Telegraphic Rate Cuts Benefit Public Across Four States
Telegram companies adopt a new policy allowing messages to Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana regardless of office location. From January 1, reduced daytime and nighttime rates apply with new pricing, including a 40 cent ten word daytime rate and 50 cent nighttime rate for certain classes, with code language permitted for night messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Telegraph
Alegraph Companies
Texas
Arknsas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Burleson
California
Ford
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic boosts vitality tonic
A historical notice touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as restoring vitality by purifying and enriching the blood. It promises strengthening and invigorating effects with a price of 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
American Expeditionary Forces Casualty Report Summary
Washington reports AEF casualties by command with totals for killed in action died of accident and other causes died of airplane accident died of disease wounded severely wounded (undetermined degree) wounded slightly missing in action and overall counts. Specific names listed include Joseph J. Brous eard and Lindly Hathaway with locations in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Expeditionary Forces
Sounds
Joseph J. Brouseard
Brusely
Lindly Hathaway
Clear Lake
Joseph R
Wounded and Missing From Louisiana Counties
The list records individuals from various Louisiana locations with statuses Wounded Severely Wounded Degree Undetermined Wounded Slightly and Missing in Action. Names include Talma Scott Winnfield George Ball Baton Rouge Frank Briggs New Orleans George Edwards Battle Wallace Alexander New Orleans Leon Stilley Independence Joseph Lamelle Church Point Baker Pird Homer Maxie Burnham John La Londe Absolom Lavoie Daniel Nug gins Thomas Madden Philip Trahan Edward Benoit Virgil Kelly Lloyd Griffith William McGee Charles Revertiga August Beechler Walter Berry Riley Addison Maurice Melancon Ernste Lavergne Robert Wunsch and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larm
New Orleans
Talma Scott
Winnfield
George Ball
Baton Rouge
Frank H. Briggs
George D. Edwards
Battle
George M. Alexander
Bayou Goula
Wallace Alexander
Leon L. Stilley
Independence
Joseph Lamelle
Church Point
Henry BE. Doane
Ernest Bankston
Holden
Sidney J. Bergeron
Thibodeaux
James M. Davenport
Walter A. Bounds
Rocky Mount
Baker Pird
Homer
Maxie H. Burnham
Bienville
John 5
la Londe
Opelousas
Absolom Lavoie
Mathews
Daniel H. Nuggins
Gilbert
Thomas Ll. Madden
Ringgold
Philip Trahan
Trahan
Edward Benoit
Lake Charles
Virgil P. Kelly
Lloyd Brooks Griffith
William P. McGee
Shreveport
Charles Revertiga
August James Beechler
Walter Berry
Lutcher
American Generosity Noted by French Paper
The Courrier of Saint Nazaire reports Stars and Stripes opened a French orphan fund for war victims children. Subscriptions of 500 francs ($100) covered one year for an orphan in five weeks, and now seeks funds for 16,000 orphans. American Quartermaster Corps officers led by Colonel A F Williams donated 2500 francs to support five destitute orphans for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courrier
St. Nazaire
France
Stars and Stripes
American Quartermaster Corps
Montoir
A. F. Williams
Stars and
His Intellectual Equal
A merchant struggles with a telephone call to Central and shouts for a number or a place to fall to his intellectual equal. After a pause a man answers loudly Hello and identifies the hospital for the insane in Liverpool Mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Mr. Brown
the Hospital For the
Liverpool Mercury
Dust proof wardrobe trunk patented for touring
A dust proof wardrobe trunk designed to be carried on an automobile running board has been patented to benefit travelers and tourists seeking portable storage on tours.
Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Co stockholders meeting
Notice that a meeting of the stockholders of Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Company Inc will be held at the company office in Monroe Louisiana on Tuesday January 14 1919 at 10 oclock p m to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. E N Florsheim secretary dated December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Company, Inc
Monroe
E. N. Florsheim
Ouachita National Bank
P. GC. Willis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mak
Cardus
William Eversole
Hazel Patch
Exelento Pomane
Exelento Medicine CO
Atlanta
Opyel
Duroc Jersey
Fair Grounds
Cardui
Mounds
B. M. Jackson
Ouachita Parish
Jackson
National Dental
DeLlard Street
Jersey
West Monroe
P. O. Box
Meridian
Miss
Harmer
Care News-Star
W. W. Cook
Apply Bohemia Hotel
Underwood
Isaacman
Monroe Furniture Co
Shardwood
Faust Bros. Lumber Company
Crew Lake
Masonic Building
DeSiard Street
Neville
South Grand St
Ouechita Tire & Rubber Co
Garretson
Red Cross Pharmacy
J. R. Ferguson
Richland Plantation
Milhaven
J. Austin
W. P. Carrington
South Fourteenth Street
Tyler Commercial College
Apply News- Star
John Blanks Parker
4 FE
Flournoy
Consolidated Ice Co
Calypso Street
W. A. Walker
Crosley
G. B. Haynes
Lee Avenue
Alexandria
A. Lowry
Oakdale
River Front
S. N. Whyte
J. T. Douglas
Layton Platt
East Front
F. M. Gates
G. W. Copeland
J. H. Childers
Salie
Grave Road
Claiborne
P. O
B.C. Dawkins
Overland
W. G. Saunders
Cheniere Iron Bridge
News-Star
Hichester
Chichester
Dre
Olive St
Liberty
R. L. Prophit, Jr
Monroe B. & L. Assn. Bla
Springfield
Ouachita Plumbing
GAS Fitting CO
North Third St
Thomas E. Wright
Allen's
F. Collins
Monroe Veterinary Infirmary
North 6Th St
G. Surginor
H. D. Catlett
D. Masur & Son
Tome
Hall
the. F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!