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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1925
Page
4
A humorous piece titled Morning Glories argues that courtship in the morning avoids unhappy marriages. It jests that beauty routines distort perception, milkmen stay single, and engagements often fail around eight o clock. The gag ends with a suggestion to use a camera for morning portraits.
This column lists births and deaths of prominent figures including John H. Harris founder of Bucknell University and Henry W Grady editor and orator. It notes a 1864 London European conference on Schleswig Holstein, Virginia indemnity payment in 1875, Oregon Governor Pennoyer's renomination in 1800, and Armenia's 1920 independence recognition. It also records Duke of Argyll's death and Denis Kearney the San Francisco agitator with birth in 1847. A 1906 Mississippi Louisiana Alabama windstorm death toll is listed.
A year ago today the North and South Ireland failed to settle boundary terms. G Stanley Hall a noted psychologist died in Worcester Massachusetts. About half of New York State's foreign born population traced to Russia and Italy. Live bees may be mailed across the ocean under International Postal Union rules if packed securely in boxes showing contents.
The piece discusses President Coolidge and Attorney General Sargent on fishing as a sport for youth and its political symbolism. It recalls Grover Cleveland's defense of fishermen and his view that angling reflects inherent traits in a man, noting the era's interest in fishing as recreation and character.
Congratulations go to the Ouachita Parish High School girls volleyball team for capturing the state championship in Baton Rouge yesterday. The piece lauds the team and coaches while noting academics remain the primary aim, yet honors the athletic victory as a source of communal pride.
A local advisory notes rising child delinquency in Monroe and surrounding areas due to late night roaming. Parents are urged to supervise more closely and cooperate with officers to curb youth misbehavior and support the community.
Anti-Saloon League general counsel Wayne B. Wheeler says bootleggers are crafty businessmen and some police court judges act as their agents in Chicago. He urges confinement over fines and calls for stronger prohibition enforcement to stop leaks and inform the public of benefits despite partial enforcement.
A reflective meditation on moral order arguing that God acts through righteousness. The speaker cites rebellion against laws of health and justice, noting that deception ultimately fails and nations must align with universal standards of right. It stresses internal conscience, natural forces, and consequences.
The Monroe fire department ran on alarms from 3 AM to midnight, responding to five fires. Total losses reached 5,000 with houses on Washington & Fifth and Harrison street heavily damaged. A riverbank blaze near Mrs Layton’s caused no damage, while a small shed burned in East End near midnight. Social notes mention Forsythe park picnic chaperoned by Mesdames Brown and J L Heney and local visitors Mrs Heath of Arkansas and Miss Alice McLeod.
A woman testifying before a New Hampshire investigating committee argued that women who perk up their appearance with beauty experts improve their chances of finding work, provided they do not "lay it on too thick."
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Germany treats tuberculosis by giving patients plots to cultivate. The program links outdoor work with medical care, aiming to ease symptoms and encourage recovery through productive activity in community gardens.
In Algeria farmers sometimes pair camels with horses to pull crude wooden plows. This cooperative method helps till fields in regions where animal labor is shared between species according to local farming practices.
Miss Vera Divan, a leader of Green County farm girls clubs, has an uninterrupted three year run of winnings. She earned 263 ribbons and $1803 in cash prizes, plus medals, honorable mentions, and trip excursions across the country.
A Monroe advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a kidney remedy. W G Matty, bottling works proprietor, reports kidney and back relief after use. Claims ongoing use keeps him active at an advanced age. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. advert.
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