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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
4
The narrator recalls lampooning a tall awkward classmate with a wheelbarrow gait who never seemed to meet schedules. They admit their own clumsy start, enduring slams and failures, yet insist perseverance could reveal a surprising future for him.
A prominent voice urges revitalizing agricultural districts by strengthening rural schools as social, political, and educational centers. He warns that urban migration threatens land value, local enterprises, and community life, proposing better education, culture, and opportunities to keep families on the farm.
The article argues the rural school should be the center of community life guiding farming and home life. It envisions schools as political forums removing politics from saloons and stores, plus stresses the need for civic responsibility and self-improvement through emulation of successful peers. It profiles Louis Warren Hill, highlighting his education, rise to president and later chairman of the Great Northern Railway, and his role in promoting regional development and parks.
A successful businessman debunks luck as a factor in advancement. He urges analyzing rivals methods, comparing them with your own, and removing luck from thinking. He says the other man is likely more alert to opportunities, and you must act decisively to improve.
The steamer 3S. 1L. Elam may sail to Monroe this week and could offer a weekly New Orleans Monroe service if business is sufficient. Local Ouachita river traders are urged to support the venture by favoring Monroe and New Orleans firms over Alexandria and Natchez, with fair prices and regular schedules to keep costs low and profit reasonable.
Remedy urged for every family especially in summer. Claims reliability and quick relief. Promotes widespread availability and cites user endorsements. Includes call to obtain it everywhere.
A sparse OCR fragment notes a date in history with repeated AARARARARARAR RA markers. No identifiable people or organizations are readable, nor specific events, places, or numbers to extract as facts. The readable content is insufficient for a coherent news-style card.
A historical annal lists birthdays and major events from 1781 to 1916, including George Stephen and John Howard Payne, the Battle of Arklow, abolition in U S territories, deaths of Dickens and Sir Walter Desant, canal treaty ratification, and WWI notes. It also details a 1916 court sale in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, describing a property partition sale of Connella heirs with parcels in West Monroe and related lots, overseen by Sheriff Ty. A. Johnston at May 27, 1916.
A June 21 1916 sheriff sale in Monroe Ouachita Parish Louisiana proceeds from a Fi Fa against Ben Watts list 113 pine logs gumlor 1S C press logs seized as the defendant's property to satisfy the writ with cash bids and appraisement. The notice also includes a brief obituary style paragraph mentioning notable figures including Hon Charles Joseph Bonaparte and other dignitaries with birthdays and ages.
Library hours run to 11 p m daily except Wednesday with 3 to 6 p m access every day and 7 30 to 9 p m on Wednesdays. The library is free to all residents of Ocachita parish. Children s books are needed.
New York reports the wedding of Miss Helen Morgan Hamilton daughter of J P Morgan partner and Arthur Woods Police Commissioner to be held tomorrow in the private chapel at Hamilton estate Tabie Rock Sterlington New Jersey The bride comes from the Morgan family and the groom is a longtime city official noted for social service work in which both are active.
A gallon of Ross Dead Quick Spray will destroy bedbugs ants fleas and many plant pests and do it quickly It is easy to use and sold in Monroe by New South Drag Co This advertisement notes the product’s wide insect killing claims and local sales point.
New York June 6 Julia Sanderson Werle a musical comedy star will marry Lieut Bradford Barnette of the United States hydrographic bureau. The groom is son of the late Rear Admiral W G Barnette and was noted at the Naval Academy. Miss Sanderson vows to give up the stage after finishing Sybil last week. Her prior marriage to Tod Stern ended in divorce in 19%.
Describes bilious attacks where the liver fails to function causing constipation and fermentation in the stomach with nausea vomiting and headache. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver clean the stomach and restore health. notes price of a quarter and availability everywhere.
The document records a May 1918 parish legal notice in Ongehita Louisiana. Milton Coverdale appears as deputy clerk and notary. Persons declare and attest to certain details regarding a property or matter described as forty end crucetine theatres igte 646 for peratin.
The document outlines corporate purposes and powers including purchasing, mortgaging, and transferring assets in a general wholesale and retail drug business. It sets capital stock at five thousand dollars, with ten percent paid in, and describes governance by a board of directors, annual shareholder meetings, and officer roles. It concludes with dissolution procedures and official attestation by Milton Coverdale, deputy clerk and notary.
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