Calendar of Society Events and Postponed Lectures
High school students will entertain at Acadamy Hall at 2 30. Thanksgiving program at Monroe Methodist Church under Women’s Missionary Society. Mite boxes to be opened. Riverside Club hosts Thanksgiving Celebration at 8 p m. Book Club meets at City Hall with Mesdames Gunby and Gray. Dr Fichman’s lecture postponed to Dec 10. Ladies Aid meets at Y M H A at 3. Bazaar prep and attendance urged. Nellie and Carro Webb host a miscellaneous shower for Miss Margaret Sparks. Claude Rosenblum visiting from Vicksburg with parents on St John Street. Mrs E H Holmes and Arline Taylor visit Ruston home. Mrs J Heinburg travels to Alexandria. Joe Marks joins family in Alexandria for Thanksgiving. Marx family visiting.
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Seelat
Ae ‘S Academy
Académy Hall
Monroe
Mesdames Gunby and Gray
Fichman
Ladies Aid
Blech
Rev Lutz Leaves Monroe for Baton Rouge Post
Reverend Lutz departs Monroe with Rev and Mrs A S Lute and family for Baton Rouge where he takes the Presiding Elder post. They have lived in Monroe four years and engaged in civic life. House guests include Miss Lucille Doupee of Memphis and Miss Majorie Mullins of Conway Arkansas staying with Miss Francis.
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Rev. Lutz
A. S. Lute
Baton Rouge
Rev. Luts
Lutz
Monroe
Lucille Doupee
Memphis
Majorie Mullins
Conway, Ark
Miss Francis
Local Social Notes Highlight Park Avenue Residents and Travel
Majoy at her Park Avenue home. Cook, an otter at the Nowstuer, resumes work after illness. Brant Seamen visits Franklin Parish to deer hunt with friends. J. J. Gregory travels to Homer for oil leases. hosted by Mrs. Jack Morrison. Fred and Mrs. Naff reside with W. A. and Mrs. Jackson. Grant Seamen to spend winter with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. Golson visit Gibsland. formerly of Mer Rouge, now Mangham. O. C. Kilpatrick remains ill at St. Francis Sanitarium with no improvement. Mrs. W. A. Thompson moves to Linderman Ave West Monroe. Delilah Seamon improving after a sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Golson
Gibsland
City
Mr. Golson
J. W. Webb
West Side
Mrs. Golson
Mer Rouge
Mangham
0. C. Kilpatrick
St. Francis Sanitarium
Twentieth Century Book Club Meets at Mrs Biedenhar’s Home
The Twentieth Century Book Club met at River Front home of Mrs Henry Biedenhar to discuss The British Empire with a paper on What the War Has Done for Britain read by Mrs Meek. Guest Mrs McCoy attended. Morgan George of Alexandria visits Monroe friends. locals travel to New Orleans. Mrs Jack Morrison improves after a carbuncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Book Club
Henry Biedenhar
River Front
Britain
Hughes
Meek
T. Willis
Mesdames
Jo. E. Doughtie
T. O. Brown
J. L. Adams
Mesdames McCoy and
Gibbs
Mozart Club Holds First Meeting at St Anacinth's Academy
The first Mozart Club meeting directed by Sister Francis included a guessing contest with prizes for identifying the motto Practice Makes Perfects, the yellow rose as the flower, and green and gold as the colors. Winners Minona Cage Corrine Guerriero Marie Powers Minnie Robinson received hand painted sachet bags crafted by Sister Rachel. Afterward the girls enjoyed chocolate cake and fudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart Club
Sister Francis
St. Anacinth’s Academy
Minona Cage
Corrine Guerriero
Marie Powers
Minnie Robinson
Rachel
Riverview Cotillion Club Hosts Night at County Club
The Riverview Club held a cotillion at the County Club on Tuesday night. The hall featured moss and yellow paper shades with chrysanthemums, a three course dinner, and attractive favors. The organizing committee included Dr. and Mrs. BK G Williams, Mr. and Mrs. H R Briggs, Mr. and Mrs. John Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blanks, Mr. and Mrs. Maupin, with Mesdames Jessie Saddler, Douglas Miles and Walter Raulk overseeing the favor table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview Cotillion Club
Riverview Club
BK. G. Williams
H.R. Briggs
John Foster
Henry Blanks
Maupin
Jessie Saddler
Douglas Miles
Walter Raulk
A Lesson in After-Dinner Speaking From Bjornsen Story
Tod Daly remarks on after-dinner charm and shares a tale about Bjornsen the Norwegian novelist at a Copenhagen banquet. A witty speaker tells three stories, Bjornsen laughs then frowns and says at sixty seven two funny stories are enough.
