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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
8
A garbled ad lists Ply Driver Fly Swaters and mosquito control items by Chase and Col lens Co with prices 2-1m. It mentions combing into carts and switches old braids dyed and clothes pressed on short notice with auto delivery. Phone numbers 740 and 217 appear, plus Allen's Pharmacy Ltd advertising liver pills.
A council special meeting is scheduled for tonight at Moos Hall at 7 36. Attendees are urged to attend and participate in the session.
In New Orleans on June 20, nineteen preachers met at the Firel Methodist Church and reached unanimous approval for forming a Methodist Preacher Union to unite the southern and northern conferences. The effort aims to merge the 1844-divided church into one body of about 700,000 U S Methodists. The union will meet monthly after the third Sunday, with Dr E F Schuesster of the northern church praising the merger and other speakers including W W Holmes, G H H Warton, F Hill, and F P W Loy contributing remarks.
Washington reports new United States Department of Agriculture rules effective July 1 restricting interstate cattle shipments. Cattle intended for slaughter must carry federal inspection or state permits. shipments from tick areas require certification, with stricter controls on infected zones and fresh meat rations cited from Paris fronts.
London reports that by June 19 the sum under the Supreme Court Prize Deposit Account reached nearly four and a half million pounds. The figure reflects ongoing accumulations in the prize fund with no final distribution announced.
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