Social and Personal Items Highlight Local Holiday Visit Wrap
Marion Louisiana principal Miss Alma Burke visits Miss Katherine Livaudais then resumes duties. Atlanta executive Mr Jack Murphy visits sisters in Monroe. Vicksburg guests Star and Letetia Marshall return home after holidays. Several families host relatives from Fort Sills Camp Shelby and New Orleans. Residents plan school reentries Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Private Ryan Tanderson spends Christmas in hospital but says he is having a swell time.
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Alma Burke
Marion
Katherine Livaudais
Jack Murphy
International Vegetable Oil Co
Atlanta
Murphy
West Side
Star
Letetia Marshall
Vicksburg
Fred G. Hudson
H. H. Russell
Joe Renwick, Jr
Aviation Corps
Fort Sills Oklahoma
Joe Renwick
Mamie Theus
Vada
Layton Speed
Met Rouge
Davenport
H. M. Marshall
Mesdames F. G. Hudson
H. H. Russell, Jr
T. C. Newton
Fort Worth
Texas
C. Newton
F. C. Newton
Newton
New Orleans
Major C. Newton
U.S. Army
Panama
Jackson Barracks
Helen Alexander
Louise Faulk
Baton Rouge
The
State University
Newcombe College
Jonas Selig
T. T. Webb
Pine Street
Lytle Whitfield
Oak Grove
H. H. Blanks
T. A. Enoch
North Fourth Street
W. Phillips
Lonewa
Phillips
Ieutenant
Shear
Natchitoches
Jno. B. Foster and Son
John Barr
St. Louis
Memphis
Lee Foster
Monroe
Poster
Foster
Myr
Roy Bohelia
Shreveport
Fort Sills
Oklahoma
Sirs. Scott
Pauline Buchanan
Delhi
Scott
Camp Pike
Wm. Wood
Stutgart
Ark
Dubberly
Wood
McKenny
Son
Ruston
A. K. Goff
Lillian Goff
W. G. Lawhead
Ryan Tanderson
Cordus the women’s tonic praised by Mrs Kilman
A Texas reader, Mrs. Mary Kilman of this place, credits Cordus with curing long lasting side pain after childbirth. She describes severe months of illness, then relief after using Cordus, noting she is now a healthy, strong woman six years later and urges others to try Cordus for various aches and fatigue.
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Siz
Texas
Cardus
Cordus
Presbyterian receptions and holiday gatherings noted in church and home
Reports detail two Presbyterian social events with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sholars and Mrs. D. M. Sholars. A six course dinner featured American Beauty roses and a crystal centerpiece. Also covered are Marion Grisham's homecoming dinner, a piano and tea for Misses Marshal, and an upcoming sermon by Rev. Shepperson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Gordon
Carrie
Louisia Flournoy
Henrietta
Carolyn Sholars
Charlotte
Satchie Sholars
Algernon Flournoy
Standifer
Brunswick
Mrs Livandais Hosts Holiday Music Night for Forty Guests
Thursday evening Mrs F C Livandais entertained a music class of fifty or more with a holiday function. The rooms were prettily decorated by Southers and holly. Mrs Livanda is helped by daughters Katherine Alice and Undine. Piano and violin provided music. Light refreshments served at intermission. Forty attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Livandais
Southers Smilar
Holly
Britain Rewards Her Heroes Title Endowment For Haig
London reports the government will grant Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig an exalted title and substantial endowment. The piece recalls historic rewards for generals like John Churchill and Wellington, noting peerages pensions and estates as Britain’s gratitude for military service and noble leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Douglas Haig
Lritain
John Churchill
Hisself
Woodstock
Anne
Blenheim
Wellington
Secret of youth through poisons elimination and kidneys
Advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a fountain of youth by cleansing poisons and protecting kidneys. Claims energy, strength, nerves, and muscle elasticity, with Dutch origins and a 200 year history. Recommends purchase from druggists in sealed three sizes packs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Aollan
Rewards Showered on British Generals Across Eras
A historical survey notes how British generals repeatedly received high honors and large pensions from Parliament and the Crown. From Wellington to Wolseley and Kitchener, rewards included peerages, baronies, viscountcies, and annuities, with total sums reaching into the millions for exemplary campaigns in India Abyssinia the Boer War and the Soudan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Waterloo
Stratfieldsaye
Berkshire
Colin Campbell
Clyde
Abyssinia
Napier
Hugh Gough
Lahore
Hardinge
Garnet Wolseley
Aurels
St. Patrick
Herbert Kitchener
Soudan
Khartoum
First Subaqueous Tunnels Outline Early 19th Century Feats
The Thames tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping, directed by J. K. Brunel, began in 1825 and opened 1845. It cost about 6 500 dollars per yard, 6 workers died, and its 1 300 foot length is now owned by East London railway. Earlier American projects faced failures and delays with Hudson and Detroit routes.
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Thames
Rotherhithe
Wapping
London
J. K. Brunel
East London Railway
Hudson River
New York
William G. McAdoo
Canada
Michigan
America
St. Clair River
Sarnia
Ont
Port Huron
Mich
Reverend Flournoy Shepperson to preach at Presbyterian Church
Rev. Flournoy Shepperson of Monticello Ark will fill the pulpit at the Presbyterian Church Sunday December 29 at both morning and evening hours. Friends of the congregation are invited to hear him.
