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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
4
Public notice shows the Monroe News-Star publication information with terms of subscription, rates for one year or six months, delivery options, and office contact lines. It lists publisher, secretary treasurer, and postal details under the 1879 act, indicating formatting from an old newspaper page.
A bank official betrayed trust by diverting nearly a million dollars for personal gain, wrecking the institution and harming hundreds of small depositors. The piece warns of recurring financial temptations and calls for legislative action while noting debates over salaries and public concerns.
The Representative Council of Beit Preliciana parish proposes the state assume control of the old Centenary College building at Jackson and establish an agricultural center there.
Local ad promoting home cleaning supplies at 201 DeSiard Street. Offers Formaldehyde Fumigators Shepard's Fly Driver Sanox Disinfectant Mosquito Scott Ply Killers and a free swatter with purchase. Emphasizes keeping the home clean and sweet.
Legislators consider establishing an industrial college modeled on Ruston and Lafayette institutes. Caulfield estimates $29,008 to build main facilities dormitories cottages and Diesel hall with land water and lighting connections and sanitary fittings. The college would start with 142 dormitory spaces and includes eighty acres of adjoining land.
The Port Arthur News laments the decline of gossip as a social craft while noting colorful phrases from nearby papers The Lake Arthur Herald and Monroe News-Star. The piece playfully critiques grown talk and aging while celebrating community newspaper banter.
The Vicksburg Post notes a rise in fake advertising schemes targeting local merchants. It calls out street fairs tent ads handbills blotters and other pitches promising wide boosts while yielding little return. Merchants warn against generous donations and push to rely on legitimate ad channels.
N Galloway of Stewart South Carolina praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only cure that gave complete relief for his colic and diarrhoea and recommends it to friends. Sold by all dealers.
The piece warns that advertising scams flourish as promoters label it essential. It highlights many gullible targets in towns and cities and stresses that exposure alone does not curb this petty fraud.
Testimonial from Joseph White of Philo Pennsylvania praising Eckman’s Alterative for glandular trouble and tuberculosis. He recounts severe prior surgeries failing, two bottles improving weight and appetite, and returning to work by November 1910. Mentions bronchitis asthma and other ailments as responsive to the remedy.
The Caldwell Wetchman recalls Lee Pat and Alvin Austin of Monroe surviving a 6 foot cottonmouth encounter on a road while a horse bucked. Austin avoided the snake’s fangs, Pat wrestled the horse, and a passerby killed the reptile. The tale is corroborated by Mr. Meredith. The item also covers subscription contests for the Weekly News Star with prizes including a 1914 Ford Touring Car, diamond rings, and gold watches, plus voting tables and district prizes.
A newspaper contest awards an extra vote after sending in five Daily News subscriptions each for six months. The offer runs ten days and closes at 10 pm Wednesday June 19. It guarantees 300000 votes and will not be repeated or extended.
The description outlines five districts for territorial divisions. District two covers south of the W S & P Railway. District three includes west of Monroe and areas west of the Ouachita river. District four lies east of the Ouachita and north of the V S P Railway, including V S P stations east of Monroe. District five encompasses east of the Ouachita and south of the V P Railway.
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