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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
2
Captain J G Roberts of Miami Florida reports his wife recovered from a run down system after taking Tanlac. She gained eighteen pounds, regained energy, appetite improved, and now handles housework easily. Ad promoting Monroe Allen's Pharmacy and local agency sales.
Twenty members enroll as Mrs. Bessie Ansley outlines the course for Red Cross training. Mrs. J. H. Sadler is elected president and Mrs. Mamie L. Tidwell secretary treasurer. Tuition is two dollars and fifty cents with forty cents for a textbook, sessions set for Mondays and Wednesdays at 3 o'clock.
A poem by W. G. G. urges readers to consider their contribution to charitable work. It questions whether one spends leisure on aid or rests, and whether they will answer at the Judgment for the harvest of deeds. It emphasizes swift time and personal accountability.
Reports from training camps and the French front praise troops spirit and morale. The Home Service of the American Red Cross is described as a crucial defense line ensuring families back home provide steady support and guidance to sustain troops through trench life and battle.
Baptist State Mission Secretary Gilliam of Nashville Tenn will preach at First Baptist church next Sunday and is named as possible successor to Dr Farrington who left the pastorate weeks ago. Rev Albert F Deddoe of Floresville Tex preached here last Sunday.
Records show transfer from C. L. Morton to Ouachita Valley Realty for the Terrry place 928.19 acres at 71114.25 and the DeGraffenreid place about 1000 acres for 32500. Morton had previously acquired these tracts for the Realty company and says about half of each tract has been resold. In Waco on June 11 former Gov James E Ferguson’s impeachment was certified as a gubernatorial candidate and the state Democratic convention set for September 5 with Ferguson’s nomination vote tallied 46 to 3.
Ambassador James W. Gerard explains his approval of a motion picture about his wartime experiences. He says the film presents Prussianism, the Kaiser, and atrocities to inform Americans and prove the need for U S entry into the war. He urges Americans to become workers and doers for democracy.
The Red Cross pledges to assist families of armed service members in every respect while avoiding charity labels. Home Service provides emergency financial help but focuses on fostering self-reliance, supporting the full development of family life, and aiding resilience for those awaiting loved ones serving abroad.
Dus: the hen at night with B. A. Thomas' Louse Killer ends troubles. Also kills bugs on cucumber tomato and squash vines. Sold by Phoenix Drug Store with guarantee of food production or money back.
A sensational tale credits a hobo with medicinal plant knowledge that led to a South firm’s success. The Hobo Medicine Manufacturing Company of Singer employs a formula claimed to treat Wright’s disease and other kidney conditions. The pamphlet describes a condemned man spared by this cure and invites readers to request the booklet from listed Monroe and West Monroe druggists.
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