Thanks to friends for a merry banking year
A note of gratitude extends to patrons and colleagues for a successful year in banking and a wish for a merry Christmas, recognizing the support that made the period especially productive and festive.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
6
Soil Surveys Map Vast U S Acreage and Forest Lands
The Bureau of Soils reports that 571,465,680 acres of U S soil have been surveyed or mapped with detail or reconnaissance across 32 states. Last year detail surveys covered 24,749,440 acres, while reconnaissance extended over 5,333,760 acres in California and Wisconsin. Maps show soils relative to landmarks aiding farmers, with ongoing work in New Jersey and Norfolk, plus forest land classifications in six western districts. The bureau cooperates with 19 states, with six more planned for 1918 pending funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Soils of
Department
California
Wisconsin
Porto Rico
New Jersey
Get-It's corn remover touted in old ad claims
An old advertisement touts GETS-IT as a national corn cure promising quick relief by applying a solution that dries and loosens corns so they lift off the toe. It cites manufacturers E Lawrence & Co Chicago and endorsements from druggists and stores, alongside unrelated historical notes about bells and a bank stockholders meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Monroe
Chase & Collens
Phoen
The Pell of St. Patrick’s Well and Great Bells of Europe
Between 1096 and 1105 the Pell of St. Patrick’s Well is noted as a historic term. The text traces bell sizes from small medieval church bells to later massiveness, citing Paris bells of 1494 at 15,000 pounds and a 25,000 pound Paris bell, Rouen’s 36,364 pound bell from Francis I’s era, and remarks how bells shaped history including the Sicilian Vespers on Easter 1282 that spurred a massacre of 12,000 French soldiers by John of Procida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Well
Jacqueline
Paris
Rouen
Francis I
John of Procida
Sicily
Charles of Anjou
Family credits Black-Draught for avoiding sickness
McDuff Virginia resident Mrs. J. B. Whittaker says years of sick headaches and stomach trouble ended after using Thedford's Black-Draught. She keeps it on hand for her family as a daily aid, noting its vegetable base treats indigestion colic wind and nausea and has helped over a million people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDuff
J. B. Whittaker
Fr Thedford
Thedford
Seed Supply Shifts Risk From Foreign Seeds
The United States depends on foreign seed sources for a large share of its planting. Formerly Germany Denmark and Holland supplied most seed, but they cannot meet demand now, prompting reliance on other countries. Risks include introducing disease infected seeds and lower viability from immature stock, plus possible poor soil adaptation. L U Press Bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Denmark
Holland
L . U. Press
Danger Signal Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mrs Beeching
A printed notice compares a cough to a fire bell and urges treating the underlying illness. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the effective cure for lingering coughs after colds or grip, with Mrs Thomas Beeching of Andrews, And., praising its results and noting wide availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Beeching, Andrews
Chamberlain
Ady
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health
A Monroe resident, Y A Roberts of Pine Street, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills helped his family with disordered kidneys. The ad promotes the remedy as proven for over 50 years, priced 69 cents at dealers, from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Y. A
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