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Tod Daly
Philadelphia
Tom
Nine Mile Board
Bjornsen
Copenhagen
Mexican Government Replies on Jenkins Case
The Mexican government argues Mr. Jenkins faces preventive and ordinary imprisonment under Puebla state law, with rights to bail and due process. It cites judicial autonomy and federal structure, noting no executive interference and urging fair treatment of foreign nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Mexico
United States
Mexican Republic
Mr. Jenkins
Puebla
Two Minutes of Optimism and a Mouse
A rambling tale describes a whiskey spill at a liquor store that drives a mouse to sample the liquid and climb the building’s stairs. The rodent proclaims courage from the roof while a cat approaches as a warning to conceit and overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Discounta
Iti Bom
L N Larche Nominated For Police Juror Ward 10
The News-Star announces L. N. Larche as a candidate for Police Juror Ward 10 in Ouachita parish, subject to the Democratic primary. The piece quotes Juvenal and Shakespeare and critiques Governor Pleasant, noting the paper’s role in Pleasant’s rise and current friction with the local Democratic organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
L. N. Larche
Ouachita Parish
Pepsinol Tonic Promises Relief During Perimenopause
An old time tonic, Pepsinol, is advertised as a remedy for the danger time in a woman's life between ages 40 and 50. It claims to ease irreg ularities, fatigue, headaches, hot flushes, and general nervous strain while boosting vitality and appetite. The ad touts its nerve soothing effects and states it is made from parent ingredients with a pleasant taste. It urges daily use and notes Memphis manufacturer The Peplax Medicine Co. and local Monroe agents Chase Amman Drug Co and The Nyal Store123
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peplax Medicine Co
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Monroe
Chase-Amman Drug Co
Nyal
West Monroe
Ruffin G Pleasant Faces Political Downfall in Louisiana
The Daily States portrays Ruffin G Pleasant as courting power and betraying allies, arguing his triumph was aided by others and that his current actions degrade his position in Louisiana politics. The piece warns of his imminent political oblivion amid Democratic infighting and a rival mongrel organization.
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Juvenal
Shakespeare
Pleasant
New ‘Orleans
Louisiana
Ruffin G. Pleasant
Oerk
Sudeces
Oreon
Daily States
Global Resources and Industry Highlights in Early 20th Century
The article surveys worldwide resource and industry trends. Highlights include ostrich skin tanning in South Africa, fire proof barrels from Hawaii sugar by products, Sweden iron ore in electric furnaces, Spain lignite with rice husks for fuel, Greece currant crops, Oklahoma corn yields, Japan and South Manchuria coal production, Iceland sulfur deposits, Persian coal and copper use, and the possible origin of sugar cane in India or China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Hawaii
Sweden
Spain
Greece
Lindsay
Oklahoma
Japan
Manchuria
Iceland
Persia
Tabriz
Teheran
Indian
China
Fortify the System Against Grip with Brominated Quinine Tablet
A promotional note describes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claimed to destroy germs act as a tonic and laxative to prevent colds grip and influenza. It highlights a single product named BROMO QUININE and includes E. W. GROVE's signature on the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W.grove
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Claude Rosenblum
Vicksburg
Ing
Mrs
Henry Rosenblum
St. John St
Mrs. E. H. Holmes
Miss Arline’ Taylor
Ruston
Joe Marks
Alexandria
Mrs. Marx
Little Son
That
Dria
Black and White
Ploush Clinical
Marion Holcomb
Nancy
Thedford
Majoy
Park Ave
Cook
Otter
the Nowstuer
Boltoh Grayton
Peranklin Parish
Brant Seamen
Memphis, Tenn
J. J. Gregory
Columbia
Homer
Mr. Gregory
Jack Morrison
Fred Naff
Mrs. Naff
W. A. Jackson
M. Bamstee
Rodney, Mich
Ars. Grant
Misa Delilah Seamon
Morgan George
Mr. George
J.o. Jones
Mathilde
New Orleans
Mrs. F. A. Rosas
Leon Cohn
Astrop
Herman J. Stich
Shroud
Cilldren
Science and Industry
S.C
Rhode Island
Grand Lot Rufus
C. R. Bennett
Front St. i
H. H. Lenox
Hones
Sioan
Nyal Figsen
Aida
Collen’s Pharmacy
DeSiand Street
Quinby’s
California
Chocolate Shop
Monroe, la
DeSiard
Ford
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