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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1925
Page
2
In Monroe or West Monroe area telephone service remains priced at 15 cents per week or 65 cents per month with advance payment options. The notice appears to outline contact points for further details or to arrange service.
A humorous 1925 King Features Syndicate column about summer resort life. It riffs on money flow, train travel, and flirtations as couples drift apart when the season ends. Observational jabs compare husbands at home to fleeting romances and tease social scenes at seaside retreats.
A list of notable anniversaries includes James E. Bailey born 1780s Tennessee senator and 1885 death, Humpty Dumpty actor Charles Fox born 1800s, the California first issue in 1846, Louis Napoleon banquet in 1850, explorer James Goodenough murder 1875, Texas nun teaching ruling 1891, 1922 coal strike end in ten states, Eamon de Valera captured 1923.
Mme Emma Calve, James Murdoch, Charles Morris, John K. Shields, Charles A. Comiskey share birthday anniversaries. Calve, Murdoch, Morris, Shields, and Comiskey were born in France, England, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Chicago respectively, with ages ranging from 52 to 67 as of today.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 30 000 fewer farms and 1 200 000 fewer cropped acres. Despite declines, losses are small fractions of total, with many abandoned lands turning to pasturage boosting dairy. Idle land concentrates in several states while northern and western cotton belt edges gain farms. Louisiana farmers likely end 1925 in stronger position, needing less outside aid.
An editorial criticizes repeated raids and enforcement gaps in New Orleans under Volstead laws. It links lax policing, jammed courts, and graft to a weak dry regime, urging a nationwide backed clean-up and steadfast constitutional adherence.
The article notes five states New York New Jersey Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island have the highest share of mortgaged homes while New Mexico Florida Alabama and Kentucky show the lowest. It argues borrowing to own a home can be prudent if principal reductions accompany interest and suggests extended payment plans could promote ownership.
Congressman Charles L. Underhill reports his views shifted after five weeks in the Philippines. He originally favored independence but now warns independence could ruin the islands. He notes refined locals in Laguna province yet calls Philippine people mentally like children.
The columnist argues the United States’ greatest fortune is opportunity. Material advances like railroads cars and radio matter little without the chance to develop new ideas and knowledge. True progress comes from access to old ideas and the ability to improve body mind and soul through education and culture.
A News Star freelancer reports Junction City gains rail prospects near Monroe with a sturdy business district and moral atmosphere. J W Baxter, longtime river steamboat figure, died yesterday in Vicksburg. funeral held in Harrisonburg. Fred Meyer says extra street cars will serve the large band concert crowd by Gibsland and Monroe bands.
A column quotes Mr Underhill arguing against compromise with the Philippines over rubber production. He asserts Filipinos are childish and deserve limits, while American industrial leaders are accused of seeking more than is proper. The piece notes rubber as a powerful current in the debate.
Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon, famed for farm bloc influence, farms 200 acres near Salem growing prunes, cherries, walnuts, and filberts. He pioneered filbert culture, authored a 1916 pamphlet, and uses grafting and incubation to boost yields, while enjoying golf and baseball.
Raoul Dandurand a Canadian senator and Montreal native, represents the Dominion at the Geneva assembly of the League of Nations. A prominent foreign policy student, he has served as Senate presiding officer and been sent abroad repeatedly. He earned a BCL from Laval and was called to the bar in 1883. He was named a Legion of Honor commander by France in 1912.
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