Community Notices and Social Appointments
Monroe society pages list Methodist Board of Stewards meeting Monday at 7:30 p m and Woman's Missionary Society on Tuesday at 3:30 p m. New Year's dance at Riverside Club open house for returning soldiers. Circle meetings of Baptist Woman's Missionary Society also on Tuesday. Numerous residents visit relatives and attend clubs, with social events at Hotel Monroe and local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Board of Stewards
Methodist Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Riverside Club
The
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Blackman
Hodges
O. B. Morton
D. Land
J. H. Watkins
Twentieth Century Book Club
Hotel Monroe
J. B. Doughtie
French Parliament Acknowledges Frontiers and Russia Plan
The government rejects annexations but keeps Alsace Lorraine frontiers flexible to deter future attacks. It downplays Vatican representation and discusses inevitable intervention in Russia to counter Bolshevism, with 160000 Russian troops at Odessa ready. Pichon reads Clemenceau instructions amid socialist uproar. confidence vote looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace-Lorraine
Franklin- Bouillon
Vatican
Russia
M. Pi‘chon
Clemenceau
Ukraine
Caucasus
Siberian
Odessa
Pichon
M. Clemenceau
M. Deschanel
M. Pichon
Social Highlights Include Dr Blackshear Visit and Morgan Nuptials
Informal reception honors Dr. Blackshear on furlough with a confectionery luncheon and guests including Nellie Webb Catto Webb and local families. J E Morgan of Shreveport announces marriage to Lillian Peek of Oxford La. Night Euchre Club hosts a festive Christmas gathering. prizes awarded to L W Mobley and Mrs W M Lynch. Dinner at 2 high noon hosted for Mr and Mrs J E Morgan with 12 covers and floral centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie L. Cann
Delhi
John W. Johnson
Fannie O'Neil
Franklin
Bessie Bryant
F. E. Owen
Dubach
J. W. Hobbs
Calhoun
C. T. Baird
Oak Ridge
Monroe
Alexandria
Eleanor Michie
Mer Revege
Eugene Vaughn
Norma Stewart
Marion
Sable Meredith
Elizabeth Trousdale
Ruston
D. G. Trousdale
Francis Faulk
Shreveport
Lafayette Meredith
Vicksburg
R. J. Sadler
Hattiesburg
J. C. Sadler
Josephine Mauldin
Memphis
Tenn
A. R. Taylor
Lucile Mcleod
S. J. Meek
Chas
M. Kendrix
Chicago
Shelby Meek
Mr. Kendrix
Mr. Meek
Ruth Washburn
Marjory Oliver
Wm, Gladney
de. Blackshear Hotoree
C. W. Phillips
Dr. Blackshear
Dr. Blacksheat
Nellie Webb
Catto Webb
H. D. Briggs
R. H. Oliver, Jr
J. E. Morgan
Moneroe
Lillian Peek
Oxford
Morgan
Morgan Sand & Gravel Co
V. C. Barringer
Surgaine
T. S. Sholars
D. M. Sholars
Allen Sholars
T. EB. Wright
Hy Bernstein
W. L. Jones
W. F. Cummings
J. M. Cobb
B. Granary
W. M. Lynch
Blanch Baird
C. N. Drew
C. I. Drew
West Side
Cc. J. Drew
W. D. Stevens
James Drew
Carrie D. Drew
Dee Morgan
Morgan Drew
New Year Cards at Ferd Levl Stationery Co
Get your New Year cards before they’re sold out at Ferd Levl Stationery Co. Located at 28 2t, the shop urges shoppers to hurry for a timely selection. Regulars know the store for quick service and local stock.
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Ferd Levl Stationery CO
Invention of the Percussion Lock and Firearm History
The percussion principle was invented by Rev Alexander Forsyth in 1807 and patented. Firearms evolved from wheel locks and flintlocks used by European armies, with percussion caps popularized by 1825 and rapid improvements since.
