Local Advertisements and Notices From Monroe Area
Local paragraphs feature bargain notes from Copeland's Cash Grocery and Meyers Bros Ltd. across millinery sales ad notices, White House Pantry prompts, drug store promotions, and a warning about a pistol incident in Odie Seabaugh's saloon. Mentions include Carl Walker, Judge J. P. Madison, F. M. Odom, D. EF. Wright, and Strother Dickerson in West Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Bros. Ltd
Copeland's Cash Grocery
Odie Seabaugh
Strother Dickerson
West Monroe
Thankful notice from Irene Hill for kindness and sympathy
Mrs Irene Hill expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindnesses during her husband's illness and for courtesy and sympathy in her bereavement.
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Irene Hill
Engagement Announced at Collinston Engagement Party
Mrs. Dr. Byron Vaughan entertained young ladies of Collinston and announced Miss Eugenia Vaughan will wed Mr. Feilding Keller. The gathering occurred at nine after which Louise Howell presented a solitaire and proclaimed that diamonds were trumps while hearts were the deal. The bride elect blushed and set the date for June twenty first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Byron Vaughan
Collinston
Eugenia Vaughan
Feilding Keller
Louise Howell
Seventeenth Century Wedding Luncheon Surprise
In 1911 a lovely three course luncheon was served for a bride. The bride's table featured magnolias in cut glass vases with white satin ribbons and the second table display roses with Marchal Neils. Little girls Ida Leigh Vaughan Ruth McCormick Louise Howell handed guests keys tied with tulle as a playful surprise.
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Marchal Neils
Twa
Ida Leigh Vaughan
Ruth McCormick
Louise Howell
Mrs. Vaughan
Sugenia Vaughan
Mary Reily
Bernice Patton
Susie Robertson
Mae Peek
Lelia Sewell
Millie Scott
Bertha Coleman
Mesdames Jerry Pettiss
Allan Fry
J. T. Howell
Monroe Drug Store Changes Hands to Woodburn Spencer and Bourke
The Monroe Drug Store in North Louisiana has been taken over by Messrs. Woodburn Spencer and Steve Bourke who will operate under the same Monroe Drug Company name. Spencer, an experienced pharmacist, will manage the store, and the business is expected to continue its strong performance under new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Drug Company
Messrs
Woodburn Spencer
Steve Bourke
Spencer
Louisiana
Forsythe
Trains Clear After Wreck Near Wardville Monday Night
The A. L. & G. tracks are clear and trains run on time after a wreck near Wardville Monday night. The overturned engine remains in the ditch as workers prepare to rerail it. Separately a crew remodels the R. P. Webb Liquor Co. saloon interior to improve handling of its large shipping business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardville
R. P. Webb Liquor Co
Two Years in the Pen for Manslaughter
Kaliski Brantley pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in district court for the death of his sister Emma Brantley last week in Ward One. Judge Madison sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary. witnesses said the shooting was accidental during a dispute with Brantley’s wife. Brantley, employed on R L Moore’s place, had a good reputation. Ruth Ann, a negress arrested sev-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaliski Brantley
Emma Brantley
Madison
Brantley
R. L. Moore
Ruth Ann
Guilty Plea at Dixie Lumber Company Sentences Public Roads
A man pled guilty to carrying concealed weapons at the Dixie Lumber Company and received sixty days on the public roads. John Allen was fined twenty five dollars and costs plus thirty days on the public roads for disturbing the peace at a private residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral
Dixie Lumber Company
John Allen
Government hires large force for locks and dams work
The government has mobilized a large workforce at the locks and dams below the city to prepare for completion. Preparatory tasks include equipment setup, grounds clearing, and pumping water from cofferdams. Construction will begin once river levels are safely low.
Death and injury from Kosciusko house fire accident
The family of J W Black of V S and P is saddened by the death of his 14 year old son Russell from severe burns after gasoline caused an explosion at the Kosciusko Mississippi home. His mother was injured when she fell, breaking an ankle, as she tried to aid him. Mr Black left for home by the V S and P line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Black
Kosciusko
Miss
Russell Black
Woman of today with health and charm praise
Advertisement extols a healthy lifestyle and attributes of good digestion as the source of beauty. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for faulty digestion and claims the product is for sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wardrobe Trunks Featured In New Tourist Line
Retailer promotes travel cases with prices from four to twenty five dollars. Hand bags range from two fifty to twenty dollars. Suit cases priced four to twenty five dollars. Advertises the Wardrobe Trunk as a new touring essential.
