21 Sep 1915
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
1
The column lists social visits engagements and travel notes from Monroe and west side residents. Guests include Miss Cecilie Davis of Swartz and Miss Annette Brown Jeff. Meetings address library plans and missionary society activities with remarks on local clubs and residents’ health and travels.
The readable portion hints at a discussion of a product for corns described as quick acting and painless. The surrounding garbled phrases mention weight, mood, and a vague reference to a timing or moment, but no coherent facts or sources.
Unclear OCR fragment lists scattered names, places, and phrases. It mentions a person or entity urged to “get rid of” something and references Thrive style lines about votes, towns, and stores in a disrupted stream of text.
An 1890s advertisement touts S. S. S. as a safe vegetable blood tonic for rheumatism catarrh scrofula skin diseases and other blood disorders. It claims 50 years of effectiveness, urges purchase at drug stores and invites inquiries to the S. S. S. Co in Atlanta Georgia.
A wave of sadness swept the country last week upon news of Mrs. A M Williams death in West Monroe on Monday the 13th. She and her husband Rev Adolphus Williams lived in the area during the later years of her life.
Boards of health in many cities consider barring children with colds from school as common colds are contagious. Foles's Honey and Tar is advertised as a family medicine to relieve coughs and colds. Parents may prepare before school opens with New South Drug Store. T and F.
The Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport opens November 3 for six days with three cattle sales directed by Superintendent C. H. Staples. On November 4 about fifty beef cattle under the American Hereford Breeders' Association will be offered, November 5 features about 140 Jersey cattle, and November 6 offers about fifty Short Horns under the American Short Horn Association. $3,000 in premiums will be awarded. bidders may participate. Contact Secretary L. N. Broeggerhoff for catalogs.
Visitors to the Louisiana State Fair in November will enjoy the Great Patterson Shows booked by the fair management for the Gladway amusements. The large vaudeville attraction is claimed to be the country’s biggest, employing over twenty cars with thrilling stunts and unusual attractions for all ages.
Marguerite Couriot stars in Katem’s Broadway Favorite The Vanderhoff Affair at the Lyceum. Parde enacts Da Vis Lestes as Roscoe Vanderhoft plots to rob Telen, the former’s niece, with a loco weed scheme to induce insanity. Lester exposes the plot in an intensely exciting drama with Marguerite Courter and Robert G G Voronola among the cast.
Mrs Eula Mae Reid of Hines Alabama says Cardui the woman’s tonic cured her persistent spit ups and fatigue. She notes she gained ten pounds and regained strength after using Cardui, urging other women with similar ills to try the remedy and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for information.
The Universal comedian Billie Ritchte delivers a high energy act mixing slapstick misfires with rapid gags and crowd interaction. His signature persona and chaotic stage presence promise lively laughs for fans of vintage vaudeville humor.
Miss Blanche Sweet stars in The Captive with House Peters as the Turkish noble. The tale follows a noble held prisoner by a peasant girl who forces him to cook and wash garments while asserting dominance. Paramount attraction at the Lyceum tomorrow.
Old Man Good Geo W Clough of Prentiss Mississippi, age seventy seven, suffered kidney trouble for years. The Foley Kidney Pills reportedly did him much good after trying many remedies. No man can neglect kidney symptoms. New South Drug Store. TE&F.
In New Orleans on September 2A Mr and Mrs J L Gill of Choudrant La offered to adopt the triplets born to the wife of Oge Hargroder of Port Barré La. Two of the babies had died since the father publicized his wish to part with them due to poverty.
Mrs. William Reed of Fort Worth reports stomach derangements eased after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. She claims improved appetite and sleep and says the product offers permanent relief with a money back guarantee.
A letter from Mr and Mrs Gill states they are willing to provide total care for the Hargroder babies and notes they are parents of nine children. The letter was sent to Hargroder at Port Barre Louisiana.
A vintage ad claims Foley Kidney Pills cured kidney pains and rheumatism after a doctor advised use. It promotes New South Drug Store and notes a war context with mentions of Europe.
Ad claims New Life Pills wake the liver and stimulate bile flow to ease mood and digestion. It promises quicker bowel action and relief from moody days for 25 cents a bottle. Also notes Williamsport brass band history in the town.
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