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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
8
A dated collage of small ads shows Morri son stable hauling services, tobacco and farm supplies, a Phoenix drug store, one horse cash grocery, W T Bennett offering carpentry and fencing, Kern horse shoeing shop, vanilla extract, mosquito repellent Penslar Skeeter Dig, and a notice of shifted office hours for DRS Cosby and Blackman.
Notice invites all pupils seeking advanced work or summer school to meet Misses Bessie Gibbs and Ruth Williams at the Parish School at 9 a m on Monday June 10 351. Also notes Miss Ella Hill saleslady at the Peston has returned from vacation and resumed work. Hog buyers McGuire offer market price by phone or mail. Chamberlains Liniment urged for sprained ankle with directions. Firemen’s picnic set for Dorcheat Tuesday June 11 round trip 50 cents to 1 00.
Local grocery advertises live poultry with broilers fryers and hens available. Fresh country butter and eggs also offered. Contact via both phones. 4-5t
High school pupils desiring to make up conditions apply to Miss Sallie Humble at 501 Catalpa Street. 5 tf.
The Special Bargain Sale at the Racket Store will run through this week. Shoppers are urged to hurry to grab items like H-21 before the sale ends.
The Boston offers big discounts on ladies and children pumps Oxfords and Gibson Ties with sizes selling fast. Dixie Lumber Co advertises mules including a small team for 100 cash terms. M Parker and G A Bergfold of A L G railroading are noted travelers while Mabel Taliaferro’s own sketch The Return of Tori San is mentioned.
City delegation in the House backs the Bryant Monroe commission measure while internal Orleans resistance and unit rule tactics threaten unity. The plan calls for the Bryant bill to go to the Senate as a substitute for the Hooe measure, with a lively debate expected Wednesday.
We thank friends at Standard and in Monroe for loving kindnesses during our bereavement in the loss of our baby girl Emma who died Tuesday night. May God bless them. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Winkler.
A $300,000 bond was filed by Stewart McGehee Construction Co of Little Rock to Capt. Peter Youree to insure the building of the proposed hotel in Shreveport. The contract requires completion by November 1913 with a $50 daily penalty for delays. Filing signals imminent construction and start of work.
Fritzi Scheff is slated to headline a revival of Mile. Modiste, bringing the famed chanteuse back to the stage. The production rekindles demand for the popular operetta with Scheff in the lead role.
Liverpool records show 10 000 bales sold with prices around 6.26 for sales noted May 6 1912. Forward quotations list July August ranges 6.18 6.15 and 6.20 6.17 with miscellaneous indicators and positions.
Monroe La June 6 1912 New Orleans wires reports a sharp market upturn driven by bullish buying in the region and the north amid expectations that recent rains have eased. Forecasters expect showers in the Panhandle with cooler conditions elsewhere while Texas irrigation promises a strong cotton crop and no boll weevil presence.
Birmingham June 6 The Associated Press reports Thomas Duncan was found guilty of the assassination of Felix J. Elard on March 18. The verdict by the jury concludes the high profile case with Elard named as the victim and Duncan as the accused.
Biloxi Mississippi June 6 J B Chinn chief inspector of the Mississippi oyster commission died suddenly here today.
A review list highlights several films The Sheriff's o Hung Up Souls in the Shadows and The Lost Ring with praise for drama lighting and period setting. A contest invites readers to submit stories about three films. Mrs Maude Davis starts a private school June 17 at 105 Louisville Avenue.
The letter notes a lack of willing Republican nominees after a campaign of vituperation between Taft and Roosevelt. Democrats expect to beat any Republican candidate decisively, regardless of who is nominated, as the two party campaigns diverge sharply in tone and strategy.
A patriotic observer argues the Democratic choice favors Champ Clark over Republicans and notes strong ties between Clark and Oscar Underwood. It contends Underwood would become Speaker if Clark is nominated and that Clark remains ahead despite Bryan speculation and Harmon delegates.
Hotel Balsam in Balsam North Carolina promotes itself as the highest location east of the Rockies with altitude 3551 ft. It offers invigorating atmosphere modern equipment first class service and popular rates. Send for a booklet.
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