Local concern sells Ruston made product
The Kavanaugh Furniture company displays a new line of mattresses made from Ruston cotton as the Supreme Bedding plant in Monroe supplies five grades of spring filled and felt mattresses. Local officials praise the modern plant, its efficiency, and lower costs passed to Ruston homemakers. Ruston Cotton Oil Mill and Fertilizer confirms supplying cotton. Kavanaugh staff toured the plant to learn production.
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Kavanaugh Furniture Company
Ruston
Supreme Brand
Supreme Bedding Company
Monroe
Ruston Cotton Oil Mill and Fertilizer Company
Kavanaugh Furniture
Kavanaugh
Roy Cook
Supreme
Mr. Kavanaugh
Messrs
Wade Emory
Harry Colvin
Vandaman Kavanaugh
J. E .Woodard
Dee Secord
Sam Strozier
Safe Farming Prosperity for Southern Farmers Plan
Southern farmers are urged to adopt safe farming methods long advocated. The program emphasizes feeding the family, keeping gardens, raising pork, cattle, poultry, and eggs for home use, producing syrups, and maintaining soil fertility with legumes. It advocates poverty prevention and yearly surplus through prudent stock, crop, and feed management.
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South
Farm Proprietor Vician Du pres Found Dead at Home
Opelousas La April 19 VicianDu pres 42 well to do farmer killed himself at his home five miles from Opelousas late Friday in barn Dr B A Littell parish coroner confirms the death by hanging in a private family setting
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Opelousas
Vician Dupres
B. A. Littell
Local man Dupre dies by own hand amid family home ties
Dupre, esteemed in the community, had been ill for weeks per Dr Littell. He was a bachelor living with his mother and siblings. This marks the second suicide in the area within a week, following W. T. Gaines, who shot himself in Opelousas Monday night.
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Dupre
Trout Hooked False Teeth Battle in Brook
Waterbury April 19 a trout pulled in a pair of false teeth used to chew food and dragged Lester Green seven miles along Roaring Brook near Bethany Prospect correspondent reports the fish finally broke the line and disappeared leaving Green with a perfect set of false teeth still hooked on the lure
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Waterbury
Conn
Lester Green
Waterbury Republican
Roaring Brook
Bethany
Lester
Message Circles Globe Twice In Record Wire Test
A test by the Associated Press sent March 31 circulated a message through 22 foreign bureaus and the Reuters network, relayed across every continent and sea in 2 hours 5 minutes. The test results were announced near the AP meeting opening Monday.
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New York
Associated Press
Reuters
Associated
Keaper
Sheriff Arrests Negro After Cutting Affray Saturday
Jim McLain, a black man living nearby, was arrested by Sheriff A J Thigpen after a knife attack on Frank Stinson in the town business section. Stinson suffered a deep cut by the eye but was not in serious condition. McLain was jailed and later released on bond.
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Jim McLain
Here
Parish
A. J. Thigpen
Frank Stinson
McLain
Lott’s
Cargill's Corner
Stinson
Marriage Licenses in Arcadia and Surrounding Areas
White B E Gipson of Arcadia wed Ruey Fue Sherrill of Arcadia Glenn Gannon of Bernice to Annie Barge of Shongaloo BE O Morgan of Ruston to Aline Van Hook of Minden Colored Sam Gulley of Ruston to Louise McNeal of Bernice Isreal Dunn of Hilly to Ceola Love of Hilly Shorty Williams of Hilly to Mary Davis of Hilly
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White
B. E. Gipson
Arcadia
Ruey Fue Sherrill
Glenn Gannon
Bernice
Annie Barge
Shongaloo
BE. O. Morgan
Ruston
Aline van Hook
Minden
Sam Gulley
Louise McNeal
Isreal Dunn
Hilly
Ceola Love
Shorty Williams
Mary Davis
Monts-le-Picte: France Belgium pawnshops nicknamed aunt
The government pawnshops in France and Belgium are called Monts-le-Picte, derived from Monts de Pitie, or Banks of Clarity. Locals refer to them colloquially as one's aunt.
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France
Belgium
Monts-le-Picte
Monts de Pitie
Cardui credited for relief of a Roanoke woman’s pain
Mrs T B Akers of 633 Nelson St Roanoke says Cardui eased years of back and side pains that kept her from standing. After six bottles she could work with ease and was free of pain. She praises Cardui as a safe vegetable remedy for women of all ages.
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Roanoke
Cardul
Cardui
Large crowds at semi annual Lincoln parish singing meet
The second day of the Lincoln parish singing convention at Roanville church near Ruston drew about 1500 attendees from Lincoln parish and delegations from Jackson, Union, Bienville, Winn, Ouachita and Caldwell. Delegates to represent Lincoln parish at the North Louisiana Singers Association were named and meeting sites for fall and summer sessions announced with leaders listed.
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Lincoln Parish
Roanville Church
Ruston
Monroe Road
Jackson
Union
Bienville
Winn
Ouachita
Caldwell Parishes
Union County
Arkansas
North Louisiana Singers Association
Allen Larance
Luther Frasier
Luther Hammons
Louis Harper
J. A. Cheatwood
North
Mineral Springs
Gee
T. Shinpock
G. T. Kelly
Preston Martin
Elmer Martin
Roanville
Clarence Cockerell
Curtis Shell
Eli Spiller
Lee Spiller
Harvey Spiller
Chatham
Chaudrant
W. J. Barmore
Unionville
D. D. Jones
Dodson
J. W. Noen
Summerfield
Grover Hays
Monroe
Abe Henderson
Lillie
A. C. Banks
Grayson
R. E. Crow
Ansley
E. B. Simmons
G. W. McCullin
Farmerville
H. L. Jeffcote
Downsville
Bank Robber Returns 15 Cents Stolen From Bay
An early 20th century newspaper item reports a bank robbery note from New Orleans claiming rings of thieves and a letter with 26 cents offered to a boy, while another case in Bath Maine notes a grocery incident leading to a $78,000 brain concussion suit. The text mixes multiple locales and incidents with unclear chronology and names.
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Auburn
Adee Newcombe
Bath
Srondiedy Bidtieh
Hibernia Bank O& ‘Trait Co
Sepups
Jack Spearing
Presbyterians approve nationwide minister pension support
Philadelphia on April 19 reports that presbyteries across the United States adopted an overture guaranteeing pension participation for ministers. Each calling church must contribute annually to the board of pensions an amount equal to 74 percent of the minister’s salary in addition to paying full salary to ensure eligibility in the pension system.
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Philadelphia
United
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Shreveport
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Lincoln Singing Convention
N. C
Bay
New Orleans
Kentucky Bill
Dickson’s
Home
Milam Drug Company
Trenton St
Ruston, LA
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Fisher
Chevrolet-Fisher
Prevrolft Y
Phaeton
Sport
Flint, Mich
Basia
Cab
Rogdste
Factory
Kiss, Mich
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Ruston Motors, Inc
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