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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
4
All old accounts of Star Printing Company and Ouachita Printing Company publishers of The Monroe News will be pushed for collection. Ample warning has been given and stringent methods will be adopted. Remittances payable to News-Star Publishing Co., Ltd.
The new Payne tariff law is seen as a foundation for future trade with varying impact across industries. Critics warn of tariff revision dulling commerce, while many Southern merchants view the revised duties as favorable. A corporate tax is projected to yield about 900,000 annually, and disparate local mentions of commerce and individuals appear in fragmented notices.
The piece denounces dog licensing and pound keeper actions in Vicksburg and Georgia. It argues against taxing or killing dogs for rabies fears and urges lawmakers to protect dogs as companions rather than tax targets, warning against overreach by legislatures. It calls for restraint and humane policy toward dogs.
A stern editorial argues that some Black workers burden both their communities and whites by dependency. It urges white household heads to set limits on privileges for servants, condemning laziness and crime while promoting work as the remedy.
A letter urges choosing a dignified name for a proposed Monroe charity housing the unfortunates. It warns against a label like Home for Fallen Women, arguing names shape futures and stigmas. Citizens are urged to attend tonight’s City Auditorium meeting to discuss the project.
A Meridian Dispatch editorial laments heartless actions by some people toward dogs. It argues dogs are faithful and compares humans to a twolegged betrayer, urging an end to cruelty and acknowledging the dog as mankind’s truest friend.
Letter recalls the August 10 1861 fight at Wilsons Creek near Springfield Missouri where Third Regiment Louisiana Infantry led by Col Louis Herbert repelled Union forces under Gen Nathan Lyon. The account details the surprise attack failed due to rain and reconnaissance gaps, the Salem redoubt on Bloody Hill, capture of Totter guns, casualties including Capt Henson and Whitestone, Lyon’s death, and parole of prisoners.
The interview controversy over Secretary Wilson and the Bureau of Cotton Statistics has shaken prices to about 3.50 per bale and valued the crop near 100 million dollars. The piece argues Wilson’s statements influenced markets more than the official August crop reports. Pressure grows to abolish or overhaul the department’s handling of Bureau reports.
Mrs. Wm. Olmstead of Monroe was injured when she tangled in a rope attached to horses that bolted in Pineville. She and her husband and four children had been visiting for a Seventh Day Adventists convention. Her condition worsened and she was moved to the sanitarium.
A compact advertisement touts work or pleasure travel with sleeper car options and direct connections at low rates advertised as 10 4¢.
The Monroe Progressive League adjourns its Monday night meeting to Friday August 13 at 8 o clock p m in Sugar's new theatre building league room. Director and members urged to attend the secretary will report on a conference with the South Western Committee and present tariff proofs for approval.
C C Jarrell and Co announce the purchase of all Elliott's merchandise stock and fixtures in Olla Louisiana. Creditors must present claims to Olla State Bank by August 31 1999 for payment.
Weekly shipment of Jersey Butter offered with absolute satisfaction guarantee. If not pleased, money refunded. Not sticky or artificially colored. Available at Fox Grocer Co Ltd Leaders. Reservations on V S P sleeper to Washington and Cincinnati should be made in advance. Call or phone 7-1. J L Thompson, Agent.
In this Monday offer free gold bond certificates with purchases at Monroe Drug Company and promotional copy for Cottolene as cheaper than lard. Walker's Progressive Grocery invites phone orders, featuring 9 to 11 price points and weekly distribution.
California prunes offered ready to serve in one and two pound cans at Walk er's Progressive Grocery. Shoppers urged to try them amid promotional note and casual praise.
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