Social and personal notes from Monroe area
A long list of local visits and travel plans out of Monroe includes Miss Lillie Dixon recovering from illness, Miss Edith Orr returning to Kentucky, and several ladies leaving for Shreveport New Orleans Fort Worth and Memphis for visits. The Black and Boeuff flood area receives a lime wash relief effort while social gatherings feature Miss Murphys June bug party at Mrs C W Wallace and a reception at Mrs A Hogg on Louiseville avenue with punch and sweet pea decorations.
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Black and
Boeuff
New Orleans
Arthur Smith
A. Hogg
Louiz- Ville Avenue
S. C. Blackmon
C. W. Wallace
West Side
Murphy
Mabel Murphy
Make-Man Tablets Offer Free Trial and Money Back
Advertises Make-Man Tablets promising nerve and blood power with free full-size 50-cent packs and drugstore guarantees. Claims safe, non habit forming. invites free coupon and mentions floral prize and luncheon details amid other text.
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Bee
Dept
Chicago
Notable historical figures and events listed
The notes record births deaths and milestones: Earl of Liverpool born 1770 died 1828. Ellis Kent Kane born New York City died 1835. Sweden adopts constitutional representative system in 1809. Britain passes First Reform Bill in 1832. Paris hosts the Y M C A World Conference in 1854. Edwin Booth dies 1898. Judson Harmon named U S Attorney General in 1895. Seventh National Bank failure in 1901. 1911 Mexico City earthquake kills 63 and damages property.
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Earl of
Liverpool
Ellis Kent ‘Kane
Illinois
New York City
Willington
D. C
Sweden
Conference of the Young Men's Christian Association
Paris
Edwin Booth
Baltimore
Judson Harmon
Ohio
United States
Seventh National Bank
City of
Mexico
Birthday notices for religious and political figures
His Sixty-fifth Birthday, Rt. Rev. Joseph H. Johnston, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Los Angeles, born in Schenectady in 1847, educated at Williams College and General Theological Seminary, served in several pastorates before becoming bishop in 1896. Also congratulations to Rear Admiral Sidney A. Staunton, Carlotta empress of Mexico, George H. Murray, Albert S. Burleson on their birthdays.
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Joseph H. Johnston
Los Angeles
Schenectady N. Y
Williams College
General Theological Seminary
Theological Seminary
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bristol
R. L
Westchester
N. Y
Detroit
Sidney A. Staunton
Carlotta
Mexico
George H. Murray
Nova Scotia
Albert S. Burlesson
Congress
Tenth District
Texas
Idle Labor as a National Menace Calls for Reform
The article argues that idleness harms society and endangers peace, urging better education and meaningful work for the unemployed. It notes two million idle Americans, about four and a half percent, as a looming threat to national safety, and warns against punishing or welfare-focused approaches without solving the root causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cleburne Enterprise
Phoenix Drug Store Ad Offer Buy Bottles By Phone
Pure extract vanilla prompt ad invites customers to phone for bottle purchases. Playground voice notes Phoenix Drug Store location and contact shorthand 7tf.
Cut in Cotton Acreage Report From Southern States
A June 5 report from E. J. Watson commissioner of agriculture of South Carolina and president of the Southern Cotton Congress shows a conservative reduction of 6 071 750 acres planted in cotton across eleven principal cotton growing states based on reports received.
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Rock Hill
John G. Anderson
Cotton Congress
Watson
Columbus
S. C
E. J. Watson
South Carolina
Southern Cotton Congress
Admiral Staunton Retires From Navy On Age Limit
Rear Admiral Sydney A Staunton is placed on the retired list for reaching the age limit. He has served on the general board for the past year and previously commanded a division of the Atlantic fleet.
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Washington
Sydney A. Staunton
Navy
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth London Fall Engagement?
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth are discussed as potentially appearing in a London engagement next fall. The article notes possible plans and interest from the London scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Bayes
Jack Norworth
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lillie Dixon
Mrs. Miller
Genie Miller
Monroe
Lillian Hanlin
W. L. Jones
Second Street
Miss Newell
Bonita
Mrs. In
Edith Orr
Meyer Bros
Kentucky
Alice Neilson
Shreveport
Wm. Nelson
Bessie Shaw
Sterlington
Annie Powell
Sinope
John Potts
Alma Summers
Homer
G. P. Stubbs
W. H. Dixon
Margaret
Fort Worth
Olive Dawkins
Sophie Newcomb
Martha Crowder
J. E. Hanna
Mrs. Crowder
T. H. McMillan
Edith Gunby
East Feliciana Parish
Misses Garden
Wilson
Ben C. Dawkins
Mrs. McLeod
Sarah
Ruston
Minnie Ruffin
City High School
Memphis
Tenn
H. R. Speed
Vada
Minden
W. Bureh Lee
Mrs. A. Hogg
C. G. Johnson
Fred Vaughan
W. Saunders
R. H. Oliver, Sr
B. I. Moody
Wallace
Mesdames Clark Faulk
Wm Mitchell
A. E. Mitchell
R. O. Randel
J. €. Montgomery
H. L. Gregg
E. C. Drew
C E. Faulk
B. S. Harper
L. N. Larche
T. M. Simonton Co
C. Morgan
R. P. Benson
Mons Batt
Williams
Monroe Drug Co
Pabst Blue Ribbon
J. R. Blunton
Monroy
Aidstory
Phoenix Drug Store
Velva
Penick A Forp
Helen Gould
Morpheus
van Buren
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Enbrgo
Admiral Staunton
Philadelphia
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