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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
7
An article describes peanut soil work before rain risk, noting moldboard plows and deep-cutting shares sever roots and lift nuts. It compares two-horse diggers with middle buster sweeps, stressing uniform depth to separate nuts from vines and preserve root nodules.
A historical note outlines peanut cultivation from planting through early harvest. It covers early and late cultivation, weed control, moisture retention, vine rolling, and bed mulch. It compares digger types, favoring a simple side delivery rake for rapid, economical vine lifting and drying, with nitrogen conservation benefits.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters recovered from whooping cough after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She says it worked like a charm.
A Huntington Indiana mother urges preparedness with Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy after two children suffered cholera morbus in summer 1911 and found immediate relief.
A ve-room cottage built with high-grade materials features a bathroom sewer and cold water electric lights and gas in every room newly screened porch. Located on a 20 by 150 foot lot with graveled street in front a 14 foot rear garden flowers fruit trees shrubs 12 by 12 wareroom in yard and healthy location. Best of neighborhoods may be bought as investment or home with $750 in property bonds or W S 8. balance in building loan. See Abe Arent.
Francis Rogers describes American soldiers winning goodwill in French towns during and after their 1917 landing. He notes acts of help, morale support for civilians, and warm exchanges with poilus and villagers, including postcards from soldiers and a Croix de Guerre souvenir, signaling strong Franco American ties.
An advertisement urges readers to ask their druggist for Bond's Liver Pills at 25 cents a bottle. Take one nightly for several days then as needed. Claims include renewed energy appetite digestion relief from headaches and biliousness with phrases like new person and glory what relief.
Through the National Honor Guard Miss Theodora Booth, president, launches a drive to collect and conserve platinum for government use. She is the daughter of Ballington Booth, founder of Volunteers of America. In Yokohama, women workers are kept by boarding-house masters to sail on tramp steamers, though they do not go aloft, they perform stoking and trimming duties.
The Police Department of New York proposes forming a company of women reserves in every precinct. In emergencies they will be called on to do relief work and may undertake any duties assigned to them.
A veterinary tonic marketed as a safer alternative to drenching for equine colic. The remedy is applied on the horse’s tongue via a dropper included with each bottle and is sold with a guarantee at Phoenix Drug Store.
A Mapgich woman sent a sizable check to General Sir Douglas Haig in France asking him to donate the proceeds to any charity he might select.
Mme Juliette Adam a leading Parisian journalist remains active in journalism after over fifty years in the press at the age of 78.
Lady Dalmeny, daughter in law of Lord Rosebery, the former British prime minister, spends most of her day in the fields loading and unloading carts and performing various farm labor duties.
The Wisconsin Industrial Commission conducts a state wide survey to count women who have filled industrial roles since the war began. The effort aims to measure shifts in employment and gender participation across industries.
Women prisoners at the county jail in San Diego California have adopted knitting for the soldiers and sailors of the country as a pastime.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. internal remedies needed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and claims to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Promoted by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio with testimonials offered. suitable for constipation goods also advertised.
Notice from the Western District of Louisiana Monroe for Jeffris Lumber Company bankruptcy. Receiver HOR SPEFD will sell all lumber at public auction in Vidalia on July 5 1918 in front of the parish courthouse with bids for bulk or lots, cash, subject to court confirmation. Inspection available in Monroe Louisiana. Purchasers must remove lumber.
F B Tressey of Richmond Kentucky extols Chamberlain's Tablets as a wonderful remedy. He says he never sold anything that beat them and recommends trying them for indigestion or constipation.
A garbled roster enumerates federal cabinet members including Lansing McAdoo Wilson Baker Daniels Hart Lane Botsillon and others, along with Supreme Court justices White MeKenna Hounes Day Medivyaulds Van deWaister Vittrey Brandeis and a long line of senators congressmen and state officers.
A dense roster lists numerous Louisiana state and parish officials, educators, and candidates across wards. It names judges, sheriffs, clerks, police and city officials, state senators, representatives, and district attorneys along with ward-specific officials.
Northbound No. 2 leaves daily at 7 30 a m. No. 12 leaves daily except Sunday 1 19 p m. Southbound No. 1 ½ arrives daily except Sunday 3 30 p m. No. 5 ½ arrives daily 5 30 p m. Mississippi Pacific Railroad trains show Little Rock Little Rock to New Orleans times 6 15 p m 11 25 p m. Through Atlanta and Fast Through trains on Vicksburg Surveport and Pacific line with local passenger and freight services listed by days and times.
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