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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
3
A fragment describes a season when even top acts felt dull next to the lure of laughter and shared joy. It hints at public appetite for entertainment over high drama, with no clear persons or places named. The mood emphasizes lighter spectacle over competition.
The Lyceum presents the screen version of The Common Law featuring Kimball Young as Valerie West who sacrifices romance for social constraint. Also touring is Rand Warmer and a strong Christmas charity note notes New York lacks old clothes as Salvation Army efforts face Europe bound donations.
An old classified ad touts Stove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Tonic as a general tonic with iron and quinine. It notes its tonic properties and suggests it can serve as a general remedy. Also promotes a News-Star classified ad offering room rental services.
Monroe La December 18 1916 mayor H D Apgar proclaims fireworks permitted December 25 1916 and January 1 1917 with bans near DeSiard Street Grand Street Court House square and W 8th P Ry tracks. Sky rockets and Roman candles banned within two blocks of Gulf and Plinters compresses while other firework use allowed within one block of both compresses. Juvenile days rules apply and city entrusted to well disposed children under these restrictions.
In the matter of Chamberlain's Tablets advertisement and the case George McGee versus Munholland-Danwitz Furniture Company, a writ of fi fa directs T A Grant Sheriff of Ouachita Parish to sell at Monroe Court House front steps on a Saturday in 1916 the defendant's property including mahogany wardrobe dresser dressing table mattress springs iron bed and related items to satisfy the writ and costs. Cash with appraisal.
Warning to the public from The Standard Warehouse & Compress Co. about lost compress receipts for cotton deliveries. Official notice urges holders to present claims or inquiries to protect their interests and prevent fraudulent use.
Louisiana Ouachita Parish Monroe. Great Southern Oil Company Inc formed under act of 1914 with 99 year charter. Objects include locating lands for oil and mining. operating refineries, pipelines, and distribution. to borrow, issue stock, and conduct business in Louisiana and abroad. Founders include J. M. Collins, O. Bondurant, H. Elis, A. Hennessy, J. Jones, Y. Mosley with varying share counts.
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