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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
2
A compact notice lists subscription prices for daily editions in Louisiana and Mississippi with annual and half year terms, plus a special Thursday edition and carrier rates. It also provides telephones for the business office and editorial rooms, reflecting era specific billing and contact details.
A 1925 King Features Syndicate strip describes Fairfield, a town with hundreds of traffic laws and high fines. Tourists fear passing through as patrols warn of penalties, with cops enforcing rules at every turn and locals noting the town’s stern climate for visitors.
The piece questions the Lincoln Bixby letter's authenticity, noting Oxford Brazenose theories and Lincolniana doubts. It cites Lauriston Bullard of Boston, Bodleian Library, and Times correspondence, then warns that wartime myths proliferate, including the Grant Lee sword tale debunked by Grant's memoirs.
A list of anniversaries notes notable dates and figures including Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins sailing in 1565, Hope H. Crouige, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Meredith Marmaduke, Franz Liszt in 1850, Confederate figure Bonham, polar expedition returns, Henry T. Grover, and other 19th century milestones.
A misread note recalls a supposed event a year earlier involving President Cooltége visiting his former home in hapcord Vermont with an unusual companion for Washington.
The piece argues lasting character change comes through steady, small steps. It cites a magician’s transformations and the fable of Milo to show that strength grows by gradual effort, not sudden elixir like cures. Progress builds resolve and lasting mastery.
A new Sterling ton electrical plant from Teatric tart Power company nears completion, promising regional energy support and potential economic spillovers for Ouachita farmers. The piece notes how oil and industry can boost diversified farming, citing Eastland county Texas as an example where oil revived agriculture by creating a cash market for poultry, eggs, dairy, produce, and grains, and urging farmers and manufacturers to collaborate for mutual prosperity.
Crowe, prosecuting attorney, argues for early religious instruction to curb crime in Chicago. He insists all religion is beneficial, contrasts his crime insight with police views, and calls for remedies beyond harsher penalties. He stresses continuous contact with crime informs his stance.
A humorous exchange shows a congressman being asked to play golf. Brother Joe teases about lacking clubs, then later sends the missing drivers and putter. Adolph ends up ready for a round. Sabath appears as a city farmer with an onion and potato themed West farm, a recurring hobby.
News-Star reports deputy registrar W A O Kelly lists Ouachita parish voters numbered 1684 with 34 deceased or relocated. Among 1524 white voters are 1540 white Democrats, 25 white Republicans, 23 white Socialists, 12 white Independents, 42 no party. Foreign-born reach Germany Italy Ireland Russia England and more. Naturalized Germans most numerous with Italians French Russians and Irish also present. Saturday party honors Mary Lewis Boyd at home with numerous children and games.
Congressman Adolph J. Sabath of Illinois, a longtime immigrant, advocates revising U S immigration policy to ease family reunification for naturalized citizens. He supports admitting wives and minor children outside quotas and plans to push for parents of citizens to be allowed in without caps while opposing open borders. His life story mirrors his stance.
Physicians hail Purification of the system as foundation of health. Take Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks to purify the body. A family package with directions costs 35 cents and a trial package 10 cents at any drug store.
Advertisement touts O'Neill's Vegetable Remedy VR Tablets claiming to enhance nutrient absorption and digestion. It promises better appearance and health in a few days and lists 25c 50c and 1.00 boxes from F. J. O'Neill Medicine Co. Also advertises Indigesto Tablets for acid stomach at New South Drug Store 1108 Grand St.
A Chicago prosecutor and Louisiana leaders argue swift justice and early moral training at home are needed to prevent crime. They emphasize parent influence, respect for God and the Ten Commandments, and possible court system clarifications as states face rising disorder.
The Chicagoan remarks on congressional distinctions noting a member as one of the best dressed in the House with silk shirts and narrow pin stripes. It adds that Sabath is a smoker who favors a large box of matches for each pipe and that he loves pinochle hoping to win a Congress championship, if time allows.
Mrs. R L Roye of 307 8th St credits Doan's Pills with relieving sudden kidney pain backache and dizziness after kidney trouble. Nearly four years later she reports little trouble and praises the remedy. Price 60 cents at dealers Foster Mills Co Mfrs Buffalo NY adv.
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