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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
4
All old accounts of the Star Print ing Company and Ouachita Print ing Company publishers of The Monroe News will be pursued for collection. Ample warning given and stringent methods will be used. Remittances payable to the News-Star Pub Meshing Co Ltd. 28-tf. a.
The city hosts Made in St. Louis week led by the Manufacturers Association and local retailers to push buying locally made products. The effort aims to boost home wages and employment, urging Monroe residents to support locally manufactured goods despite regional differences.
The article argues a newspaper should speak impartially about public questions and figures, praise when deserved, critique when due, and avoid partisan bias. It also discusses the value of advertising for merchants, its role in creating consumer demand, and the need for continuous, truthful publicity. It ends with a city drainage plan description by City Engineer George Selman for Monroe.
The narrator laments a mean miser who hoards wealth, spends nothing on himself, and leaves no benefit to his family. The passage argues that ill-gotten gains inherently fail to benefit anyone, aligning moral judgment with the fate of such wealth.
A discussion challenging merchant skepticism about newspaper ads and promoting the value of sustained, well planned advertising efforts to improve business results. The piece notes past prejudice against publicity and highlights growing merchant education in effective advertising strategies.
A vague column of colorful vignettes describes an 86 year old woman at a fashionable beach, a Chicago woman who dislikes whiskey, the shah's exile offer, a possible Teddy Roosevelt reference, a Paris dentist fending off a burglar, and a playful nod to the skyscraper fashion in dress.
The report states Margaret Drexel becomes the American candidate to pay the bad debts of a prince deemed worthless. The claim frames Drexel as stepping into a creditor role amid a royal financial scandal.
The mayor urged surveys to find an economical drainage solution. Levels were taken with council in attendance, selecting Calypso street as best due to its proximity to railway crossings and an existing canal to Young's Bayou requiring minimal enlargement.
The Dallas News quotes Senator Gore of Oklahoma praising Northern manufacturers as intelligent citizens based on their business success and their choice of United States senators, suggesting this support will last for a while.
A Logansport editorial argues for better regional roads and affordable farms within five miles to boost country prosperity over railroads and factories. It cites cheap land for industrious farmers and local housing as more practical gains.
A collection of excerpts debates convict wages and justice. The Mansfield Journal argues low pay for convicts, while the New York Christian Advocate critiques Thaw's insanity claims. New Orleans coverage notes opposition to selling convict plantations for road work and cites revenue from cotton and sugar plantations run by convict labor.
A local trade note announces Kern's new buggy and carriage paint shop. The brief mentions services offered and the shop's location, noting readiness for customers seeking refinishing and protective coatings.
Local retailer touts Emper or's Blend Tea with a playful nudge to try either a half or a pound package, promising superior flavor for tea lovers seeking value and quality.
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