Week's Social Calendar Moves and Local Visits
The weekly calendar lists meetings of clubs and societies across the West Side including the Twentieth Century Book Club, Methodist Sunday School cabinet, Sun beams at Baptist Church, Young Matron's Embroidery Club, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and Graded Teachers' Union. Local residents such as Mr. Walton Johnston, Mrs. C Newton, May Perry, Esther Sugar, J C Theus, Ollie Spiers, James Madison, H B Rice, Alex Young, and the Wood family are noted for visits, illness, or travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Book Club
Louis Ratcliffe
Cabinent
the Sunbeams
Baptist Church
West Side
T. M. Simonton
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Keener
Graded Teachers’ Union
Methodist Church
Monroe Social Scene Highlights Weddings Visits and Notices
Numerous Monroe residents visit family in Calhoun and Bastrop while planned summer weddings loom. Miss Lottie Clyde Williams will wed R. V. Reeves in Monroe. Miss Mary Curtis Lee sells Washington’s tent to aid Confederate women in Richmond. A private launch party honors Misses Gahagan and Canella with guests.
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George Washington
Lee
Washington
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Miss Lee
Richmond
Notary H. T. Benoit Office Location Noted
Notary public H. T. Benoit operates from the back of the Monroe Building and Loan Association at 18 1m, listing his office details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Benoit
Monroe Building and Loan Association
Kate Blanche Committed as Insane Over Jeffries Johnson Fight
In Cleveland on June 26 Kate Blanche a famed actress in a frenzy over the Jeffries Johnson fight was sent to the State Insane Asylum at Newburg. Since her arrival last Thursday she telegraphed promoters James Gleason and Tex Rickard begging to be taken to the contest. After relatives appealed and a medical examination she was adjudged insane and committed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Jeffries-Johnson
Kate Blanche
Newburg
James Gleason
Tex Rickard
Keep Baby Healthy Free Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Remedy
An old time testimonial promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for children. It cites free trial bottles, household use, and benefits for digestion. Readers are invited to write for medical advice with no charge, addressed to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
United States
M. F. Cash
Webb
Okla
Caldwell
K. L. Stout
Louisville
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, Ml
Oak Grove Man Claims Another Charmed Life
Robert Roberts of Oak Grove Louisiana narrowly escapes death when a 32 caliber rifle bullet ricochets and passes through his waistband flesh without injuring internal organs. The bullet lodged in his undershirt tail and he plans to keep it as a souvenir reflecting a prior near miss with a rail during well digging.
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Oak Grove
Robert Roberts
Roberts
Jacob McGaha
Boeuf River
McGaha
Robert
Prohibition and political moves dominate early 1910s campaigns
Candidates and conventions spread across multiple states as Prohibition parties nominate in Oregon and Minnesota holds its state convention in July. Heavy campaigning for governor and U S Senate unfolds in New Jersey New York Rhode Island Maine Vermont and Pennsylvania with figures like H Otto Wittpenn Edwin Meserve Amos Goodhugh Charles Goodwin and John Dalzell noted among contenders and party dynamics amid shifting alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Party
Oregon
A. E. Eaton
Nevada
Supreme Court
Edwin A. Meserve
Los Angeles
United States
Flint
Texas
Galveston
Dallas
Michigan
Burrows Ynd
Townsend
Stephen Carleton Clarke
Bishop Potter
New York
Col
Samuel P. Colt
Providence
Aldrich
Rlde Island
Amos Goodhugh
Gadsden
Alabama
Birmingham
Charles A. Goodwin
Connecticut
J. Pierpont Morgan
Frederick W. Plaisted
Maine
Harris M. Plaisted
Pine Tree
Vermont
Montpelier
Asher Hinds
Congress
Reed
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
French Market Coffee Popularized by Andrew Jackson Victory
The text recalls General Andrew Jackson’s 1815 New Orleans triumph over the British and his troops enjoying French Market Coffee. It notes the beverage’s fame at the French Market and promotes the old French Market blend as a product you can serve at home.
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Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Chalmette
A Unique Hygienic Roasting Process Flavor Ad
A marketing blurb touts a French Market coffee with a hygienic roasting method. It claims no human hands touch the product from plantation to cup and invites readers to order a can from their grocer to taste a rare flavor.
