This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1921
Page
6
The Markets section reports closing prices for several items in New Orleans on Tuesday June 14 1921. Notable figures include Vest’y Fury at 11.93 with a high of 11.98 and low of 11.86, and Berr with a 12.06 decline. WIA listing shows 13.11 close after 13.18 high 13.06 low.
Tuesday June 14 1921 Spots show Vesty I Parruenceues with high 12.42 and low 12.28. Teen values 28.48 18.18 13.12 and Leekensen quotes 18.77 18.61 13.68 reflecting close figures.
The fragment references Liverpool and numbers 7 67 and 3 000 with unclear context. It mentions October and a term clone Pere but lacks readable events or names to establish a clear news item.
New Orleans reports wet conditions in the western cotton belt and dry conditions in the east, with heavy rainfall in Oklahoma and southwest Texas. May rainfall in Texas was lighter than last year, aiding some areas but hindering growth in drier regions. British labor talks progress toward settlement could lift Anglo American trade and spot cotton demand. Census will report May U.S. cotton consumption around 422 thousand bales, vs 409 thousand in April and 541 thousand a year ago. Ambassadors: Monroe named by President Harding as Spain envoy, succeeding Willard.
A discussion traces Sherlock Holmes influence on detective fiction noting prior forms before Doyle. It cites Brander Matthews on Poe and tracks earlier antecedents in Voltaire Zadig and Chevalier de Mailly 1715 tale with the camel driver ruse, showing the shared deduction motif across centuries.
Father Bernard Vaughan, set to visit America next month, is described as London’s most fashionable and democratic clergyman. He recounts a boy’s blunt message about meeting privately, revealing tensions between public duties and private conversations within the parish.
A tale explains the camel’s quirks through a blind eye and missing tooth as three princes deduce traits. The story, credited to De Mailly and Italian writer Christopher Armenio, appears in Armeno’s Perigrinations (Venice 1557) with Papal permit 1555, and echoes from Persian, Arabian, Turkish, Hebrew sources.
The article argues the Bible's intimate links with all creatures from horse and ox to sheep and dog, noting how animals appear across scriptures. It outlines references to species such as hippo, lion, donkey, goat, swine, and sheep, and humorously laments the absence of a Pussy Cat in biblical text.
A local classified column lists a lost gentlemen's black folding purse with more than fifty dollars. reward for return to 208 Ouachita Avenue or call 252 14-St. Various for sale ads include a Macey Bookcase for $73 and a 404 South Third address. Rentals feature furnished rooms at 618 Grammont Street and a nicely furnished five room bungalow near car line.
The article portrays Thomas Babington Macauley as a keen sightseer and collector of street ballads. It notes his fondness for gardening after 1856, his habit of reading and singing ballads to nieces and nephews, and his habit of quoting apt sayings in conversation. It highlights his shyness with riding, love of London back lanes, and his role in shaping the Lays of Rome.
Co. M. Hays marks the sixty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Charles Melville Hays born May 16 1856 in Rock Island Illinois. The Titanic victim rose from clerk to general manager at Missouri Pacific and later led Grand Trunk Railway revitalization efforts in Montreal.
The narrative chronicles Charles Melville Hays transforming the Grand Trunk from rust to a thriving railroad. It notes his 1901 offer and quick resignation from Southern Pacific, then his 1910 leadership of Grand Trunk Pacific, and his pivotal role in a 3000 mile transcontinental plan funded by private capital and government support.
In Spokane on May 14 oil seeped into the L Ecuyer basement after coal from the firebox sparked flames. Mrs Alfred L Ecuyer sustained a burn as neighbors bailed several gallons of oil from the cellar. Neighbor Williams Reeves cites seeing the oil, while others doubt her oil station explanation. The locked basement and restricted access fuel rumors of a city oil strike.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.