100 Years Ago This Week

What was going on 100 years ago this week? The following link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service. CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of September 9, 1916. Some of the headlines are Contract Given For Building Fair Grandstand, Talisheek Mill Man Gets Arm Caught in Belting, and Newly Elected Members Sworn In For Mandeville Council.

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