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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1925
Page
2
The notice lists Associated Press rights and subscription terms for LA and MS, including daily and special editions, with prices for various periods. It also notes carrier delivery in Monroe areas, a weekly 15 cent rate and 65 cent monthly option, and telephone contact numbers for the Bustas office and editorial rooms.
A humorous poem suggesting baseball bats replace chloroform for anesthesia. It mocks medical practice with hyperbolic lines about using a bat to induce sleep, noting immediate unconsciousness but dangerous, nonsensical advice and impractical procedures.
Mrs. J Borden Harriman heir to a prominent New York family and longtime Democratic leader is chosen to succeed the late Mrs Helen Bardner on the Civil Service Commission. Her career spans women’s uplift civic issues and national politics with roles in New York city governance the Wilson era industrial relations committee and Red Cross service.
Today marks birthdays of Rev Samuel A Eliot president of the American Unitarian Association born in Cambridge Massachusetts 63 years ago Col Sherwood A Cheney chief military aid to the President born in Connecticut 52 years ago George G Crawford president of Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad born in Madison Georgia 56 years ago Mrs John J Mitchell formerly Milas Lolita Armour born in Chicago 2B years ago Hank Gowdy veteran MLB player turning manager of the Columbus club born in Columbus Ohio 38 years ago today
President Coolidge is urged to back raising House membership from 485 to 482 and argues that representation will expand with population. The piece notes committees handle most work and a small group dominates, stressing the need to keep Senate as a deliberative body with broad debate.
The article argues the Scopes trial did not settle the issue of evolution and that progress in human thought outruns legislative control. It contends that laws cannot stop the growth of science and suggests religion and science occupy separate spheres while insisting religion is not opposed to truth.
Excerpts from Harold Evans on The World's Experience with Rural Electrification show rapid growth in Denmark Bavaria and Sweden. Denmark reached half of farms with electric service since 1918. Bavaria projects near universal electrification within five years. Sweden, flipped by war, now has 49 percent of its 9.5 million acres powered.
The Tacna Arica dispute between Peru and Chile flares with renewed tensions as both sides cling to their claims. General Pershing’s Arica visit is viewed as a stabilizing factor while calls grow for arbitration to replace hostile rhetoric with diplomacy.
Chicago regards its growing population as warranting proportional state representation. The piece argues that Rhode Island style filibusters and inaction since 1909 have deprived Chicago of proper Senate and House seats, calling for constitutional revision to grant Chicago its legal rights.
A breezy Monroe column notes a malfunctioning grandfather clock at the natatorium causing swimmer anxiety. It reports the August 1910 weddings of Miss Lise Marion Edney to Robert Richard and Miss Edna William to Sandie Berry, plus local school openings and staff hires. It mentions Gov. hopeful Will Rogers and a jab at California’s boastful superlatives about trees seas stars and earthquakes.
A feature profile series by William K. Hutchinson via International News Service offers intimate glimpses into the private pastimes and foibles of notable national figures. The sketches mix personal hobbies with revealing quirks, shedding light on the character of public leaders.
The notice highlights a variety of apple varieties including Grand Goldens and several other kinds thriving in a local orchard setting with dense planting and seasonal harvest potential.
Highlights dates from 1781 1815 1851 1862 1903 1915 and 1923 including Washington Rochambeau marching on Philadelphia Bloodworth death Bragg invasion of Kentucky Glass bishop appointment Coolidge Pinchot wage mediation and a bids call for Ouachita Parish School Board for Sterlington and Mineral Springs schools with architect J W Smith notice by T O Brown Sept 22 101 plus bus waiting room contact.
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa, famed for his world champion rifle skills and leadership as NRA president, faces renewed opposition from Republican regulars in Congress. His career includes World War I and Spanish American War service, extensive rifle training of troops, and advocacy for public utility ownership. He remains active on ranges near his Iowa home and in Washington.
Fragmentary text suggests attempts at separation or statehood face obstacles. It hints at a theme of political change and emerging governance but lacks clear names, places, or concrete events. The readable portion implies questioning independence and regional identity without specifying dates or actors.
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