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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1913
Page
6
Special meeting of Grace Church Guild at Mrs R J Caspers Tuesday evening at 2 30. All ladies having fancy work for the bazaar are requested to bring the same. 6-2t.
An ad fragment lists Joe Kern and Phoenix Drug Store offering wagons and items for Christmas gifts. It promotes Ansco Cameras and various goods with prices from $2.00, mentions Uwanta Flour and limited local groceries. Contact numbers indicate shop activity in 14-tf style classifieds.
The undersigned will petition the City Council of Monroe for a license to conduct a barroom at No. 217 De Siard street. The Eliquor Company Ltd. announces this notice as part of the license application procedure.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and related ailments. It claims the body is poisoned by waste and promises relief, listing sellers in Philadelphia and St Louis and urging readers to patronize the product.
Advertisement claims Chamberlains Tablets cured illness for a sick father and stomach trouble for a sister. Testimonial by Margaret Campbell of St. Smith Ark. For sale by all dealers. Heard's Market advertises fresh fish and oysters with prompt city delivery by phone 112. 2-6t
Marriage licenses issued to Louis L. Childs and Cecile Lemle as well as W. L. Henry and Boyone Scott. Civil action J W Barnes administratrix vs G A Crawford noted. Also an advertisement for a desirable building lot 100 by 150 near Park Avenue Riverside Heights for sale with claims of recent sales and new homes nearby.
The Wood Yard advertises all outstanding accounts against the defunct Bell & Denny must be paid promptly or be taken to the city judge for collection. J G Bell, successor, asks anyone with claims to present them for settlement and offers sheet metal work services.
Attention Maccabees call for meeting tomorrow Tuesday December 9 to elect officers and initiate a candidate. Confederate Jessamines gather Tuesday at 3 30 pm with Miss Beatrice Callman and Lady Sird Dixon at the home of Mrs Isadore Sugar.
The grand jury for the winter term was drawn by Judge Ben Dawkins with Grayson Guthrie named foreman. Twenty two prisoners remain in the parish jail, twenty awaiting grand jury action. Ouachita Tribe Red Men elected A J Lamert sachem and others, with installation set for January 1 1914 at Eagle hall. Lee L Rhodes spoke on the socialist party in Jackson The Stard streets area Saturday night to a large crowd en route to Delhi.
The Chamber of Commerce aims to attract new residents and business, assist in their location, and aid upbuilding in the city and surrounding community. It pledges impartial, unselfish, non political service across commercial and social activities.
Elks lodge held memorial services in the lodge hall yesterday afternoon attracting a large crowd. Attorney Sam Mims of Alexandria gave a memorial address. Four lodge members died in the past year. Program included piano solo, opening ceremonies, prayers, multiple eulogies for F. G. Hudson Sr., R. H. Terrell, W. B. Smith and W. A. Myatt, with several solos and closing rites. Deputy Sheriff Jesse W. Mitchell ill at home today.
J E Morgan and Brother operate as Cumberland Phone 332 and supply wood coal blacksmith and domestic needs concrete lime cement sand and gravel. Agents for Gulf Refining Co. located in West Monroe Louisiana.
The Markets section notes New Orleans prices with figures for spots at 133-16 and quiet sales at 1399 ales. It includes high low close and past year figures, with shorthand annotations like MCh and various month codes and prices.
New York on Monday December markets show varying exchange figures with listed bids for silver and currency. Specific figures include 12.40 for spots and 12.76 to 12.99 in related listings and 2.93 to 13.00 for linked commodities, reflecting a quiet trading day with minor fluctuations.
Liverpool market shows strong demand with 15 900 bales sold on Monday December 8 1913 for January February and February March shipments each at 6 916 91 and 6 916 91 equity.
Chicago Monday December 8 1912 market note lists wheat and corn prices with bid and asked ranges. Includes oats hogs lard ribs and bacon figures alongside cash and futures figures and occasional firm sales data from Moore.
Monroe Louisiana December 8 1913 The sixth of ten Census Bureau installments shows ginned cotton through December 1 up 226000 bales from last season. Indicated commercial crop tilts toward 14398000 including linters with regional variances and a cautious market outlook.
Dr. D H Key longtime Monroe physician and Confederate veteran died at St Francis Sanitarium after illness. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with Masonic honors and veterans’ service. Interment in city cemetery. Survived by brother P J Key of Mt Lebanon and sisters Mrs Williamson of Mt Lebanon and Mrs Smith and Mrs Moora of Bernice. Scions held in Western Star Lodge No 24 F and A M.
A roof blaze Sunday morning at 211 Seventh Street damaged the Washburn cottage occupied by Stevens for about 25 dollars and was fully insured. Earlier, around 8 oclock, the Guerriero cottage at 614 Washington Street occupied by Miller sustained about 15 dollars in damage.
The Associated Press reports twenty more drownings today near Brookshire raising the death toll to ninety six by noon. The Brazos River crest nears the Gulf as refugees face cold weather with ice forming. many are marooned in trees and buildings and rescued by motor boats as they are reached.
Mr. T. W. Wilson of Homer, representing the Southern Cotton Oil Company, is spending a week in this territory visiting local sites and meeting with distributors.
A parade of fifty five suffragettes marched to the capital with banners, seeking an audience with President Wilson. He favored a standing House committee on Woman's Suffrage but declined to send a special message to Congress.
Norfolk dispatch reports the search for L97 passengers from the Mallory liner Rio Grande after a fire. Wireless inquiries yield no information and a British steamer Quernmore is suspected but silent. The Rio Grande is believed to head for Brunswick Georgia.
New York readers await the Met Opera debut of Der Rosenkavalier in America as the season’s first novelty. The production features Frieda Hempel Otto Goritz Margaret Ober Carl Jorn and Sophie Braslan in the principal roles.
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