Soldier’s Bold Escape Near Home in France
A soldier made a daring escape attempts before finally reaching home in France. The daring trek involved overcoming obstacles and evading capture as he moved toward safety and reunion with loved ones.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
5
Escape from German Prisoner of War at Frontiers
Sergeant Letor of the 23rd French infantry describes a dramatic escape from Sennlager after being buried alive during a battle near Guise. He and Corporal Hrousser crawled under barbed wire, dodged sentries, and crossed marshes and farms toward the Lippe frontier, aided by peasants and bicycles, enduring days of privation before reaching safety near Ahames and the frontier town of Breden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ified Prese
Letor
Guise
Eros
Germany
Ter
Des
Any
Leter
Worth
Tare
Paseed
Dijon
Lippe
Altern
Vorken
Puten
Retefeld
Mheines
Metelen
Ahames
Breden
Agun
Berry
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement From Monroe Readers
Monroe residents report quick relief from backache and kidney trouble after using Doans Kidney Pills. Mrs. C P Brasher of 275 N Fifth St credits the remedy with kidney relief, noting it was bought at Paulk's Drug Store and recommends it widely. Foster Milburn Co. promotes the Buffalo NY product as the trusted kidney medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Monroe
C. PP. Rwaher
Fifth St
Doan
Paulk's
Vince Ste
Mr. Brasher
Foster- Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo, N. Y
Cardui touted as miracle for women's woes in early ad
A 1910s advertisement extols Cardui the women’s tonic, recounting a Georgia woman’s recovery after six months of illness and two failed doctors. It promises relief to other sufferers and directs readers to Chattanooga Medicine Co for a 64 page home-treatment book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Bratcher
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
N.C
Sloan's Liniment Promises Rheumatism Relief at 25¢
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia backache and stiffness. A grateful user claims one 25 cent bottle cured years of suffering and urges readers to buy at any drug store. The note ends by noting readers of News-Star classifieds keep using them.
The Coming Baby Hooray Promote Mothers Friend
A vintage advertisement extols Mothers Friend as a grand external remedy easing pregnancy. It shows letters from mothers praising the product, urges readers to obtain a bottle from a druggist, and offers a free book from Event Lator Co at 890 Lamar, with a promise of shared pregnancy experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lator Co
Lamar
Week's Events in World of Sport
The week features races and championships across multiple sports. Lake Erie Trotting Circuit opens at Marion Ohio while Day State Trotting Circuit starts in Hills Grove. Golf and tennis championships begin in Minneapolis Englewood Greenwich and Salt Lake City. Detroit kennel show begins. Rockaway Polo opens in Rockaway Louisiana. Des Moines hosts a 400 mile free-for-all auto race while Calipary hosts Western Canada racing. Jack Dillon meets Frank Morina over 106 rounds in Brooklyn New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
Marion
O. Day
Hills Grove
R. L
Minneapolis
Metropolitan
Englewood
N. 3
Detroit Kennel Club
Detroit
Utah
Salt Lake City
Rockaway
Hudson River motorboat race meets Montreal club event list
Hudson River motorboat race from New York City to Albany closes the Montreal Driving Club meeting in Montreal. Hamilton Jockey Club in Hamilton Ontario hosts Pacific Coast sectional doubles tennis at Long Beach California. Dayton Tennis Club opens annual tournament in Dayton. New Rochelle Yacht Club regatta sails on Long Island Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
New York City
Albmay
Montreal Driving Club
Montreal
Hamilton Jockey Cin
Hamilton
Ont
Long Beach
Cal
Dayton
New Rochelle
Long Island Sound
Ouachita Parish Library Seeks Children’s Books
The Ouachita parish library offers free access to residents with hours 9 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. daily except Wednesday, plus 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Children's books are needed to restock shelves and serve the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Will My Child Take Dr. King's New Discovery
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a pleasant syrup for coughs and colds. It promises proven medicines, a money back guarantee, and a refillable bottle for continued relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Sheriff Sale Notice in Ouachita Parish 1916
The Union Central Life Insurance Co versus Walter Stokes case No 9066 in Ouachita Parish Sixth District Court. By writ of seizure and sale the sheriff offers for sale at the Monroe court house front door on Saturday July 2, 1916 the south half of northwest quarter north half of southwest quarter northwest quarter of southeast quarter and southwest quarter of northeast quarter in section nine township seventeen north range three east totaling 223 acres more or less. Seized as defendant's property and to be sold cash with no appraisement. T A Grant Sheriff June 27 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Louisiana
Onneshita
Sixth District Court
Monroe
Louisiana
Township Seventeet
North Range
Bilious Attacks and Liver Remedy Ad
An ad explains bilious attacks occur when the liver fails to function causing constipation and stomach fermentation with nausea vomiting and headache. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, claiming quick restoration and relief at a quarter each and available everywhere.
