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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
8
Various local notices list services from Kern’s horse shoing and Blanchard Automobile Service to the Model Meat Market and White Way Restaurant. Items include teaching summer pupils, land sales, home ownership ads, mower sharpening, and a city court docket with licenses, fines, and registration meeting plans.
An open meeting is announced for Thursday night June 7 inviting all Odd Fellows and friends. Grand Master J C Goulden of Rayville will preside and deliver an address on Odd Fellowship and its beauties. F L Ricks signs as secretary.
A Monroe liquor dealers’ pact closes all saloons Tuesday June 5 from 5 am to 9 30 pm in support of military registration. A. S. Kuhn led canvassing, with signatures from J Y Covington Co. to Consolidated Ice Co and others pledging compliance on a patriotic day.
A letter from A. S. Kuhn defends local whiskey interests against a Chamber of Commerce committee piece. He accuses editors of prejudice and claims whiskey firms in Monroe and West Monroe are patriotic taxpayers and contributors to civic causes. He challenges canvassing methods and transparency.
Your Meet Market offers meat, vegetables, fruits and groceries with free city delivery. Saminzina, prop advertises awnings tents and auto tops and directs readers to Ed Johnson at 112 Jackson Street. June 28.
Cotton markets show a steady tone with spots around 21.75 and 21.40 in the quoted session. Sales volume reached 614 with high and low quoted figures and several futures headings such as Oct 2.88 and related minor notations.
The article notes volatile cotton prices amid expectations South may fall short of next season needs. It warns buy on recessions as demand from government and industry rises, with rain scarce in the southern belt and cooler June temperatures in Oklahoma City. Futures depend on June weather and crop prospects, while world supply figures show shifts between American and foreign stocks.
New Orleans June 2 1917 Prices eased after liquidation ahead of holidays with the New Orleans and New York cotton exchanges closed Monday and Tuesday. Market fundamentals show strong demand, light stocks, and poor new crop prospects keeping sentiment bullish despite high prices.
Public notice states that no misdirection is allowed and lists only two certified shops on the fair list Gas Fitting Co and C IL Plumbing Co Plumbers Union No ait confirms official stance on industry listings and standards
A fragmented OCR item lists various prices and product names such as soap 12 bars Octagon, Snow Drift and lard pails, sugar sacks, grape cheer, Kraft canned cheeses, jelly glasses, fruit jars, churns crocks and stone pots. Brief numbers hint at per unit costs and bulk quantities for a local sale.
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