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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
3
Styles of Summer Fashions in New York
New York summer fashion notes describe wide sun hats of straw and taffeta with knitting bags, organdie dresses with high crowns, turbans with silk flowers, white shoes in multiple materials, and evolving collarless dresses featuring simple, straight necklines. It notes combinations like Georgette crepe with linen, silk and satin trims on cotton frocks, and printed chiffons with organdie collars, plus sporty satin belts and large pockets on skirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgette
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Children’s Cleansing
An old warning-style advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to cleanse stomachs, livers, and bowels. It claims quick relief for fevers, stomach pains, and poor appetite, advising readers to ensure the product is from the California Fig Syrup Company and to keep it on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Aidvt
Graceful draped dress with novel sleeves and yoke
The description highlights a dress with a draped skirt and collar. The back emphasizes fullness, creating a shoulder yoke that supports soft pleats. Sleeves blend loose and tight elements, while one sided drapery reflects current fashion trends.
Notice of adjusted deliveries by June 24 due to labor shortage
Due to labor scarcity the deliverer will switch to two daily runs after Monday June 24. Customers must place orders by 9 30 a m to catch the 10 o'clock delivery. Orders after 9 00 a m go at 5 p m and those after 4 80 p m the next day at 10 o'clock delivery. 21 31 FF T F SMITH ie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FF. T. Smith
Auto Industry Advanced in Italy During War Demand
Rome reports Italy's automobil industry has quadrupled since 1913 with 55 manufacturing companies and nearly 200.6 million lire in capital. Dividends at 5 percent now versus 3.5 percent in 1915. Auto exports valued at 116 million lire, up from 84 million. Private use of passenger cars banned for a year to conserve oils for military needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Sunday Services at First Presbyterian Church
Pastor Rev. C. S. Newman leads divine worship Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8:20 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
C. S. Newman
DPD
First Baptist Church Sunday Services Schedule
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Services held at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church Services Announced
Sunday school 9 45 a m. Preaching 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting 7 30. E K Means pastor invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Means
Christian Science Society Sunday Schedule
Christian Science Society at 807 North Second Street invites all children up to 20 to Sunday School at 10 a.m. Services follow at 11 a.m. with the subject God the Preserver of Man. Wednesday meetings feature experiences and remarks at 8 p.m. Reading room hours daily 8 to 6 except Sunday. Visitors cordially welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Man
Rector Arthur Randles Price Holds Sunday Services
The 4th Sunday after Trinity services include Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer and sermon at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Evening Prayer at 8:00 p.m. Rector Arthur Randles Price presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Randles Price
Church Services and Leadership Gather at Local Congregations
St. Matthew's Church lists services with low mass at 7 a.m. and high mass at 9:30 a.m. Benediction at 5 p.m. Catechism at 8:30 a.m. Methodist Protestant church offers 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services with 7:00 p.m. prayer meeting Thursday. West Monroe Methodist Church schedules worship at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Presiding Elder A. S. Lutz to deliver the evening sermon and midweek prayer on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Church
Jackson and
Grammont
West Monroe Methodist Church
West Monroe
C. BE. Faulk
A. S. Lutz
Trenton Baptist Church Announces Weekly Services
The church schedules Sunday school each Sunday at 10 a.m. A Friday night prayer meeting is held weekly. Preaching occurs on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, both morning and evening.
Breakfast Tea Sets Off American Troops in France
American boys billeted in northern France before joining British troops adapt to new rations with tea at breakfast while coffee remains available. They receive bread, jam, sausage, bacon, meat at dinner, and tea with bread and butter at supper. Homesickness fades after about a week as they adjust to war life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Christian Citizenship Congress Planned in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on June 22 under the National Reform Association, church leaders and laymen will gather to plan a World’s Christian Citizenship Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
National Reform Association
Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy Promoted in Louisiana
Monroe resident C C Morgan recalls a Bright's disease diagnosis two years ago and credits the vegetable Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy with his recovery after using about fifteen bottles. The ad touts doctors’ support, a free booklet from Shreveport, and availability for $1 per bottle at local druggists in Monroe and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Morgan
Monroe
Bright
Morgan
Hobo Medicine Manufacturing Co
Shreveport
Faulk’s Drug Store
C. W. Parnell
West Monroe
Chase & Collens Drug Co
Red Cross Pharmacy
Jones Pharmacy
Rayville
Selfish Yates Gives Hart a Novel Ego Study
William Hart stars in Selfish Yates a mining town drama where egotism yields to love for Mary Adame. The film directed by Hart with Ince supervision features dramatic scenes and an artistic Joe August screenplay and strong support.
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W. S. Hart
William Hart
Thomas Hl. Ince Artcraft
Hart
Mr. Hart
Yates
Mary Adame
C. Gardner Sullivan
Thomas H. Ince
Joe August
Notable Washington Wedding Unites Davis and Percy Family Ties
National capital society gathered for the wedding of Miss Hallie Elkins Davis and Lieut. George A. Percy U S M D. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Armistead Davis and granddaughter of the late Senator Henry Chassaway Davis. The groom is the son of Dr and Mrs T Percy of Arlington Massachusetts and is stationed at Quantico Virginia. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's aunt Mrs Stephen B Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington, D. C
National Capital Society
Hallie Elkins Davis
George A. Percy
U. S. MD
Armistead Davis
Henry Chassaway Davis
West Virginia
J.kent
Percy
T. Percy
Arlington, Mass
Quantico, Va
Stephen B. Elkins
Gideons Gather For Tri State Convention In Asbury Park
The Gideons or Christian Commercial Travelers meet in Asbury Park New Jersey for a two day session focusing on intensified religious effort amid a world crisis. Attendees come from New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the convention.
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Asbury Park
N. J
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Bond's Liver Pills Are The Best
An advertisement touts Bond's Liver Pills as best for headaches biliousness constipation indigestion and torpid liver with one pill as the dose, aimed at relieving ailments from an inactive liver.
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Bond
Living Wage for Street Car Men
Washington June 22 The national war labor board will decide what constitutes a living wage for street railway workers. The board meets Monday to hear the Scranton street railway controversy and to determine a standard wage amid recent wage demands across street car strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DD. C
National War Iabor Board
Scranton Street Railway
To Be Tried for Girls Murder in St Johns
Preparations completed for the trial of John G. Brennan of Flint on first degree murder charges. He is accused with Albert Hieborn and Mrs Inez Johnston in the September murder of Beatrice Epler of Alma. Hieborn is serving a life sentence after a recent conviction.
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St. Johns
Mich
John G. Brennan
Flint
Brennan
Albert Hieborn
Inez Johnston
Beatrice Epler
Alma
Eiehorn
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