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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
3
Several small ads and notices including grocery promos at Copeland’s Grocerteria and Bailey’s with self service. Episcopal Ladies Exchange accepting advance orders for cakes and candy. Claims against the estates of Chas. L. Lott and Mrs. S. W. Windes must be presented to administrators or attorneys. Central Savings Bank & Trust Company named executor for Mrs. Windes with claim deadlines.
The Social Department reports a church ceremony featuring an orchid toned ensemble with organdy flowers, daisy decorations, and a chiffon de soie bride. Attendants include Mrs Croom matron of honor, and bridesmaids Misses Stroud and Terzia in pink and Nile green organdy. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home with a daisies and fern motif, a multi-tiered bridal cake, and gifts from many guests. The couple Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield plan to reside with Mr. and Mrs. Stroud after a Kansas City trip.
A local notice promotes a clean city for health and safety, urging rubbish removal, trimming, fire prevention, waste cover, and pest control. It mentions a shortened route from high rents to Bailey's and notes ample parking.
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company is named as executor of the will of Peter Mladineo Mladinec, deceased, and all heirs or claimants are instructed to present their claims to the bank or its attorneys Stubbs Theus Gricham Thompson at 24 31 in Lod.
No rent, no clerks, just help yourself at Bailey's a short distance from DeSiard. The ad touts bargain pricing and self service as the business model.
In a humorous boarding house dialogue, residents mock the wealth and invasive publicity of plutocrats. The speakers joke about Kerjones the cheese king owning twenty autos, envy, and the glare of public life, ending with a craving for simple pleasures like strawberry shortcake.
Williams C. Redfield, former secretary of commerce, urged long term credits and American investments abroad to revive US business and restore world economic balance in a keynote before the New York State Bankers Association convention in Atlantic City.
Detroit hosts the National Baraca-Philathea Sunday School Association. Fort Worth welcomes the United Confederate Veterans of Texas. Sedalia hosts the Central Missouri Lumbermen's Association. Kalispell sees the United Spanish War Veterans of Montana. Neenah features Christian Endeavor societies of Wisconsin. Anderson hosts Indo-Christian Endeavor Societies of Indiana.
Classified notices list sales rentals lost items and services. Includes a 1921 Maxwell car for 500 along with wheel and tire extras an apartment and houses for rent a Hamilton watch lost on a Missouri Pacific line a Dodge touring car and requests for hemming and picoting services plus a young milch cow and baby carriage with contact details.
A poem contrasts a neighbor with a hired hand tending neat beds to the speaker’s smaller plot. The speaker cherishes personal labor, naming each rose and peony, and believes true value comes from daily diligence rather than mere prettiness. The piece celebrates intimate knowledge of every plant and the reward of hands-on care.
Freshen state vegetables by soaking an hour in cold water with lemon juice. To revive dried paint on a brush, heat vinegar to boiling, simmer brush briefly, then wash with strong soap suds for a like new result. Soft soap can be made at home by boiling a bar of soap in water with soda.
At a stylish event, attendees display jeweled combs and diadems. The items underline the era’s taste for luxury and refined accessories among social figures gathered in a refined setting.
The author argues that product value is often canceled by poor handling by service staff. Negative customer experiences at a car service station and a suit shop deter purchases. A suggestion: firms should hire evaluators to study public treatment by their agents. The idea of such a job intrigues the author.
A fire rages at Tickville on Wednesday afternoon as volunteers arrive mid checker game. Slim Pickens plans to attend Hoe Ford foot-washing services next Sunday, last year returning with a fine pair. Jefferson Potlocks, long near the post office during a hot spell, loses track amid cloudy weather.
Bolshevik forces seize Tokio-Okhotsk on the western shore of the Sea of Okhotsk. Anti-Bolshevik troops pull back to nearby villages and tense clashes unfold between the opposing sides.
The Saenger theatre features Maurice Tourneur's The Best tomorrow a Paramount production led by Texas screen star Hope Hampton. The Bait blends romance thrills and mystery with Tourneur flair centering on a shop girl framed by a master crook who exploits her to trap a young millionaire before a hopeful twist resolves matters.
The Birth of a Race is billed as a dramatic story of brotherhood tracing earth’s history to a dawning era. The production, previously shown at Chicago’s Blackstone Theatre and Playhouse with long runs, is praised for earnest care, research, truth, and dramatic impact.
The schedule lists racing meetings at Queens County Club in Oquduet and at Latonia for Kentucky Jockey Club. Golf opens with the Canadian Open in Toronto and several state and intercollegiate championships across venues including Virginia Beach Cincinnati Montclair and Chicago. Tennis features England versus Spain in a Davis Cup tie at Hendon while rowing hosts the Northern Association regatta in Duluth. Shooting events include Florida and Illinois state trapshooting tournaments in Jacksonville and Decatur.
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