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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
4
All old accounts of the Star Printing Company and the Ouachita Printing Company, publishers of The Monroe News, will be pushed for collection. Ample warning given. stringent methods will be adopted. Remittances payable to the News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd. 28-tf.
A quirky column notes Anna Held touring and Teddy not contesting Gotham mayoral race. It pokes fun at suffragist slogans, wait-for-husband bets, a St Louis fiancée price, and a San Francisco cat returning ten dollars. It ends with a Bryan campaign mascot mule now pulling a beer wagon in St Paul.
The source notes that Kansas women threaten action if suffrage is denied. It mentions public unrest and describes a separate issue as a horror, noting a railroad commission denying passengers the right to a drink while passing through the state.
The piece argues many learning delays stem from physical issues like defective eyesight. Early detection saves costs by preventing two extra grades and reduces student strain. It emphasizes adopting modern school management and prudent financial planning as progress.
Women of Bergamo Italy write to Osservatore Romano denouncing current fashions as harmful to beauty and moral well being. The stance follows a long history of male and female critics of fashion.
An Austrian judge grants divorce after a husband claims his wife’s diet and exercise cut her weight from 166 to 135 pounds to fit a fashionable gown depriving him of 31 pounds of companionship. The case reflects changing fashion impacts and social attitudes toward women's dress.
The article notes a shift toward reusing wood by products, citing a Maine spool maker salvaging red birch hearts for brush backs and handles. It highlights broader efforts by the U S Forest Service to map wood properties and uses across 200 species for future efficiency.
The hog crop of 1908 reached 438 million dollars, with 358 million paid to hog raisers for slaughtered hogs. About 35 million hogs were packed, totaling 950 million pounds, roughly 116 pounds per person, underscoring the industry’s large economic impact and per capita consumption.
The article urges Southern farmers to shift focus from cotton to hogs, cattle, fruits, vegetables, grains, alfalfa, poultry, sheep, and goats. It argues the South lags behind the North and West in hog production and calls for a determined effort to grow the best of everything to increase production and prosperity.
The author argues for clear plain writing in newspapers over flourishes and abbreviations. It emphasizes avoiding guesswork and errors by choosing plain, fully written language.
G A Kimball cashier of Citizens Bank of Southern Pines surrendered to directors and confessed to embezzling $15,000 plus a further $1,100. Bond totaling $3,000 was posted by prominent citizens and he was released pending August 16 hearing. He later handed over deeds to property of himself and his wife totaling eight dollars.
Kimball is bonded for 3000 dollars and lies in serious condition after his confession. Depositors will vote tomorrow on whether to prosecute. Investigators report he previously mailed thousands of circular letters to bank cashiers seeking 3 dollar subscriptions to two periodicals to fund his retirement. amount obtained is unknown.
Fragmentary OCR note reports ongoing food shortage concerns and mentions leather goods pricing or readiness for action. No clear entity names, dates, or places provided in the readable text.
Washington August 5 President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of A Piatt Andrew of Massachusetts to be director of the mint.
The naval board of inquiry in Annapolis reopened hearings into the Marine lieutenant Sutton death after an adjournment caused by missing officers Utley and Surgeon Cook. The proceedings began anew as evidence and testimonies were heard.
A letter received in St Louis is believed to be the first communication from the Viviano kidnapping suspects. Addressed to Joseph Pageno, it says the writer cannot claim the trunks because police are watching them. Police refuse to reveal the writer’s name.
Balloting began today by the employer for the Surface street car lines with union officials reporting a heavy early vote in favor of a walk out.
The British steamer Maori foundered off Slang Bay last night. Nine passengers have landed and six bodies were washed ashore, amid fears of heavy fatalities due to the vessel carrying a large number of travelers. Washington reports Treasury plans to remove the initial on Lincoln pennies, with no recalls.
The Silver Spring Presbyterian Church marked its 175th anniversary with a program featuring Governor Stuart and other notables. Rev. Ferguson led the service, and an 1747 communion service of eight pewter pieces from London was displayed, possibly the only extant example. Roach Doom offered for sale at Walker's store.
A local notice promotes 25 free gold bond certificates given away every Monday at Monroe Drug Company. The ad urges readers to inquire at the store for details and touts Ouachita Bell Brands coffee and syrup as top quality with growing sales.
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