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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
8
An old advertisement notes New Star Meat Market at corner Eighth and Bareard streets selling beef pork sausage oysters and other meats with quick city delivery and phone 973. Also advertises The People’s Wood Yard offering wood coal with cash delivery, phone 488, and a note about prompt delivery and payment terms.
An advertisement lists a Christmas picture offer from ART STUDIO Monroe Louisiana offering 12 cabinet photos and one enlargement in a frame for 8.50 dollars. It promotes samples at 112 S Grand Street and credits H. W. Young as proprietor along with other local ads for products and services.
Dennis Dunn and others were fined for fighting and intoxication offenses with varied amounts from $3.50 to $22.50. A discharge was noted for several, including Dora Black and John Morris. Police actions include resisting an officer and a FridaySaturday court window at the Bazaar Building hosting the Methodist Ladies Bazaar with a Turkey Dinner and Chicken Spaghetti Supper. Public notices mention railway officials visiting Monroe and wood for sale, plus lodge and police jury meeting schedules and parish residents staying at the Monroe hotel.
The fragment references numbers and codes likely from a financial or catalog page. It lists dates and figures such as 1840, 47,90, 18.06, and 15.77, with related codes May and 4826. The readable portion centers on a name Yesty Jane and a set of numeric entries and identifiers.
The text suggests November consumption may reach about FE5,000 ve. 515,000 last year. Indications point to an important development in the census report when issued. By end of October there was stored leak cotton at public storage and compresses by 560,000 vs last year, a factor behind the interior's confidence in higher levels later.
Washington reports that Germany answers the U S inquiry into the October 28 sinking of the American steamer Lanao by a German submarine off Cane Vincent. It contends the loss was justified, claiming the Lanao carried contraband of war and was not actually American despite registrations, having been transferred to German owners.
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Market ruled lower on Liverpool selling and light buying amid expectations of Germany peace rejection. Cotton prices fluctuated as Liverpool sold 100,000 bales in the American market. interior spot markets remained nominal while futures trade showed nerves and varied quickly. Census data expected Soon on US cotton consumption with October at 555,000 bales. November likely lower due to Thanksgiving holiday.
Drainage expert Mr. H. McCrory of the U S Department of Agriculture outlined steps to form a drainage district covering land east and south of Monroe from Bayou DeSiard to the Caldwell parish line. He will send two engineers for a boundary survey after meetings with the planning committee.
Nearly 3,000 miners in independent iron fields of Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan reported to work under a new wage scale today a 10 percent raise matching the United States Steel Corporation.
Champaign December 13 The annual convention of the Illinois Horticultural Society opens at the State University with an unusually large attendance. The three day program features discussions by renowned horticultural experts and a large display of native fruits and vegetables.
Advert reads wanted to rent a five or six room house contact phone 657 with details. Dated in local issue as classified small ad.
London dispatch dated December 13 reports indications that the entente powers do not plan strong actions in the near term. The message notes cautious posture and mixed signals from allied capitals about future measures.
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