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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1925
Page
4
A humorous sketch lampoons guests who linger after meals and the rising trend of sleeping at dinners. The Dwyers host a so called American plan charging a cover for oversleeping, with insomniacs welcome but warned to leave by 11 44 p m.
Today’s anniversaries note Francis Cabot Lowell born in Newburyport and died in Boston, the Mississippi Territory act of 1798, Lafayette’s Mobile visit in 1825, Russia’s censure in 1863, German poet Herwegh’s death in 1875, King Alexander suspending Serbia’s constitution in 1908, Finland’s first women elected in 1907, Irish rail links cut in 1823, Marcus A. Smith death in 1924 born near Cynthiana Ky.
A year ago the Pascisti won in Italy’s parliamentary elections. General J Snuts resigned the premiership of the Union of South Africa. The United States plans to launch the Saratoga, the largest and fastest carrier of its kind, at Camden.
The piece critiques John Hays Hammond’s claim that crime correlates with illegal laws and frontier conditions. It contrasts imagined frontier lawlessness with settled communities and argues that America’s high violence rate has multiple causes, not just prohibition era rhetoric.
Forsythe Park hosts the Drillers versus Alexandria in the season opener with Monroe eyeing a large crowd. April 16 is urged as a gala opening day with city businesses closed, $0.75 ticket price announced, and hopes for strong league support and smoother play after last year’s rough spots.
West Carroll parish superintendent W S Campbell reports rising high school enrollment from 140 in 1920 21 to 334 in 1924 25 and notes retention from eighth to eleventh grade exceeds state averages. The district shows prudent spending and decent teacher salaries amid spread out population and developing highway bus access.
The Atlanta Constitution notes the Senate risks wasting time nursing anger over opponents, delaying action on disputed measures amid partisan friction and calls for timely policy decisions.
Ohio State Journal praises enduring party principles while noting Coolidge and Dawes at the center of national debate. San Francisco Chronicle criticizes waste in criminal justice, arguing only a few catch criminals while many let them go.
Brano Lessing muses on charm in women inspired by Tennyson. He weighs beauty youth and intellect, argues charm is a mix of traits not reducible to aggression or goodness, and notes many factors beyond easy analysis. He suggests a future philosopher might define it by elimination and insight.
A scrambled set of crossword clues lists horizontal and vertical entries with many garbled spellings. It includes clues for prefixes, animals, states, dances, and various parts of speech, plus several misprinted numbers and letters.
Local market promotes corned beef at Green's Market and Grocery with a catchy tagline. Ad copy highlights weekly specials and inviting shoppers to visit for quality meats.
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