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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
6
Local notices and ads list services and goods including Kern's horse shoing shop, mower grinder, clothing bargains at The Racket Store, Grif fin Studio framing, Ensel's midsummer sale, Ammen's Toilet Powder as a medical antiseptic cosmetic, and reminders of a grand jury adjournment to Monday pending investigation into violations.
Wood coal blacksmith and domestic concrete lime cement and gravel offered. All kinds of building material available.
The day’s civil docket lists numerous filings including mortgages released and sales of lots in favor of Monroe Building and Loan Association, Peoples Homestead and Savings, and others. Also noted are crop liens, lease releases, and several fines in fighting cases. Numerous ads for shoes, barber services, tennis equipment, and labelling of sales rounds out the page.
Police headquarters have been established in the city hall with an officer on watch day and night after Monday to answer calls from residents and outlying sections. Contractor Frank Masling begins erection of Bastrop high school building to be ready for September opening. Local merchants advertise low prices on canned goods and medicated bricks as well as asparagus. Mr H F Madison announces candidacy for delegate to the constitutional convention from Morehouse parish.
Sport calendar lists events across Latonia Kentucky for yearlings and up in a one mile race with a 20000 dollar stake, plus a 206 class pacers race in San Francisco. Other meet highlights include steeplechase at Brookline Country Club Maryland Mississippi and Jamaica events with auto races powerboat and polo tournaments in Philadelphia Bryn Mawr and Boston area.
Well rooted Nancy Hall sweet potato plants offered at 1.25 per thousand with prompt shipment. Matchett's Matchless Farm run by J. W. Matchett in Pine Castle. Also present is a Jersey cow with calf for sale via F. Head in West Monroe.
Monroe La June 19 1915 J V Windes Co reports a dull market with expectations of more activity after June 25th notice day. Government acreage is seen dropping about 15 percent to roughly 21.8 million acres. crop conditions show deterioration in places with weevils rising in Texas and Alabama. World cotton stocks are at a record but foreign crop reductions loom as war pressures Britain.
Readers are offered cash discounts and mileage coupons. The ad lists beef, ham, bacon and tuna prices, canned goods, Argo starch, toilet paper, coffee blends, sugar, salt pork and matches. It promotes One Horse Cash Grocery with brand descriptions and location cues.
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