Walker Bros and local businesses advertise services and sales
Local shop notices promote meat markets and grocery deals at Walker Bros while listing services from rings for chickens eggs and butter to shoeing by Knuckle and auto service by Blanchard. Also mentions a Baptist Missionary Society meeting at 716 St John Street on June 16 1917 and lawn mower sharpening at Ideal Lawn Mower Grinder.
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The
Baptist Missionary Society
Milton Coverjale
St. John Street
Knuckle’s Horse Shoeing
North Third Street
Day's Records in Parish and City Courts Civil Cases
Miss Margaret Beckmeier sues Aetna Life Insurance Co and others in parish and city court civil records. The action seeks relief related to insurance claims and policy matters. Court details or next steps unknown in readable text.
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Day
Margaret Beckmeier
Aetna Life Insurance Co., Et Als
Marriage Licenses and Local Court Fines Reported
Marriage licenses issued for Robert Winn Jr and Rebecca Howell and for Robert Tillman and Liza Williams. John Johnson and Ada Minor also noted. Deeds filed and land sales listed. Local fines include Culver Land & Cattle Co incorporation, James Craven fined for profane language, and various fines for drinking, gambling, and fighting. New shipment of brick and limburger cheese at Walker Bros with ads for cleaning and tailoring services. SELIG & RUSSELL, Inc advertisement.
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Robert Winn, Jr
Rebecca Howell
Robert Tillman
Liza Williams
John Johnson
Ada Minor
Big gas well capped after weeklong fire
The Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company reports a major gas well fire extinguished at 4 PM Saturday. A 1500 pound valve was placed to cap the well, which flowed at about 29 million cubic feet per day from a narrow casing after being open three weeks. The well yields high quality dry gas and is described as the biggest and most successful in the field.
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Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company
Fourth Well Begun by Ouachita Gas & Oil Company
The Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company started work on well No. 4 at the Trevevant tract one mile from a nearby well that burned. A new drilling outfit is en route, derrick to be erected today, with large casings planned to test for gas, despite high pressure risks. Tom Lindsay advertises auto painting at 106 Adams Street.
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Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company
Trevevant
Organizing Red Cross Chapter in Columbia Louisiana
In Columbia Louisiana on June 24 a move to form a Red Cross chapter began at a weekly prayer meeting. A court house gathering drew fifty-one volunteers and Red Cross nurses solicited donations on Main Street. Ministers preach Red Cross sermons as parish plans aim for five hundred members this week.
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Columbia
M. E
Red Cross
Court House
Red Cross Society
How to Save Eggs in Summer
Practical guidance from A F Rolf of Louisiana State University on summer egg care. Use infertile eggs to avoid spoilage, provide nesting for four hens per nest, keep nests clean, gather eggs twice daily, keep in a cool room, and avoid strong odors. Market eggs twice weekly and aim for large, uniform color eggs from a single pure bred flock.
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A. F. Rolf
Live Stock Extension Division
Louisiana State University
Tragedy follows arrest as man shot near Arcadia jail
Punta Gorda Fla June 25 Shep Trent a black man arrested after an attempt on a white woman was taken from officers en route to Arcadia jail and shot dead near Cleveland. In Amsterdam three Czech regiments reportedly deserted to the Russians per a defence minister statement cited by Berlin papers.
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James Perefield
John Harris
Cheniere
Sians
John Rogers
Punta Gorda
Ple
Shep Trent
Cleveland
Arcadia
Amsterdam
Rusdag
Berlin
Contracts For Vessels Let
Washington June 25 Gen Goe thals of the Emergency Fleet corporation announced that contracts had been let for ten complete steel merchantmen and twenty wooden hulls with deliveries planned for 1918.
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Washington
Gen. Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Liberty Bonds Trade Above Par In Sharp Market
In New York on June 23 heavy dealings in Liberty Bonds occurred with prices at par and some bonds selling above par, marking a notable feature in the stock market activity.
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New York
Liberty
Classified Ad Sparks Caution for Renters
A fragment notes a classified ad in The News Star urging renters to beware of a scam or deceptive listing. It indicates neighborhood caution and advises verifying rental terms before committing.
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the News
Star
For Rent and Lost Items in Local Ads
Classified notices include two houses for rent on South Grand and Calypeo Street and a cottage at 212 Louise Avenue. Also seeks a young man with a Ford car and a maver companion. Multiple lost items list a mule, a watch, a collie puppy, and a bunch of keys with rewards offered.
