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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
2
Dr. Byron Vaughan visits Monroe on business. Numerous residents travel, host guests, and attend clubs. The Gleaners picnic, Five Hundred cards at Mrs. Chauvin’s veranda, and upcoming Boosters Club meeting highlight a bustling Monroe social week.
At the conclusion of the game a salad luncheon was served. Guests included Misses Patty Tyndal Sarah Robinette Edith Gunby Mamie Dell McWilliams Lilah Moore Katie Key Blanch Baird Mesdames H D Briggs F Farmer R B Sadler G B Cooley A R Taylor W L Jones J J Potts Elvie Clark R B Frizzell W L Cummings P Sandel King Flournoy H Oliver J Renwick W R Gordon Chas Stewart J W Wilbourne and other locals. Visitors from Monroe included Mr Faulkner Blanks Miss Oine Godfrey Mr W F Terzia Judge A A Gunby Wesley Meredith Genial Jack Smith and Misses Jessie Boyd Lillian Moore.
The Texas and Pacific Railway now offers Motor Car Service linking Dallas and Fort Worth with Mineral Wells, providing direct connections to Mineral Wells from all points on the line without lay-overs. The service arrives during Mineral Wells peak travel season and is expected to be well received by patrons.
A reader from Worcester shares a flea remedy using Conti's imported Castile soap. Dogs are washed on the grass with soap rubbed into coats, then rinsed. fleas vanish and coats improve. The method uses two water baths, no sponge, and yields pink skin and a healthy coat.
Tacoma's mid-summer carnival opens as visitors pour into the city from the Northwest region. The event promises entertainment, rides, and local showcase activities for residents and travelers alike.
States and Canada plus East Coast tourists attend a week of spectacles in the Stadium. A sacred concert with 500 voices starts tomorrow afternoon. King Tahomsah and his court will enter Monday as outdoor pageants, parades, trap-shooting, athletic and aquatic events unfold, ending with the first automobile road races in the region.
A man in Neenah Wisconsin suffered two broken ribs after a severe coughing spell. The story promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and lung troubles, with testimonials and a free trial offer.
The Alexander Ramsey State Park was formally dedicated and opened in Redwood Falls Minnesota with an oration by E T Young former attorney general. Samuel C Iverson dedicated the park to the people of Minnesota and Governor A C Eberhart delivered the response.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Fr. J Cheney & Co. endorsed by National Bank of Commerce Toledo Ohio. Cure advertised as internal, affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists. Wake Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Prominent society figures from East and West gathered at the Lake Forest Presbyterian Church for the wedding of Miss Adelaide Chatfield Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Hobart C Chatfield Taylor. A large reception followed at Fairlawn the bride's parents home in Lake Forest Illinois.
London June 39 Sir Frances Powell aged eighty five recalls early days in Parliament beginning 1863 with Palmerstone and an intimate view of Earl of Derby Lord John Russell William E Gladstone and successors. He believes public life should not be followed too long and notes Palmerston and Gladstone might have left stronger reputations if they had retired earlier.
Advertises Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant laxative without discomfort and invites trial, noting availability from all dealers.
Delegates arrive as the twenty third national Saengerfest of the Northeastern Saengerbund opens in Philadelphia. President Taft is expected next Monday to draw more visitors. The new convention hall hosts concerts with German singing societies from the East.
The article notes cities will vie for numerous prizes including a handsome trophy from Emperor William. The event features a mammoth chorus and large orchestra with soloists Marie Rappold Louise Homer Ludwig Hess among others. Also a health note recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ease whooping cough in children and for sale by dealers.
Zionists from across the United States will assemble in Cleveland for the Federation of American Zionists three day annual convention beginning tomorrow. Delegates from Oregon California Texas and other distant states are expected to attend making it one of the federation's largest gatherings.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered readjustment of transportation rates in carloads from Texas Arkansas Missouri and Alabama to New Orleans and most Louisiana destinations. It found some rates too low and others too high and set specific compromise rates a trifle below the previous average.
Angola Louisiana reports limited flood damage at the State Farm. Board of Control President Parker and Farm Manager Gondran say refineries are unaffected, repairs are minor, but seed cane and corn acreage require planting. Army worms threaten young crops across the state while plans call for about 1500 acres to be cultivated. Theodore F. Armstrong enters Delaware governor race as Democratic candidate.
Fragments recall a bygone schoolyard habit where a “good man” mentors peers with neat handwriting. The line hints at discipline, pride, and quiet mentorship shaping students' days and reputations.
By a sweeping majority the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America voted to re affiliate with the building trades department of the American Federation of Labor.
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