Monroe Boys Return From Army Service
Local notices salute Monroe youths Amos Owens Bernard Levi and Henry Marks as they complete service with the 36th Division and other assignments. Owens sailed for France in 1917 and was mustered out in Texas, Levi served in South American waters and New Orleans, and Marks worked in the Quartermaster purchasing department and returned home via Detroit. The report also recounts heroic dogs Fond d Air Verdun Belle and Loulou from World War I with brief illustrate anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Amos Owens
Bernard Levi
Henry Merks
E. L. Owens
Fort Worth
Engineering Corps
France
Hoboken
Great Northern
Texas
Algiers
New Orleana
New Orleans
Henry Marks
H. P. Marks
Quartermaster’s Department
Canada
Detroit
Mich
Little Rock
Clarence Marks
Camn Pike
Beroie
Fond l’ Air
Verdun Belle
Chateau-Thierry
Loulou
G. C. Harvey
Black-Draught Helps Sluggish Liver in Older Reader Memo
Meadowsville Kentucky Mrs Cynthia Higginbotham age 65 reports improved digestion after using Black Draught high regard built on seventy years of use. Claims stomach liver and bowels regain normal function with early dosing and fresh feeling next day. Price 25c per package.
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Thedford
Non-Dippers Fined and Civil Suits Heard
District court session covers multiple actions including the Lieber versus The Quechua Natural Gas and Oil Co. continued to September 1, 1920, and a series of fines for non-dippers, shoplifting, license plate appeals, and suspended sentences. Acquittal noted for Print Davis over lumber charges. several individuals fined for cattle dipping and other offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lieber
Quechua Natural Gas and Oil Co
Lieber
H. Flood Madison
Bastrow
Henry Bernstein
Monroe
Lichter
Davis
Print Davis
Texas Avenue
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Robert Latryon
R.L. Morris
Virginia Williams
Bailey's
Leon Marx
Leon L. Marx
John B. Simson
Georgia Willhite
Watt McKellam
Bob Lewis
S. L. Hendricks
A. D. Bamburg
George Crawford
A. E. Rawls
Ben Cotton
George Cotton
J. A. Hilburn
I. L. Evans
W. B. Evans
Dan Baugh
A. W. B. Matthews
Sam Head
A. N. Matthews
Babel and the limits of defying God
The passage recalls the biblical Babel story to warn that nations and individuals pay for pride with divine confusion. It argues prosperity follows God’s decrees and warns against leagues that mock the Almighty, predicting upheaval as groups strive to build and make a name for themselves.
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Babel
Babylon
Berlin
New Advertisements and Requests for Roomers and Sales
WANTED Roomers and boarders apply 217 South Seventh Street. FOR SALE Three burner oil stove with even included. $9.00. Phone 1234. WANTED A man for shipping department Sugar Bros Co Ltd 16t.
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South Seventh Street
Sugar Bros., Co., Ltd
Cotton market closes with steady prices and modest volume
The market shows quiet trading with spots at 32 75 and July futures around 32 59. Prices edge within narrow ranges as the day ends with mixed quotes and a small sales tally.
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Madones
Unclear Market Tick Data Fragments
Fragmentary financial notes show volatile price entries with unusual tokens and stray figures. The readable items include high and low values such as 24.90 to 33.36 and a price around 31.77 to 33.03, plus a reference to Bees at 82.03.
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Yestyary Leonee
Uncertainty in Europe under Cotton Market Pressure
The New Orleans Cotton Letter notes a quiet but nervous market as peace talks unfold. Allies may advance if treaty signs, while weather and crop reports are generally unsatisfactory. exports rise, and New York notes potential acreage reductions. Major Talbot’s account portrays German attitudes as complex, with some Germans hopeful for future ties with the U.S. and others wary of consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LL. Smith
New Orleans
Europe
Germany
New York Chronicle
New York
Alabama
Georgia
Chaplain Describes German War Morale and Aims
Major Henry Russell Talbot, senior chaplain of the Seventh Army Corps, gives a view of German character at the Heavenly Rest Church in New York. He cites German hopes to ally with America against France and England, warns morale remains largely intact, and argues the war’s completion may lie with future generations.
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Germany
Lusitania
Talbot
England
France
America
Seventh Army Corps
Henry Russell Talbot
Russell
Army of Occupation
Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest
New York
German political shakeup threatens peace treaty
Paris reports say Mathias Erzberger may seek two treaty changes if he gains power in Germany. The first would drop the war‑responsibility clause and the second halt prosecution of the former emperor. Berlin shows ongoing cabinet reshuffle as Ebert resists signing the peace.
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Paris
The
Temps
Mathias Erzberger
Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
Ebert
Scheidemann
Philip Scheidemann
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
von Brockdorff- Rantzau
Giesberts
Dr. Dernberk
Berlin government puts off cabinet formation after all-day talks
Berlin June 21. After a futile conference with party factions the government declared it unable to form a new cabinet and postponed efforts for forty eight hours. The Associated Press reports the stalemate continued into Friday evening.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Special meeting called for Moose Hall Monday night
Moose club urges all members to attend a special meeting at Moose Hall on Monday night. Secretary J W Williams signs the notice and asks full participation.
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Moose
Moose Hall
J. W. Williams
Rough headed Corn stalk Borer damages crops in Louisiana
A Louisiana survey by the Department of Entomology reports the Rough headed Cornstalk Borer injuring cane as well as corn and in some cases cotton. It details life stages, seasonal activity, and non chemical control methods including late summer plowing, harrowing, crop rotation, and hogs pasturing to reduce grub and pupa populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Department of Entomology
W. E. Anderson
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Woodham Auto Co
Meadowsville, Ky
Cynthia
Higginbotham
Emmett Ramsey and
Z. T. Sammons
God
Catalpa Street
L.l.smith Cotton Broker
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Chicago
Thm Place
William Hohenzollern
Weimar
General Electric
the Southern Hardware Co., Ltd
North Grand Street
News-Star
Willard Consulting Service
Grand Street
Monroe Storage Battery Co
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