Mauste Band Booking Ad Sells for All Occasions
An advertisement invites readers to hire Mauste for any event with contact at Joe Marsa 327 Norta Eighth Street phone 74 42907 offering band services for all occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauste
Joe Marsa
Norta Eighth Street
Stop Work On Baghdad Railway In Europe War News
Reports from Paris and Berlin claim work on the Baghdad Railway halted amid war conditions with about 1,109 miles of the 1,500 mile remaining incomplete. A separate rumor mentions General Gallieni dying after a suspected treasonous plot involving a French officer alleged to have conspired with Germans over Verdun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
Berlin
Bardad
Haidar-Pascha
Constantinople
Alepp
Derak
Kara Buna
Ras-el-Tin
Samara
French and British troops spend vast sums in Saloniki
Saloniki bankers report French troops in Macedonia expend about 1.5 million dollars weekly, flowing from Paris through local Greek banks. French spending may be higher via money orders and unrecorded letters. British troops spend around 1 million weekly, with more supplies shipped from Britain than France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saloniki
Greece
Macedonia
Paris
Dutch Newspapers Raise Subscriptions and Ads Rates
Amsterdam reports a sharp rise in newspaper costs with subscription rates up about 11 percent and a 20 percent increase in advertisement accounts. Paper prices have surged to about two and a half times typical levels, intensifying production expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Death of General Jospeh Gallieni Reported in New York
New York reports the death of General Joseph Gallieni, former French military leader, in a June 22 dispatch. Details indicate the prominent figure was fatally shot by a traitor, marking a shocking end to a storied career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galitiene
New York
Jospeh Gallieni
Miu
Sale of Harris estate properties in Monroe Louisiana
In the Sixth Judicial District Court of Ouachita Parish Louisiana the executors announce a sale by writ of sale and partition. On July 1, 1916 at the Monroe courthouse front door between legal hours, properties belonging to William Harris and heirs will be sold separately for cash to settle a partition. Properties include Layton's Second Addition Lot 13 in Monroe, a Grand Street site known as Harris Shop, plus several stock certificates in Ouachita National Bank Central Savings & Trust Co Ouachita Cotton Mills and Union National Bank. Sherriff A Johnston notes sale conditions and title details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Sixth Judicial District Court
Amelia A. Puckworth
Julia Fitzpatrick
Court House
Monroe
Louisiana
A. P
Layton
Fifth Street
Quachila Avenue
William Harris
C. D. Johnston
Grand Street
Harris
Wm. Harris
Ouachita River
Wm. Morris
W. W. Farmer
Ouachita National Bank
The
Central Savings & Trust Co
Ouachita Cotton Mills
Union National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pranceh
Wsed
Horken
Sennlager
Sennelarger
Corporal Hrousser
Volta Frousier
Ereneset
Sispea
Brousset
Broosset
Holland
Sennelag’r
Recklinnhausen
Bienvenu
119Th Infantry
Durupt de Walnine
Mesere
Littl Holland Post
Winterswijk
Sloan
Connecticut
Greenwich
Conn
Western Canada Racing Association
Calipary
Alta
Jack Dillon
Frank Morina
Rouads
Brooklyn, N. Y
Union Central Life Insurance Co
Walter
T. A. Grant
Monroe, la
U.S. Marine
U. S
Us.marine
Kentucky
U. S. Marine
American Tobacco Company
Ister
France
Lafayette
Gustave Hessouin
French War Office
Gallieni
Verdun
Salonniki
D A. Johnston
Sherr
News-Star
South
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