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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
8
A crowded ad page lists carpentry, hauling, horse shoeing, mower sharpening, and flour retail. Entries include Joe Kern’s horse shoing shop, Fred R. Mitchell hauling services, Krieckel’s sharpening, Awanta flour, and general delivery offerings with contact details. Also mentions a travel stemmer Nettie Quill voyage with schedule notes.
A dense list of sale items including coffee Pure Lard eggs potatoes del monte asparagus tips Del Monte Pineapple and more. Prices range from 10 to 25 cents for various canned goods and pantry staples with emphasis on bulk purchases like flour sugar and beans. The page features a broad assortment typical of a mid century grocery advertisement.
Supt. Jack Raxsdale and M. D. Hutson plan an illuminated Third Street from Jackson to Lee with ornamental cast iron posts, underground cables, and nitrogen lamps delivering about six thousand candle power per block. Property owners fund materials while the city provides labor, maintenance, and current at under 1.25 per front foot.
The Giles Bureau reports a 2.2 point drop in cotton condition over two weeks while new crop deliveries rise about 1 per bale from yesterday’s low. Acreage unlikely to increase due to Texas floods. the belt remains generally late with boll weevil presence and widespread moisture deficit heightening drought fears.
A sloppy OCR fragment shows a price quote around 90 cents and 85 cents with 5 percent notation. The text lacks clear context or full items, leaving investors unsure of the exact offer or security involved.
An extra policeman fired at the auto carrying Count Johann Von Kernstorff as it approached the Illinois University commencement. The officer, not in uniform, fired one shot after the car failed to stop. no injuries reported. Also noted is a death notice for Dr. W. E. Sullivan and a set of condolences from the Ouachita Parish Medical Society.
Athens Ga June 16 Frederick T Myers a Tallahassee Fla lawyer who gave the annual alumni oration before the University of Georgia alumni association suffered a lapse of memory after his speech. He could not recall arriving in Athens or the circumstances of his coming.
Miss Medeline Edison daughter of the inventor and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison married John Eyre Sloane son of Dr. and Mrs. T O Conor Sloane at the Edison home in Llewellyn Park West Orange N J The ceremony was conducted by Mgr Mooney Seton Hall College president witnessed by a large gathering Brown University held its 146th commencement Providence Rhode Island with speakers Governor Aram J Pothier Dr Charles W Eliot and Prof Vernon P Squires
Anderson, D. C., June 17. Anderson is garbed in purple and white in honor of the Elks of South Carolina, who begin their annual state convention here this afternoon. A big parade will be held tomorrow and a barbecue will close the gathering in the afternoon.
Washington report notes the Interstate Commerce Commission upheld the proposed rise in lumber freight rates from Meridian Mississippi to Knoxville Tennessee. The ruling confirms higher transport costs for shipments crossing these states.
Society gathered for the marriage of Miss Helen L. Humphrey daughter of Major General and Mrs Charles F Humphrey to Percy Lawton Harley of Boston and Redlands California The ceremony was at noon in St Johns Church followed by a large reception.
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