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Monroe
Market Report for New Orleans Cotton Prices
The Markets column from June 21 1911 notes New Orleans cotton at 15 cents steady with 1402 bales sold. Close figures show USDA prices around 14.95 to 12.92 for various grades and futures, with Yaly quotes near 14.98 to 13.13.
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New Orleans
New York
Liverpool 8.21. Sales 7000 bales and MOONS prices
The report notes Liverpool sales amounting to 7000 bales with MOONS quotes showing 5 os 0d 0 and a range from 7.78 to 7.83 for October November, 6.97 to 7.03 for December January, and 6.90 to 6.96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Rain fuels crop prospects across central and eastern belt
Weather reports from Monroe Louisiana June 21 1911 indicate beneficial rains across the belt east of the Mississippi improving crop conditions in the Mississippi valley and south Atlantic States. Texas Oklahoma see scattered showers aiding cotton with acreage increases noted in Texas and Oklahoma. Markets ease with rain in central and eastern sections and outlook favors more showers in southwest Texas Louisiana northeast Arkansas and beyond. E D Windes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
South Atlantic
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Galveston-Dallas News
East Texas
North Texas
Central Texas
South Texas
Northwest Texas
Middle West Texas
Southwest Texas
Panhandle
West Texas
State of Texas
Rio Grande
Louisiana
Arkansas
North Carolina
E. D. Windes
Judge Schulze's Busy Day in City Court
Colored ladies day in the city court saw several women added to the street gang by Judge Schulze. Azele Gordon paid fines of 60 and 40 dollars for fighting and indecent exposure, choosing a 100 day cleanup sentence. Dot Wade faced 60 dollars or sixty days on the streets, selecting the latter. Josephine Johnson fined 10 dollars or ten days for drunken disorderliness. Josephine Williams was remanded to district court for stabbing James Jackson. Rosa Baldrich discharged after fighting charges. John Willie Brown, a young man, got twenty days on the streets for cocaine distribution or use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Schulze
Josephine Johnson
Josephine Williams
James Jackson
Rosa Baldrich
John Willie Brown
Rain and Drought Relief as Cotton Belt Receives Rains
New Orleans reports general rainfall across the cotton belt with good showers in the South Atlantic and Gulf regions. Temperature drops of about 15 degrees followed. farmers praise recent precipitation worth millions. In legislature, Canada reciprocity bill debate continues with amendments by Senator Cummins expanding free list and touching England relations.
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New Orleans
Cotton Belt
South Atlantic States
East
Middle Gulf States
Texas
West Gulf States
Louisiana
England
Heyburn
Beacon
Georgia
Bacon
Gallainger
Canada
Cummins
Heyburn Claims England Transfer Was By Force
Senator Heyburn of Idaho argues in the Senate that all items received from England were obtained by force, asserting the actions reflect coercion. The remarks mark a heated debate over recent transatlantic exchanges and policy implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyburn
England
Washington
Senate
Idaho
Sidney Kahn Insurance Agency Ad
The Sidney Kahn Insurance Agency advertises all kinds of insurance with home and Cumberland office contact numbers 56 and 208 respectively. The notice appears in a 3-1m. line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.e.morgan & Bro
Gulf Refining Co
Sidney Kahn Insurance Agency
Cumberland
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Ouachita Valley
Carl Walker
White House
Ink
Phoenix Corn Remedy
Phoenix Drug Store
Sars Walker
M. M., Richey
Iron Mountain
A. G. Abdes
J. P. Madison
F. M. Odom
Bastrop
Kern’s
Joe Kern
D. EF. Wright
Shreveport
Remo
Sig. Haas & Sons
Meyer
Grand Street
Monroe, Louisiana
Grain and Provisions
Chicago
Soo
Windes’ Daily Cotton Letter
America
the Southern Hardware Co., Ltd
North
Colorado
Northwest
Fort Worth
Denver City
San Antonio
Austin
Waco
Denver
Mo., Kansas & Tex.ay
Galveston
Houston
Dallas
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway
A. A. Glisson
Fort Worth, Texas
Drouth
Youngblood-Foster Jewelry Co., Ltd
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