Florida Senatorial Candidate Broward’s Early Work Life
Napoleon B. Broward, destined to be Florida’s next U S senator, spent his youth in Pittsburg after moving there at age two. He held a succession of jobs including logger, farm hand, steamboat roustabout, cod fisherman, grocery clerk and steam boat pilot.
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Napoleon B. Broward
United States
Florida
Secretary Dickinson Sails for Pacific Tour with Family and Officers
The steam ship Siberia leaves San Francisco for the Philippines via Honolulu and Japan carrying Secretary of War Dickinson his wife and son and several senior officers led by Gen Clarence R Edwards head of the insular affairs bureau. Dickinson plans a global circuit five weeks in the Philippines examining railroads finances public lands and taxes and will inspect Pearl Harbor fortifications in Hawaii.
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San Francisco
Siberia
Philippines
Honolulu
Japan
Dickinson
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Globe
Washington
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Wickersham Addresses Harvard Law Graduates
Cambridge Massachusetts June 28 Harvard Law School held commencement exercises with Attorney General Geo W Wickersham delivering the address to the graduates The ceremony marked the college's annual commencement with notable attendance.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Law School
Geo W. Wickersham
United States
Chicago Plans for Lane Fourth
Chicago prepares a grand Independence Day celebration with over 5 000 soldiers from all branches camping in Grant Park for more than two weeks. Daily exhibitions and drills will headline a massive lakefront event framed as the region’s largest of its kind.
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Chicago
United States
Grant Park
Chicago Lake Front
Chicago Parade and Exhibition Promises Record Military Display
A parade and exhibition planned in Chicago will surpass all prior displays in scale and interest. It will include regular troops, Illinois National Guard companies, and numerous semi military groups with floats illustrating the nation’s military history.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
McMillan Realty Offers No Sale No Charge Policy
Real estate broker McMillan advertises a buy selling program promising no charge if a property does not sell. The offer highlights listing services and marketing efforts without upfront fees, aiming to attract homeowners seeking risk-free options.
Why Salves Fail to Cure Eczema
Scientists now say eczema germs reside in the inner skin and require a penetrating liquid rather than an outward salve. The article advertises D. D. D. Prescription liquid, offering a trial bottle for 25 cents as an itch relief and cures claimed by the New South Drug Store.
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New South Drug Store
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Lal
Mr. Walton Johnston
Ruston
C. Newton
Bastrop
J. D. Bangham
Farmerville
Monroe
A. J. Page
Little May Perry
Sterlington
Esther Sugar
Miss Kern
Shreveport
J. C. Theus
Baton Rouge
Ollie Spiers
Delhi
J. M. Munholland
James Madison of
Mrs
S. J. Meek
H. B. Rice
Alex Young
Arkadelphia
R. A. Young
Matt Wood
Layton Cottage
Grand Street
Lucile Vaughan
Millidge Gahagan
Marie Canella
A. B. Kilgore
W. A. Myatt
Eula Smith
Lovelle Russell
C. L. Bradley
Jackson, Miss
J. Robert Anders
W. H. Anders
Calhoun
Edith Taylor
Zadie Copeland
Winnsboro
Ben Silbernagle
Leon Cohn
W. H. Martin
The
Tremont Lumber Company
R. H. Wynn
Bay St. Louis
Walter Anders
Tex
Cupid
Reeves-Williams
Lottie Clyde Williams
A. N. Williams
Logtown
A. Willis
R. V. Reeves
Floyd
Mary Curtis Lee
Gen
Robert E. Lee
London Lancet
Gahagan
Canella
George Zeigan
Milledge Gahagan
Maggie McEnery
Messrs. Geo. Zeigan
M. Michie
McLease
Humphreys
P. Apgar
D’armond Breard
Uzianne
Tue Rey Tavior
New
Monroe Stationery Co., Limited
Politics
Minnesota
Minneapolis
New York State
House of Representatives
H. Otto Wittpenn
Jersey City
New Jersey
NEW Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd
New Orleans, la
America
Baronne ST
Chase. Miller Home
Reade Street
New York City
Pittsburg
Wickersham
McMillan
Ravinreo
Boston, Sta
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