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P Presbyterian
I’. Shepperson
Monticello
Ark
Elizabeth Hammock
Flournoy Shepperson
Presbyterian Church
Father’s Day Letter From Lt Hirsch Praises U S Troops
Lieut. David I. Hirsch writes from Joinville France November 23 1918 praising American soldiers in the 26th Division amid the Meuse Argonne fighting. He recalls Grand Pre Nancy and St Mihiel work and warns of brutality of German troops while vowing a memorial for a fallen Monroe father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Hirsch
David I. Hirsch
Hun
Grand Pre
Nancy
Shesprey
Washington Barracks
Company Vt
Hamilton
Company R
Marne
St. Mihiel
Joinville
Capt
Riney
Sarcy
Tovl
Epinal
Argonne
Geisenberger
St. Nazaire
Monroe
Langres
Dr. Faulk
Sunday Services at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church advertises Sunday School at 9 30 a m and a religious meeting on Wednesday at 8 30 p m The public is invited to attend this church program and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Services at First Baptist Church This Sunday
Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m. Services follow at 11 o'clock in the First Baptist Church with regular worship and preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Christian Science services and readings schedule
E. K. Means, pastor, invites all to Sunday school at 9 46 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 730 p m Prayer meeting 720 p m Christian Science Society at 307 North Second Street holds services at 11 o clock Sunday morning Subject Christian Science A Wednesday 730 p m testimony meeting Sunday school 930 a m A free public reading room open daily except Sunday 3 to 5 p m for Bible and authorized Christian Science literature All are welcome to services and reading room.
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Christian Science Society
North Second Street
Christian Science
Grace Church Service Times and Rector Announcement
Grace Church led by Rector Arthur Randles Price observes First Sunday after Christmas with Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Morning prayer and sermon at 11 00 a m and Evening prayer at 5 80 p m Sunday School at 10 00 a m.
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Grace Church
Arthur Randles Price
St. Matthew and West Monroe Methodist Church Services
St. Matthew's Church on Jackson and Grammart offers Low Mass at 7 a m High Mass at 9 45 a m and Evening service at 5 o'clock Sunday school begins 8 45 a m West Monroe Methodist Church holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m E Faulk is superintendent Divine Tea and sermon at 11 a m and 7 p m Prayer meeting at 7 30 p m
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St. Matthew's Church
Jackson and Grammart
West Monroe Methodist Church
West Monroe
E. Faulk
Sunday Services at Lee Colvin Church
Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a.m. Prayer meeting each Friday night. Preaching on the second and fourth Sundays, morning and evening. Lee Colvin, Pastor.
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Lee Colvin
Methodist Protestant Church Service Schedule
S C Pritchett pastor. Prayer meeting Thursday evening 72th p Ma. Sunday School 19 a m. Preaching 11 a.m. and 7 15 p.m. Public invited to worship God with us.
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Methodist Protestant Church
S. C. Pritchett
Devoted Soldier Seeks Return Home Amid Censor Constraints
A WWI letter from David Hirsch expresses gratitude for his sacrifices and a longing to return home to his wife and baby. He mentions possible promotion, censor limits on past letters, and sends regards to his mother and family. He plans to send his daughter Suzanne her second service stripes and asks to keep celebratory meals for his return.
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Mama
Suzanne
David
Hirsch
Not a Tooth for the Brave Child Prefers Gas
A boy with steel gray eyes asks for a tooth drawing and gas from a dentist. He fears his own squeal, but the dentist assures him it will be fine. Outside, crinning lads gather to hear the customer claim he has fought and licked them.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
King George Adopts Thrifty War Time Conduct at Theatre
The king has stepped back from wartime excess and attended a theatre with a champagne supper, marking a return to restraint since August 1914. Though not ruling, the monarch aims to set an example of frugality and prudence during the war.
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George
The Master Mind Clairvoyant Ad
A bold appeal invites readers to consult The Master Mind for guaranteed psychic readings. It promises insights into personal life, business, marriage prospects, and future outcomes with precise past and present knowledge.
The Maste Mind Promotes Love and Marriage
An appeal to readers about love courtship and marriage extols true affection. It touts harmony and happiness in married life and invites pursuit of the so called Master Mind to win esteem and lasting affection.
The Greatest Living Master of the Occult Science
A promotional blurb invites readers to visit a renowned occult scientist, claiming one session will repay many disappointments and suggesting urgency about tomorrow.
Master Mind Promise for Happiness and Success
A brief claim offers guidance on luck success and harmony in love and business. It promises a method that can overcome rivals jealousy and distant influence, urging the reader not to be discouraged and to seek help from a “Master Mind” to find a path to happiness.
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Larche Dry Goods CO
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Thomas Sholars
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Wwe
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Rcres City
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Mary Kil
O. M. Grisham
Marion Grisham
Brenean College
Miss Marion Grisham
Elizabeth Thompson
Laura Louise Fluker
Lucile Holloman
Mary Lerier Yancy
WR Presbyterian
Frank Kennedy
A. R. Millsaps
Eva Stroud
Wice
Sue Carlton
Marshal of
Chase and Collens’ Drug Store
Gvosis
Letetia
Star Marshell
Lucile
Roberta Ferguson
Phyllis Cummings
Livendais
Britain
First Methodist Church
E. K. Means
Trenton Baptist Church
Ferd Levi Stationery CO
Dr la Zell
Faser
Red Cross Pharmacy
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