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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1917

Page

2

Social and Personal Items Week's Calendar

Social and personal items list meetings and visits through Friday. Several events include YWCA, Bridge Club, and Flag Day at Elks Club to aid Red Cross. Attendees travel to Fort Worth, New Orleans, Shreveport, Monticello, and Kansas City with family and visiting relatives noted.

Bridge Club H. G. Prophit Elks’ Club Red Cross Fund Young People’s Methodist Mssionary Society The Baptist Church W. D. Smith Fort Worth Texas Shelby Gibbe New Orleans Red Cross Monticello Ark Ferguson Bertha Jeanette Schlenker Fort Smith Julius Lemle Jake Hirsch Galveston S. Moyse Superior Nebraska Eddie Hirsch W. M. Lynch Virginia Lynch A. A. Forsythe California Messrs P. M. Atkins J. B. Tisdale W. A. Walker White Sulphur Springs Harry Oliver Schlenker Kansas City Mr. Schlenker St. Louis Rosina Lemle Detroit Nellie Web

Community notices from Little Rock weekend visit and local groups

Local social rounds include Mrs BE M Hall and daughters joining Mr Hall in Greenville Ohio. Also visits by Mr Tom Standifer, Mr and Mrs Henry Bernstein and family, and U C V reunions in Washington. Episcopal Guild sets Tuesdays for Red Cross sewing and pledges $100 bazaar gift. Young Woman's Methodist Auxiliary to buy Liberty Bond and host July talent party.

Little Rock BE. M. Hall Marie Lucile Hall Greenville Ohio Hall Monroe Tom Standifer Washington and Lea University Henry Bernstein Henry, Jr New York Episcopa Guild H. D. Apgar A. R. Price Red Cross R J. Coopers Young Woman's Methodist Auxiliary J. R. Anders Sadie

Tanlac Boosts Galveston Woman Health After Long Ailment

Mrs. Lula Johnson of 1918 Avenue GQ Galveston Texas reports dramatic recovery after taking Tanlac describing relief from rheumatism swelling to limbs headaches dizziness and nervousness. She credits three bottles with restored appetite sleep and overall energy and plans to continue treatment while praising the product.

Mia Lula Johnson Avenue GQ Galveston Texas Taniac Tania Tanlac

Community notices detail wedding and service group events

A fragmented page lists wedding preparations and club meetings with numerous names. It notes a power committee meeting scheduled for June 17 and social gatherings hosted by Mrs Garreteon and others. It mentions Red Cross, Surgical dressings training, and Monroe women’s service efforts led by Mrs Heyden Loutghee from New Orleans.

Fe Bagzner Piower Mesdames Robt Coon Chas Garvey Meadamea W. D. Bozone J. M. Brothers All W. CG. Lawhead C. &. Garreteon

Water Rationing Notice From City Mayor

To water consumers, due to limited pumping capacity and four months for a new compressor delivery, all water users are asked to conserve, fix leaks, and avoid irrigating gardens or letting hydrants run. This is to prevent a water famine this summer. Mayor H. D. Apgar. 7-10t.

H. D. Apgar

London Bombardment Headlines and Casualty Report

Fifteen hostile aircraft bombarded east London while British planes chased the Germans over Essex. A later report says a bomb struck a schoolhouse killing ten children and wounding fifty. One German plane was said to be shot down. In Parliament Bonar Law announced thirty-one killed and sixty-seven injured in the raid.

London Essex House of Commons Bonar Law

Roosevelt Seeks Protection From Harassing Visitors

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt petitioned the town board for protection at his estate Seginey Hill. He asked two constables be assigned to guard the property especially on Saturdays and Sundays against motorists and others. He complained about intruders prancing on the grounds and peering into windows.

Theodore Roosevelt Seginey Hill

Cotton Crop Short, Wahington Estimates 1916 Output

A forthcoming census bulletin notes the American cotton crop of 1916 at 11,419,080 hundredweight equivalent bales, slightly higher than 1915 but below 1914. The 1914 crop stood as the record, with 255,000 more bales than 1915 and 4,685,000 above 1915’s level, a 27 percent gap. Production in Alabama Florida and Georgia is mentioned.

Alabama Sea Island Texas Georgia Arkansa Wahington Bureau of the Census Florida

Income Tax Clause Progress in War Revenue Bill Debated

Washington June 13 Senate finance committee nears completion of the income tax and excess profits sections of the war tax bill aimed at more than half of a 1.5 billion revenue target. Proposals to alter rates on incomes over 40 000 and to shift tax collection methods are under debate with a likely Wednesday completion.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Levy Pen Corporation House la Follette Penrose Lodge

Little Lost Sister to Be Shown at Picture Garden

The drama Little Lost Sister presents a moral tale based on sin and virtue. It aims to educate girls and mothers about causes of youthful straying, seeking to guide them toward reform and better choices.

Picture Garden

Po-Do-Lax A Reliable Remedy For Constipation

For Liver and Stomach Trouble a reliable remedy for constipation biliousness and all their train of ill affects Po-Do-Lax. It is harmless natural in effect and pleasant to take. No griping pains no taste no bad after effects. Po-Lax is nature's remedy for children and adults, clears the slugish mind and restores cheerfulness. Large bottle costs only 50c at your druggist.

Advt

American Veeress in War Work in London

The article highlights American born Margaretta Drexel, Lady Maidstone, active in war work in London. She married Viscount Maidstone in 1910, is noted as very beautiful and wealthy, and her husband serves in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry. An ancestor of the Wisconsins fought a Waterloo duel and later married the Duke of Wellington’s niece.

London la Maidstone Viscount Maidstone Margaretta Drexel Philaphia Lady Maidstone Ameri England Royal East K Yeemanry Earl of Earl of Winchilsea, and Is At P At the Srone Duke of Welling

Van-Lax for the Livers 18 The Maine Prospect

A fragmented 19th century advertisement touts Van-Lax for the livers claiming long tested experiments by skilled chemists. It asserts the product acts freely and vigorously on the liver and guarantees no calomel or forming drugs. It promises a pleasant taste and reasonable price.

Van-Lax Br Chase Collens

Fragmentary Classified Notice Remains Unclear

The readable fragments show a news style classified item but lack clear action or names. The text hints at ongoing disclosure or Ada related content but fails to provide concrete details, dates, or parties involved.

Mayra W ful Hewedy promise for stomach relief

Promoting a health tonic claims rapid cure for stomach disorders including ulcers and digestive ailments. The ad asserts a single dose will prove its efficacy and references a wide readership benefiting from the product.

Eufferers Marr

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