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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1925
Page
4
John P. Medbury offers humorous observations on check grabbing in restaurants. He notes two million claim to snatch the check, yet only a few succeed. The piece lampoons quick eyes and slow hands, Scotch timing, and the ritual of paying the bill.
Cable dispatches note the Duke of Devonshire aged fifty eight, former Governor General of Canada and ex Secretary of State for the Colonies. He inherits title from his uncle in 1908, was MP for West Derbyshire, and held royal households posts. He owns 186 acres with mineral deposits and multiple estates in London and elsewhere.
Maurice Baring born 51 years ago today. English soldier diplomat and man of letters. William Draper Lewis born 68 years ago today. director of the American Law Institute from Philadelphia. Sir John Baird born 61 years ago today. former British Minister of Public Works. Clifton A. Woodrum born 58 years ago today. Roanoke native and Sixth Virginia district representative. Rogers Hornsby born in Winters, Texas 1 year ago today. famed St. Louis National League baseball batsman.
Bureau statistics trace rising total and per capita wealth since mid nineteenth century. New England's per capita wealth dropped from first to fifth while Pacific coast leads in per capita wealth since 1880. Oregon tops per capita ratings. Louisiana sustains wealth growth while North Carolina and Florida rise in the South.
The London church leader Dean William Inge, touring New York, shared opinions on prohibition feminism movies birth control and world affairs. He joked about flappers and war while stressing science and religion should blend, and claimed he has no axe to grind and values speaking truth.
The Illinois Central lease of the U S and P to the Illinois Central is seen as a potential helper for farming in Mississippi and Louisiana. The paper notes the railroad’s past support for agriculture via the Missouri Pacific region and suggests the leasing action may spur broader industrial and agricultural progress amid drought worries and market concerns.
The Ouachita parish jury upheld the State against Howard Roberson with a capital punishment verdict. The editorial defends the death penalty as an inherent part of self-government and urges enforcement despite any anti capital punishment sentiment. Attorney George Wesley Smith fought for a fair trial.
The essay argues laughter exposes inner kindness or cruelty. It cites examples from drunken mishaps to theater crowds, noting that laughing at others signals a person’s true nature. It asserts humor should be compassionate, and that one’s sense of humor defines social trust and character.
A long list of crossword clues covering numbers 1 to 68 with across and down entries. Clues include compensation indistinct to be ready for to procure and many others, forming a dense puzzle grid with themes of actions objects and parts of speech.
In Monroe on March 27 1910 thieves broke into the V S P ticket office and stole 27 50 from the cash drawer while agent Swain was away after selling tickets for the 7 15 train. The safe held over 300 remained untouched as the combination was turned.
The Manufacturers Record surveys regional foreign-stock percentages, noting high shares in New England and major cities. It argues Southern white unity and the alleged superiority of the South's Negro population, while warning that many aliens harbor anti Americanism and Bolshevism, framing alien elements as liabilities.
The defense was deft and powerful as the trial proceeded. Officials insist the guilty must face strict enforcement of law for the safety of homes and communities, arguing leniency would endanger innocent citizens.
Thirtyed advertisement claims Bond's Pill can ward off colds aches and influenza by keeping bowels open. It urges bedtime use and promises relief tomorrow. Available at drug stores for 25 cents as a mild remedy.
Cod liver oil is said to be the richest source of vitamins and prescribed for rickets anemia and tuberculosis. To aid weight gain McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets are marketed with a money back guarantee if no five pound gain in thirty days. Sixty tablets cost sixty cents and are promoted for children and frail adults.
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