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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1931
Page
12
President Hoover outlines an emergency reconstruction corporation to finance exports and aid agriculture, proposing a federal subscription and two year liquidation. He argues for a tax increase to support relief efforts and counters criticisms that reforms would demoralize farming.
An advertisement warns of neglecting rheumatic fever and promotes Prescription C $223 as a cure. It claims the drug neutralizes toxic acids in joints and cleanses the system of waste, with money back guarantees from drug stores selling the large bottle.
President Hoover proposes a National Credit Corporation and a broad program to stabilize banks, railroads, and public finances. He urges cautious government spending, opposed tariffs and dole, and emphasizes local initiative and gradual recovery through banking reform, mortgage discounts, and public works.
Telegrams flood the White House demanding cash relief and protection on return. Messages originate from Toledo and the Midwest including Chicago and signed by Carl Lockner and other local council leaders, citing 6000 workers at a mass meeting and condemning Congress for not listening.
A police detective testified Powers built a murder garage at Quiet Dell where victims were killed and burned. He identified Mrs Asta Buick Eicher and her three children buried near a ditch, and linked a Worcester bank book fragment to Mrs Lemke. Powers denied arrest without a warrant as he was handcuffed.
Mrs. Hattie Caraway was sworn in today as the new Democratic senator from Arkansas. She wore a modest outfit as she took the oath, becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
An asthma sufferer recounts six years of torment ending within a day after using a new prescription. The ad claims rapid relief, full recovery, and even eligibility for a $10,000 life insurance policy, urging readers to write for a free trial supply from W. Dean in Benton Harbor Michigan.
Black, escorted by colleague Senator Robinson, becomes the second woman in U.S. history to join the Senate, succeeding her late husband Thaddeus Caraway. She arrives for the session but waits over an hour as another senator's rights are debated in the chamber.
Mrs. Bessie Morgan of Monroe Louisiana reports severe years of dull headache and possible neuralgia assuaged by Argotane. She saw rapid improvement after two days and continues use. Sold in Monroe by Collens Pharmacy and Collens Five Point Pharmacy under a special Argotane representative.
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