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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
3
A long OCR list names dozens of residents and families in Ouachita Parish Louisiana, including many Johnsons, Williams, and Greens, plus aliens and notable men. The fragment appears to catalog registrants by parish and precinct with numerous surname blocks and scattered given names.
Early rheumatism may seem local but can worsen if untreated. The ad warns uric acid in blood contaminates the system causing joint and muscle pain, stomach troubles, and liver sluggishness. Relief is promised by restoring blood with S S S from Swift Company at 309 Swift Building, Atlanta Georgia.
Shreveport beat Dallas 5 to 2 and Waco won 11 to 5 while San Antonio tied 2 to 2. Fort Worth defeated Houston 6 to 2 and Houston won 5 to 0.
The St. Louis team defeated New York 2 to 1 in a tight matchup while Philadelphia routed Cleveland 9 to 5. No other games were scheduled.
Chattanooga wins 11 to 4 over Atlante as Mobile improves to 1 1, Little Rock notes 10 83 and Memphis holds 7 while New Orleans stays at 3.
Boston observed the 142nd anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with a large patriotic celebration. A major military and naval parade dominated the program centered in Charlestown.
A medical note urges husbands to obtain Mother’s Friend from the druggist to ease the wife’s abdominal muscle strain and pregnancy discomfort. It recommends nightly and morning applications through the prenatal period to support natural processes during birth.
The page notes Blanche Seet age 21 with biography and career path from stage to film star in A Man With Three Wives. It lists other notable birthdays including Carolyn Wells Thais Lawton Lord Stamford and Sir Richard Crawford. An ad promotes Po Do Lax for liver and stomach troubles. A Louisiana notary records formation of Peoples Investment Company in Monroe with charter details and capital of 160000 dollars for a 9 year term.
A historic charter filing for Peoples Investment Inc dated May 12 1917 outlines stock details 50000 capital and board of seven with W R Mitchell as president and J A Smith C O Clark among initial directors. It notes voting rules annual May elections location Monroe Louisiana and liquidation procedures via two stockholder commissioners.
On May 17 1917 notary Carl H Mc Henry witnessed a charter for The LeBiard Development Company Incorporated under Louisiana law Act 267 1914. The corporation may own lease and mortgage property and issue notes to fund oil and gas ventures including exploring for oil and gas and supplying gas within and outside Louisiana.
A Louisiana advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for sour stomach and indigestion. It also includes a public sale notice from the Sixth District Court, Monroe, listing locomotive engine No. 3 to be sold on June 30, 1937, cash with appraisal. Sheriff T. A. Grant oversees the sale.
Mrs P H Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough improved after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad notes keeping the cough loose and expectoration easy and claims the remedy worked like a charm.
Bishop Thomas Nicholson a leading Methodist bishop will wed Miss Evelyn Riley in Greencastle Indiana. Riley is an instructor at Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa.
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