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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
8
Local paragraphs note President Taft in Vicksburg with cross references to ads, plus community items. Mentions tax office phone reach, Planters Oil Mill, Cal la Lily flour, and local visitors like Masters Willis and Arthur Williams. Includes smallpox updates, a Royal Arch meeting, and a boll weevil incubator joke in Monroe.
Monroe citizen urges relief from back pain with Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. M. E. Prewett of 400 Washington Street credits the remedy with stopping her pain after using the product bought at Allen Pharmacy. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets Doan's Kidney Pills at 50 cents.
Monroe La October 23 1909 New Orleans wires J A Taylor president National Ginners Association notes census report on ginned cotton to October 18 due next Monday expects over 5 500 000 to 5 700 000 bales ginned with 79 7 percent picked and predicts higher prices as belt yields disappoint across Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas and Texas while market movement runs about 250 000 above last year indicating strong demand for early receipts despite potential crop shortfall.
Classified notice seeks employment for a fairly educated man. Readers should address Stranger at the News Star office with inquiries, reference code 23-21.
New York and New Orleans reports show spot prices for copper and related commodities with quotes for high and low closes. Liverpool market data lists sales and price ranges, while POON HENOGY notes a separate exchange rate or commodity figure with a narrow bid ask spread.
First Baptist Church hosts Evangelist Jas H Bennett with sermons on death and women’s tears plus a Camp Fires on the Road to Hell. Methodist Protestant A Low preaches at Haynes School House with home mission tea and a litany. Choir rehearsal and changed Wednesday schedule noted.
The First Presbyterian Church schedules Sunday activities with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Adult class at 9 45 a m and services of worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m for parishioners and guests.
Services at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Reading room open weekdays 3 to 5 p.m. Authorized Christian Science literature available to read or purchase. All are welcome.
All members of the Christian church are urged to attend Sunday at 10:45 for a call for a minister for the coming year. Methodist Episcopal Church, South airs a full schedule with Sunday school at 9:30 and worship services at 11 and 6:45 p.m. Epworth League installation planned after 7:30 p.m. activities. Woman's group event noted Tuesday afternoon.
Grace Church plans three services at Grace Episcopal church tomorrow Holy communion at 730 am morning prayer and sermon at 11 am on An Apostles Mistake Evening prayer and sermon at 745 pm on A Question of Jesus How Much Better Then is a Man Than a Sheep On Thursday the festival of St Simon and St Jude will be observed
At W. A. Bozone's store the ad highlights dill and sour pickles, sour kraut, pig's feet, candies, seeded raisins, citron, and Seward's candies. The line ends with an abrupt 19-If fragment.
Tickets priced at 8 dollars eighty cents go on sale October 29 to November 1 for a Deep Waterway Convention event in New Orleans. The trip to New Orleans and return costs 8.80 via the VS&P with a 15 day return limit. The program includes a reception for President Taft.
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