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South Grand
Calypeo Street
R. J. Casper
Cotton Market Report From New Orleans June 25 1917
The New Orleans cotton markets show spots at 25.25 with steady tone. Trading activity lists 1671 sales, with futures for July at 25.61 high and 24.80 low, October at 28.77 high and 24.95 low, December at 25.93 high and 26.16 low, settling near 26.10.
New York Spot Prices and Quiet Market Update
The document lists spot values for New York with figures around 26.60 and 25.94 to 26.82, plus minor notes such as sam 654 and December values. Details are fragmented with no clear context or complete items.
Texas Drouth Eases But Rain Needed Across Regions
H. H. Speed's Daily Cotton Letter notes partial rains in Texas and Oklahoma lift prices yet many areas still dry. Liverpool sold 6 000 bales at 19.45d middling with private liquidations limited. Memphis reports cotton condition at 70.1 while July bureau may be bullish if June conditions worsen.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Liverpool
Memphis
Texas
Oklahoma
Dune
German Reichstag to Convene in July
Fragmentary note reports upcoming political events with references to American markets July and Liverpool reopening Frid. Mentions German Reichstag meeting and H. R. S. in an unclear context with dates not specified.
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Liverpool
Fridreau
Reichstag
Canning Fruit Without Sugar Uses Water Packing
Canning fruit with water instead of syrup preserves color and texture. Use clean fruit, rinse, pack in jars or cans, seal, and sterilize by hot bath for 30 minutes or a steam caner at five pounds pressure, not exceeding ten pounds.
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Washington
President settles dispute over wooden ship building conflict
Washington June 23 Dres Wilson says Secretary Tu reports the president has settled the disagreement between C man Denmen and General Gee regarding wooden ship building. He awaits further information.
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Washington
Dres Wilson
C Man Denmen
General Gee
Russian peace stance sparks huge reception in Cong
Washington June 23. Ambassador Bakhmatieff, head of the mission, told Congress that the Russian people are opposed to a separate peace. A tremendous demonstration greeted the mission as the audience urged continued unity and a broader war effort.
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Washington
Ambor Bakhmatieff
Sicn
Cong
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Count of Monte Cristo
Buffalo Bill
Wm. F. Cody
Marjorie Rambeau
Mutual Weekly
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Monroe
Sig. Haas & Sons
Kern
Joe Kern
Walker Bros. Choeery Co
Walker Bros. Grocery
Selig & Russell, Inc
Walker Bros
Blanchard Automobile Service
Rasbo
Welch
Ring Walker Bros
C. BE. Fleming
M. F. Holley
E. J. C. Burroughet
M. F. Elmore
Culver Land & Cattle Co., Inc
James Craven
S. M. Reed
W. F. Parley
Ike Johnson
Perry Jackson
Henry Williams
Lloyd Wilson
Herman Wright
Bettie Dennis
Mable Williams
Mario Venn
Elmiro Benn
Lara Lewis
William Murry
Ernest fTlorton
Shine
Red Cross Fund
Wexler's Cigar Store
C. P. Hartley
Labor Council
J. W. Aswell
Lucille McKee
Ruston
Mrs. Aswell
W. W. Sullivan
Walker Bros. Grocery Co
Hi. D. Apgar
Palm Beach
Griffin Studio
South 7Th and
Grammont
Sam Inzina
Lmoa
Batavia
Ouachita Lodge No. 2
FP. L. Rieks
Sec’y
Boyd Brothers General Contractors
McMillan
State Board of Health
Ed Johnson
Jackson Street
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Phoge
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A. W. Turner
Louisiana Anti-Saloon League
Battist Cired
Ilisya
Forest
van Cart
Louuisiana
West Carroll
Reuwlak
H. M. Lee
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R. Gelson
Gelson
Oak Grove Red Cross
A-Musel
New Orleans
G. T. Crores
Chamber of Commerce
Lufkin
G. G. Mitchell
Creditor's Association of
City
Ford
Louise Aunevenue
C. E. Favik
H. J. Bonner
Netatorium
Jewel Waltham Watch
J. Mullin
B. Mangham
Wood Street
Belr Hook
Geo. N. Browder
Sam
Chicago
H. H. Speed
Southwest
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