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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1925
Page
2
The notice outlines AP attribution rules and lists subscription prices for Monroe and West Monroe carrier service. It states 15 cents per week or 65 cents per month payable in advance.
Humor column recounts dated social jests about courtships and hammocks. A girl’s engagement, family sofas, porch intrigues, and the joke of spousally tied fates are pictured with playful exaggerated traps and outcomes. Copyright 1925 King Features Inc.
Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robison, a Pennsylvania native and United States Naval Academy graduate in the same class as Secretary of the Navy Ord D. Wilbur, is chosen to succeed Admiral Coontz as commander in chief of the United States fleet. He rose to rear admiral in 1918, served on the Boston during the Spanish War, led the South Carolina and other ships, commanded the Boston Navy Yard, and held roles as military governor of Santo Domingo and on the Naval Board. He is currently second in command of the U S fleet.
A dated surface notes Maurice Baeterlinck, Andrew Fisher, Rabaelt Messmer, Duke of Sutherland, and Gare P. Harrison as born anniversaries. The items place Baeterlinck in Ghent and Fisher in Scotland with ages around 63, Messmer in Miborn Switzerland at 78, the Sutherland title among Great Britain landowners, and Harrison from Mississippi with a missing city reference.
The readable fragment mentions a person linked to a place Wale and notes a past residence. Remaining details are unclear due to damage and fragmented OCR. The item appears as a short obituary or notice fragment with limited verifiable facts.
An Ak Detroit auto man predicts automakers will target the South as a thriving market in coming years with excess supply absorbed by ready buyers. The News-Star urges readers to buy newspaper advertising to capitalize on the era of prosperity in Northeast Louisiana, noting rising fall demand and the newspaper as a leading advertising medium serving Monroe and the region.
The West Carroll Gazette argues in favor of broad local cooperation to fund and complete street, sidewalk, and lighting improvements. It stresses that benefits ripple through the town, raising property values and aiding every resident even if the gains are indirect. Citizens should join efforts to avoid a stagnant town and help neighbors when needed.
A columnist extols radio, praising Bach and a wave of melody that relaxes the mind. The piece muses on how radio, like printing and telephone, opens opportunities yet tempts trivial listening, urging thoughtful use and recalling historical giants to measure current limits.
Two cottages on North Seventh street between Washington and Adams destroyed by fire at 3 30 Sunday morning. Originated in the Crowder house. rear collapsed before firemen could act. Loss about 2000 with 1100 insured for Rovenklemran. Crowder insured 500. Hammett uninsured. Crowder and Hammett furniture and effects burned.
The piece argues that public faith in concrete is strong but tests of the Pickwick Club in Boston and Gen. Goethals testimony at a trial show the material may fail from mixing errors. It notes that even large concrete structures can wear or crumble and questions renewals for future disintegration.
Multiple stations list a packed lineup including KTHS KNX WCEE WGES WGN and more with classical selections organ performances jazz nights orchestras choirs vaudeville and late night concerts plus future slots and Sunday planning across KFI KGO KHJ KNX and other networks.
General Goethals testifies that concrete mix on a pier was improper and insufficient, causing a pier to fail and triggering collapse of adjacent piers. He notes rare pulverization without crushing force and defends the value of proper concrete though defects can occur. He cites historical concrete quality and emphasizes sleepless care.
Today recalls births of John Locke Richard Rush Oliver Wendell Holmes and notable events including Brazil assuming Portuguese debt in 1825 China opening ports and Hong Kong cession by Britain 1894 hurricane tragedy City of Vera Cruz 1880 and 1923 miners strike settlement plan urged by Gifford Pinchot as arbiter.
An item lists a price claim for a service or product with the name Angelene and contact lines. The note includes a telephone number and a street reference, suggesting a local advertisement or promotional snippet.
Paris reports back to the bolero as a staple of fall fashion with variations from Blanche Lebouvier and Patou. Frocks feature boleros placed at front or back, multiple layered effects, and trims from embroidery to feathery accents. Designers show velvet sashes, vivid color combinations, and lightweight, lightly trimmed boleros suited for resort wear and evening events.
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