.
The sixth district court in Ouachita Parish Louisiana announces a sheriff sale of property from Union National Bank in case No 030 Hubert F Thomas receiver. The sale will occur at the front door of the Court House in Monroe on Saturday December 2 1016 during legal hours. The writ of fi faLsaved provided seizure of the listed defendant s assets for public bid.
An undivided one half interest in part of Section 9 and a divided half interest in part of Section 10 in Township 18 North Range 4 East are seized as the property of the defendant and will be sold on a writ of Fi Fa cash with appraisement. T A Grant sheriff of Ouachita Parish Monroe La November 1916.
A garbled public notice and several classified clippings show sale items including 250 shares Progressive Of Company stock at 1250 per share. Also two registered Short horn cattle ages two and three years and a furnished room for rent at 707 Walnut. Institute mention of Louisiana Stave & Heading Co dissolution and secretary note in Monroe Louisiana.
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