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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1919
Page
4
A longtime carpenter argues for strict apprenticeship and competency before union membership. He contrasts carpenters with tinsmiths, detailing costs, tools, and licensing, while urging unity across trades and warning against one trade dominating others. The piece also notes a blood purifier advertisement interwoven into the text.
A letter from a maker of oil and gas stock expresses longing for an old-time timers home to gather, toast, and hope for fellowship beyond the Great Divide. The author calls for fair treatment of tinners and workers, rejecting unfair firms and urging organized labor and the Golden Rule.
An ad for SHORT-PENCIL & AND COMPANY promotes shingles and roofing materials. It lists Grace BE Allen with Magnolia Inn contact and a boastful pitch for Bell-Barrett products including Green and Red shingles and 2-ply Everlastic Bell Roofing.
Test or mislaid policy No. 650849 issued by the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company on the life of Francis T N Pugh. The finder is asked to return it to the undersigned. An application has been made for issuing a duplicate. Francis T N Pugh, 72 Monroe, La.
Industry reports say anti wood shingle ordinances are being repealed in Dallas and another large western city as composition roofing fails tests and wood shingles prove superior in fire and wear. Lumbermen credit consumer choice and note cedar and redwood shingles remain scarce with prices rising.
Visitors from across the United States and Canada gather in Asbury Park New Jersey for the ALA conference. Secretary Daniels will discuss books and library service to the Navy while General Munson and Frederick Kepnel address morale and war service.
Fragmentary text suggests guidance on clothing correctness and confidence, implying a shopper or dresser should ensure outfits are right to feel assured. The snippet leaves specifics about events, people, or settings unspecified.
The fragment notes a purpose or directive tied to peaceful work within the association. Limited readable content mentions aims and potential activities without specific names, dates, or places.
Forty winters and forty summers have passed since the person first took Number 40 for The Blood. No 40, sold by Chase-Amman Drug Co, is claimed to treat glandular and blood disorders. It is described as curing sores ulcers and scrofulous swellings that resisted other treatments.
A local want ad in the News-Star prompts several applicants to submit résumés. The submission drive targets entry level clerical work and positions at nearby businesses, with interested candidates outlining prior experience and references.
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