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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
3
The sixth episode features Duncan as Phil Read the escaped ex bank official. Gas slayers lure Read into a locked airtight elevator as gas explodes and the shaft auto rises. Read escapes by a clever trick. The incident is presented as based on recent police discoveries. The episode screens at the Picture Garden tonight.
The history notes Lord Kitchener as Britain's secretary of war until his death in 1916. It praises his leadership at Khartoum and his role in the war effort, recounting his birth on June 24, 1850 and early service including Woolwich, engineering, and diplomatic postings before the conflict intensified.
General Kitchener rose from minor officer to sirdar of Egyptian forces and major general as he led the 1896 upper Egypt expedition. He won at Omdurman and Khartoum, earned a peerage, then led in the South African war before perishing when the Hampshire was torpedoed off the West Orkneys in 1916.
Eighty three members of the Ouachita iris poultry clubs under Miss Fannie Buie home demonstration agent raise standard bred poultry. The girls formed twelve clubs, keep officers, meet regularly, and 75 members sent letters detailing their progress and care of flocks. Narah Martin reports eagerness to expand, whitewash yards, and plans to sell roosters for a larger brood.
An old Italian sire leaves his olive orchard to three lazy sons with a shared buried treasure. They dig in vain for gold yet reap a harvest so abundant that each son earns a fortune from sale, realizing work yields more than mere riches.
The tale recounts a father and his two sons who dig around an orchard yielding more than money. The digging brings happiness and health, revealing a good father and fostering pride in his sons. Neighbors who did not dig suffer poor crops while the orchard endlessly yields treasures. Thousands of varied items advertised for the Krex Sacrifice Sale on 29-11.
Mrs. Nathan Straus donates jewels valued at 20000 to the Zionist Organization of America for medical and health service development in Palestine. S. C. Blackmon Auto Co. 29 61.
The bride received a mahogany chest of silver valued at 100000 dollars from her mother and a 100000 dollar string of pearls. Her father gave a completely furnished home as a wedding gift.
The second annual convention of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs will discuss proper dress for business women. The event will be held in St. Paul in July.
The Wal sall memorial marks the first statue in England dedicated to a woman commoner Sister Dora recognized for her bravery as a nurse during the 1867 smallpox outbreak in the Black Country.
We will have a special meeting of Oua chita Valley Camp No. 10 at Moose Heil Tuesday night at eight o'clock. Class of application to be passed on. H. C. Walker, GC. C. 28-21.
The News Star issue includes a Victrola notice featuring the Kaliski Music Company. The readable segment highlights Victrola offerings and the local music dealer’s announcement.
A 75 year old man credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with saving his life after ten days without sweating or food. He reports jaundice disappeared and growing appetite and strength. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation in stomach liver and intestines and offers a money back guarantee. Phoenix Pharmacy and druggists advertise nationwide.
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