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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
6
Nanette, daughter of a Canadian liquor smuggler, battles the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to protect her father while torn by admiration for a fearless Mountie. The Lyceum Theatre showcases this season amid other notable announcements from Cohan & Harris.
Aging production touring from eight months at the Candler Theatre New York last season features a wholesome stenographer who becomes involved with a vain chauffeur and unjustly imprisoned for a crime she did not commit. The show is praised for dramatic strength and current popularity on the bill.
Thomas Dixon and Victor Herbert spar over the intent of their patriotic spectacle The Fall of a Nation. The production arrives at the Opera House for showings on Wednesday and Thursday, December 10.
Tire mileage depends on tire quality and user care. Ouachita Tire & Rubber Company manager T Dillon notes under inflation and rough driving waste miles, urging proper inflation and alignment to reduce motoring costs.
The daily German press lauds the drama while the radical Fatherland denounces it. The film is described as American in conception, with a 42 centimetre gun shown to prove US artillery’s limits. The invaders’ music is labeled imaginary, and the cadence mocks German marching.
Health column promotes Kilmer Swamp-Root as a kidney remedy. It links kidney health to overall well being, cites Brights disease deaths in New York, and invites readers to test with a 10 cent sample from Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York for Monroe Daily News Star readers.
A local bank promotes a Christmas Banking Club with staged weekly deposits from a dime to fifty weeks, promising end balances of 127.50 for adults and smaller sums for children. The piece touts the club as a path to open permanent accounts and get rich quickly. It ends noting Mrs. E. S. Frishbie and children plan a trip to Columbia, Alexandria, and New Orleans.
Mr Lewis, money forgotten at the office, accuses janitor Dave of theft after the latter admits gratitude and a loan. Dave recalls lending five dollars for a carriage bill of two hundred six dollars for his sister’s funeral, insisting he would never steal and would repay anytime.
London December 12 A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports an official Berlin announcement that Emperor William notified Germany's generals of a peace offer. It says acceptance remains uncertain and orders continue fighting until the situation is resolved.
A brief want ad in the News-Star draws attention with its low price and unclear offer. Readers wonder about the service or item advertised and whether the deal is real. The notice appears amid routine classifieds in the paper.
Letters from Monroe citizens testify to the quality of glasses fitted by Mr. 8 Waldman, an optometrist then at the Star Hotel. They describe long-lasting comfort and improved vision after fittings five to six years ago, with endorsements from J. Covington, H. Gregg, and John P. Parker of Monroe Louisiana.
A service wedding was held at Mary Trinity Church Brooklyn on December 12 uniting Miss Jean Worthington daughter of Rear Admiral Walter F Worthington and Lieutenant Otton Lange of the U S Army. Lange has served with the 23rd Infantry in El Paso.
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