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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1927

Page

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Editorial Rooms and Phone Directory Rates

The item lists business office spaces and editorial rooms with telephones priced at $7.50, indicating available contact numbers 223 and 224 and 219 for reservations or inquiries.

The Perils of Dictatorship in Modern History

Francesco Nitti argues in Currents History that European dictatorial forms arise from violence and party rule. He warns such regimes breed oppression, nullify laws, provoke hatred, and inevitably lead to slaves and rebels, ending in revolution or war.

Francesco Nitti Europe Italy Spain Poland Hungary Russia

Safety From Overflow in Ouachita Parish

The program, launched in several phases, aims to protect Twin Cities and Ouachita Parish from flood risk. It would cost thousands but serves as insurance for property, investments, and industrial operations, offering broad future protection beyond emergency needs. The piece emphasizes local flood control as a supplemental guarantee to national efforts.

Ouachita Parish Twin Cities Louisiana

Monrose Library Sees Strong July Use Growth

The Monrose library reports a July rise in night hour usage and a growing interest in non fiction among youths. Officials say continued growth and expanded services may hasten funding for a new building to house books and readers, ensuring space and modern facilities. The library is portrayed as a major community treasure and a premier place for all ages after home and school.

Monrose Library

Ruston Rally Supports Riley Wilson for Louisiana Governor

A large northern Ruston crowd backs Riley J. Wilson for governor applauding his post flood rehabilitation and flood prevention plans. The speech was steady and issue focused, highlighting Wilson’s experience and intent to lead Louisiana.

Ruston Riley J. Wilson Louisiana Riley Wilson Congress

Intersection Once Thriving Cotton Trade Now Traffic Signals Fail

A damaged OCR fragment describes an intersection once bustling with cotton trade now noted for malfunctioning traffic signals. It mentions vehicles involved and the area around the crossroads, but specifics are unclear.

Diet Do-Yourself Guide Says Listen To Your Body

Brano Lessing argues diet should be personalized not universal. Each person must discover which foods and preparations suit their digestion and health, noting that bread, milk, fruit, and meat affect individuals differently and that over forty the consequences of habits show up.

Baumeig law allegedly curbs crime with longer sentences

The article argues the Baumeig law deters crime by increasing penalties, citing a fifty year term for a Livermore robbery participant and a shift toward stricter sentences for repeat offenders. It claims burglary losses dropped by 24 percent and total paid losses by 26 percent in a year, with improved police work and firmer courts.

New York United States Times

Princess Elizabeth Sets Baby Fashion With Ribbon Treaps

The baby Princess Elizabeth appears in delicate frocks with ribbon tre aps on the shoulders, inspiring society mothers to copy the style. Queen Mary arranges monthly portraits to track her progress, and Elizabeth enjoys posing as a regular sitter despite royal absence.

Elizabeth Duke and Duchess of York Queen Mary

Pillow Pounders Joke Column on Morning Routines

A 1927 humor piece by Kink Features Syndicate mocks married life and the difficulty of waking husbands. It stacks anecdotes of stubborn sleep, quirky wake up tricks, and the comic idea of divorcing a lounging spouse to reclaim morning hours.

Kink Features Syndicate, Inc

Origin of Psychoanalysis by Freud and Breuer

The article outlines how psychoanalysis arose from treating neurasthenic and hysteric patients with hypnotism and the talking cure. It notes Freud and Breuer’s 1895 publication establishing a new mental science, based on repressed memories and emotions that return through patient narrative.

Sigmund Freud University of Vienna Charcot Breuer Brewer Freud

Social notes of local residents and visitors

Fifteen years ago Miss Cora Cook sails to Timpson Texas. Mr and Mrs Myer Levy of Port Gibson Miss guest of Mrs Bertha Marx. Mr R A Moore returns from Wardville for a family visit. Mr and Mrs R L Burns travel to Denver Cole and Excelsior Mo. Mrs J M Cobb’s friends glad she’s recovered. Mr Robert Breard leaves for Colorado Springs to visit sister Miss Annie Ferrand. Mr and Mrs Son of New Orleans visit daughter and son in law on North Second Street. Dr J J Newton plans building a residence on Walnut Street. Miss Fanny Haas leaves Vicksburg for Meridian to remain until Sept 1. Miss Kattie Renaud hosts Mabie Holloman of Natchez at Mrs Frank Moore’s. Mrs Elenora Douglas and Miss Mary Potts stay in Mississippi City for health. Mrs James Foster and daughters Frances Eleanor Lucile of Shreveport return from Monroe visit with Mrs S E Breard. Miss Alice Livaudais back from Natchitoches teacher’s summer course. Miss Louise Hodges returns from Little Rock with cousin Miss Hazel Bird who will stay for fall school.

Cora Cook Timpson Texas Myer Levy Port Gibson Bertha Marx R. A. Moore Wardville R. L. Burns Denver Cole Excelsior J. M. Cobb Robert Breard Colorado Springs Annie Ferrand Fanny Haas Vicksburg Meridian Kattie Renaud Frank Moore Mabie Holloman Natchez J. Q. Graves Elenora Douglas Mary Potts Mississippi City Douglass James Foster Frances Eleanor Lucile Shreveport Monroe S. E. Breard Alice Livaudais Natchitoches Louise Hodges Little Rock Hazel Bird Miss Bird Mon- Toe Miss Louise

Birthdays of notable figures marked across cities

Julius Rosenwald of Chicago and philanthropist status is noted as born in Springfield Illinois sixty five years ago. Mary Roberts Rinehart writer born in Pittsburgh fifty one years ago. Pauline Frederick actress born in Boston forty three years ago today. Thomas J B Robinson congressman born in Lafayette county Wisconsin fifty nine years ago. Dr Walter A Jessup University of Iowa president born in Richmond Indiana fifty years ago.

Julius’ Rosenwald Chicago Springfield Ill Mary Roberts Rinehart Pittsburgh Pauline Frederick Boston Thomas J. B. Robinson Congress Iowa Lafayette County Wis Walter A. Jessup University of Iowa Richmond Ind

Notable anniversaries and births in history

A list of historical anniversaries noting Sir Thomas Smith's death in 1577, Cardinal Mazarin's exile in 1652, King George IV's birth in 1762, Disraeli becoming Earl of Beaconfield in 1876, a large timber raft reaching New York in 1888, the 1892 Columbian international review invitation, Lorrain A. Cooke's death in 1902, and the St Christina relic casket arrival in 1925.

Thomas Smith Cardinal Mazarin France King George IV England London Windsor Nicaragua New York San Francisco Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconfield Nova Scotia United States New York Harbor Lorrain A. Cooke Connecticut Winsted, Conn New Marlboro Mass St. Christina the Virgin Christ Europe

Sir Wilfred Grenfell Receives Knighthood for Northward Aid

Named the most useful man on the North American continent Sir Wilfred Grenfell the famous medical missionary receives a knighthood of the Order of St Michael and St George. For 85 years he and assistants have aided the Eskimo and needy fishing people in northern Newfoundland and Labrador operating co operative stores providing for orphans and families, encouraging thrift and administering justice while promoting wage earning capacity through productive industries.

North American Newfoundland and Labrador Sir Wilfred T. Greenfell Order of St Far North

Miners Rescued After 153 Hours in Salem Kentucky

A year ago today five miners were pulled from entrapment in Salem Kentucky after 153 hours underground. Rescue teams from multiple groups coordinated air and ventilation efforts as families watched anxiously.

Salem, Ky

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