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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
8
Holiday shopping items fill the page with seed, dairy, and hardware offers. Latham Seed Co advertises mistletoe cedar and parrot seed. Phoenix Drug Store features gifts and perfumes. Ouachita Monroe Gun and Bicycle Co sells wagons and hardware. several stores promote dolls, jewelry, and furniture while Warners and Simmons Smoke House push cigars and gifts.
Details trace Knox known as Henderson Knox from 1905 era crimes to his 1930 death sentence by Judge Madison. Court records show post conviction motions denied, pardon petition rejected, and public discussion about his past, including an earlier assault and time at Hope State farm.
Two thoroughbred fox terrier puppies, six months old, available. Apply Cumberland phone 700. Also classifieds note rental listings at Casper corner Stixth street and avenue via T. M. Parker. Lower floor of man hall West Monroe listed by J. T. Ellis Millsaps & Co. Cottage Layton 17-11. Wood apply 17-tf.
New Orleans market figures show 15 1-16 as high and 15.55 as low for the day with sales of 1320 bales. Uncertain closes list 16.19 and 15.93. New York spots report 15.10 with quiet trading and varied bid/ask levels, closing near 15.32.
Liverpool sales show 3000 bales moved with mixed demand. Traders note price ranges around 7.85 to 7.93 in a cautious session as buyers eyed quality and delivery terms.
The St Louis grain market reports continued liquidation in cotton markets in Monroe and New York ahead of Christmas. Warnings show world visible supply shrinking. American cotton stocks drop while spinners’ purchases rise, with next week’s market activity expected light at about 300,000 bales. E. D. Windes notes global supply declines and lower market totals versus last year.
Special exercises were held in public schools statewide to celebrate North Carolina Day. Each year dedicates a day to deepen knowledge of the state's history with a focus this year on the western region, its history and famous men.
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