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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
2
Fragmentary lines describe a memorial to Congress about defenseless Indians and pleas for aid, mentions a Canadian or Irish chancellor, dates in 1822 and 1884, and references to French figures and Mormon issues, with many garbled names and places.
A cryptic retrospective references Fadhiy and Tinke of Fate in a mystic thread tied to Yelan, suggesting past prophecies or events with lingering significance. The fragment hints at ongoing lore involving these figures and the realm of Yelan.
Assoc press summary notes record corn and wheat yields with 103,000,600 bushels of corn and 181,960,000 bushels of wheat, up from last year. Packers movement for cured and fresh meats falls, with declines in arrivals and shipments noted across categories.
The readable text references a tailor shop, a bakery or drugstore, a possible chocolate shop, and a list of persons and places. It mentions the Pyrenees and a field, with scattered phrases about trade and separation, suggesting a historical local business directory fragment.
A collage of small ads notes dairy products from Wildwogh Dairy Farm and remedies from Wheenix Drug Store. Griffin Studio offers framed gifts, while New Mattresses advertises a 40 pound cotton mattress at six dollars. Phone numbers and local shop names appear, including W Gresham Mattress Co and Phoenix Drug Store with latest magazines.
A column notes today’s anniversaries of notable figures: M Jonnart, a French statesman and colonel administrator, 65. Gen Peyton C March, U S Army chief of staff in the recent war, 58. Dr John M Thomas, president of Pennsylvania State College, 33. Charles G O Carr, longtime baseball manager, 16.
The new cane syrup plant in Lufkin Texas rises under the U S Department of Agriculture and the Texas Federation cane growers. It aims to blend standardize and boost syrup production capacity to several counties while applying government developed methods to prevent fermentation and improve quality. Sophie Mae peanut brittle at Phoenix is mentioned in passing.
A fragmentary notice reports stolen stock certificates and a voter related matter. The garbled lines suggest accusations of forgeries and missing automobile records, with references to a conductor or official in a passing context.
Fire at an unspecified street caused destruction of wooden boats or structures on a street named with damaged text. Emergency responders reported smoke and flames with no injuries immediately noted. Local residents were evacuated from nearby properties as crews battled the blaze through the morning.
The coroner sought the history of ferry boat operator Mimil Neuri ter after he invaded the Engel home during Christmas Eve and shot to death C Engel and two of his children before killing himself. Helen Engel, 16, said Neuri ter courted her last spring and later threatened her family in letters.
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