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 November 25, 1916. Some of the headlines are A Farmer Who Visited Stock Show and Saw Things, Julia O'Berry of Pearl River Won First Place in Parish Girls Canning Club Competition, and J. Louis Smith Making Fine Cane Syrup At A Profit. 

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Below you will find several advertisements from the Nov. 25, 1916, edition.