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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
4
The article argues the income tax could nudge taxpayers to scrutinize federal spending and pork-barrel projects. It suggests direct taxation would reveal the cost of government, offering added revenue and a curb on political appropriations while urging public sentiment against waste.
The Louisiana flood of 1913 created a natural trial comparing early and late cotton planting on opposite sides of Bayou de Glaize. The Bureau of Entomology studied whether late planting yields a satisfactory crop amid boll weevil pressure, reporting negative results from large scale tests.
A discourse urges rest to prevent burnout and improve results. It argues against overworking, promotes periodic breaks, and suggests shifting viewpoints through social interaction and wider observation to refresh ideas and sustain productivity.
Observations show a crop planted April 16 yielded 1125 pounds of seed cotton, while a crop planted May 20 across the bayou yielded 650 pounds per acre. Couvillion's May 22 planting produced a quarter bale per acre, versus a half bale per acre in 1911 on the same field. Late planting shows greater damage and lower yield.
Mr. Johnson of St. Elmo Illinois suffered five years of severe catarrh leaving him weak and near collapse. After trying many doctors a St Louis specialist and Peruna he reports restored strength and life. He urges others to write for verification and requests the Peruna Almanac.
The passage argues many workers are trapped in ceaseless labor, harming health and progress. It stresses rest as renewing, shared by those who observe life beyond routine toil. Rest and broad perspective foster broader development and escape from narrow thinking.
Dr J A Brady purchases the old President Zachary Taylor home near Brownboro Kentucky for 30000 under a deed provision that the property remains in Brady ownership unless acquired by the United States Government. Taylor family remains are buried on the farm and Knox Taylor married Jefferson Davis in 1853.
A small roadside monument on the main road linking Eastport and Calais in Maine marks a rare geographical point exactly halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. The secluded marker stands as a trivia landmark near the highway, inviting travelers to ponder its unusual location.
A handsome stone wall is rising around the birthplace farm of Jefferson Davis in Christian County Kentucky. Work completes a protective enclosure for the historic site and its grounds.
A postcard advertisement promises a home remedy for nervous debility and related male concerns. It claims a simple prescription can restore strength and memory and invites men to write to Interstate Realty Co at 4524 Luck Building, Detroit, Michigan, for a free envelope.
New York City business districts expand toward upper Manhattan as firms move, with manufacturing replacing former dry goods, and Postmaster Morgan notes Savings Bank deposits in Manhattan and Bronx. Columbia University records 18,229 matriculated students this year and large enrollments across its schools. Flatbush women boycott eggs, met with stubborn male demand, while Park Commissioner Charles Stover’s disappearance prompts a wide search. A short will leaves all to a wife, and a Scotch Plains Thanksgiving dinner ends in food poisoning from antique turkey. All Saints Church hosts shelter space for the Brotherhood Welfare Association amid religious tensions.
Nice line of articles suitable for Christmas presents at Larkins 229 DeSiard street. Buy your dolls and togs early. We will put them up and keep them for you as long as you want us to. PHORNX DRUG STORE offers similar seasonal items.
Iva Smith reports a complete cure from a liver complaint after using Chamberlain’s Tablets priced at 25 cents. She endorses the remedy and notes it is available from all dealers.
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