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Alexander J. Forsythe
Italy
Arras
Edward IV
Forsythe
Quirky Short Note on Woman's Talk Feature
Biffinks and his wife discuss the newspaper item about new lines titled Woman's Talk. He notes only half a column appears while reacting with surprise and curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biffinks
Biffkins
Biffiins
Senate Clash Over Versailles Treaty Involves Senate
The United States Senate shows determination to influence Versailles treaty making, despite constitutional limits that grant Senate only approval or rejection after treaty initiation.
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United States
Senate
Versailles
How the Kaiser Feels A Humble Reckoning After Humiliation
A reader recalls a 20 year old Maine revival tale and contrasts a failed speaker who sighed I feel like a blame fool with the Kaiser’s fall from imagined omnipotence. The piece mocks William II’s boastful empire and depicts his demise as ridicule and downfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
William Hohenzollern
Europe
Germany
Hamburg
United States
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Amusements: Theda Bara in The Man From Funeral Range
The Lyceum Theatre hosts The Man From Funeral Range featuring Ann Little as a cabaret girl in a miners town setting. Theda Bara stars with Wallace Reid in a tale set between a mountain home and Bohemian Paris, praised for dramatic opportunities and passionate conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Little
Wallace Reid
Lyceum Theatre
Miss Little
Nfe
Theda Bara
Bohemia
Paris
Bohemian
J. Gordon Edwards
Wallach Reid in The Man From Funeral Range
Miss Little plays Janice cabaret girl who wins the love of The Man From Funeral Range in a melodrama styled photoplay. Lottie Pickford and Mr Reid star with a rugged prospector hero amid beautiful backgrounds directed by Walter Edwards.
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Miss Little
Janice
Ifhe
Lottie Pickford
Mr. Reid
Walter Edwards
Opera House Tonight Fair and Warmer
The Opera House presents Fair and Warmer a new farce by Avery Hopwood famed for wit and ludicrous situations. Selwyn & Company promote it as part of their Second Annual Laugh Festival after previous successes.
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Eltinge Theatre
New York
Avery Hopwood
Selwyn & Company
The Finger of Scorn and a Bee martin Remark
A harsh denunciation targets radicals and Bolsheviks accusing them of war and decay, ending with the line because of you the world must be cleansed by fire. The piece is attributed to J. D. Ellsworth, trustee of the American Defense Society. A Mexican remark describes the bee martin bird fluffing its head to lure bees with a flower illusion.
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J., D. Ellsworth
American Defense Society
Mexico
Thedaire Pictures at Lyceum Theatre Today
The Lyceum Theatre presents The She-Devil a Great Thedaire feature focusing on a wild storyline set in Spanien with dramatic elements and suspenseful moments for today audiences.
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Thedaire Pictures
British take Bireh and push on in Palestine fronts
One year ago today British troops seized Bireh in Palestine and repulsed German forces on a two mile front south of Cambridge. French and Italian efforts are noted with advances and stormed enemy positions in Monte Tomba region on the Italian front.
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Palestine
Bireh
Cambrai
Monte Tomba
Regign
The Master Mind Clairvoyant Advertisement
A curbside ad promises a real clairvoyant who can read past present and future without questions. It touts accuracy on health wealth love and life changes and claims to reveal what acquaintances think and when you will marry.
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How to Attain Success and Happiness From The Master Mind
A reader seeks guidance on luck success business harmony marriage love influence and reconciliation. The Master Mind promises a method to overcome jealousy and rivalries and to win affection and commitment. It offers practical steps for shaping thoughts and actions to achieve desired outcomes.
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Bellans
Larche Dry Goods
West Monroe
Charles Titche
Geo. Denegre
George Denegre
Chez. M. Kendrix
Naval Air Station
Key West
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest, N.C
Kats
Ouachita Coca-Cola
Bottling CO
Opera House
Selwyn & CO
In, New York
Boston
Selwyn
United” States
Bheine
Lyceum Theatre Tomorrow
Tower of Babel
Lyceum Theatre Today
Upstaire
Faser
Red Cross Pharmacy
Wis Daity
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