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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
4
A humorous reminiscence about umbrellas and rain, with quirks of clever thieves and weather jokes. A man carries two umbrellas to steal one, holes them, and uses a hot water bag as a derby. Packed with umbrella superstition and comic vignettes about rain and mischief.
Key dates include 1783 Gen Henry Leavenworth birth in Connecticut later namesake of Leavenworth. 1843 Princeton launched at Philadelphia navy yard. 1856 Dr David Livingstone returns to London. 1864 Dr Henry Schoolcraft death. 1878 Marshal Bazaine convicted. 1920 California anti alien land leasing law enacts. 1923 Coolidge budget seeks 800 million dollar federal tax cut.
Five sailors perished when a navy bomber crashed into San Diego Bay a year ago today. Baron Ago von Maltzahn was named ambassador at Washington.
New Orleans reports that an ink maker denied a permit to use Monroe field natural gas for carbon black plans to appeal the decision. Commissioner Irion says a ruling would help the department set a basis for field resource control to curb wasteful use. The piece notes 1926 saw the first Louisiana printed ink and suggests policy could limit gas use by product value to attract carbon black industries to the state.
President Coolidge notes a new era of agricultural prosperity with rising farm prices, suggesting farmers may net profits as production lags. In Ouachita Cald wel l and nearby parishes, leaders push truck farming by focusing on crop selection and cooperative marketing to support present-day shipping needs.
National Industrial Conference Board finds American income 1924 totalled 63 billion dollars with taxes of at least 8.175 billion. About 12.5 dollars in taxes per hundred of income, shows burden shared by non-taxpayers and influences rent, food, autos, furniture, clothing. Calls for reduced government spending at all levels to curb rising costs and prevent living standards from shrinking to the rich.
A satirical editor cites Prudential statistics to argue Americans boastful yet violent. It notes murders exceed 11,000 annually and compares U S rates in 1922 1923 with England Wales Scotland Ontario and Massachusetts, highlighting higher homicide levels here.
Brano Lessing argues Shaw's ideal state raises questions about leisure. He questions how eight hours of daily leisure could be spent without making work feel burdensome and suggests that study reading and thinking may best occupy those hours.
Monroe Progress League directors will meet to discuss Iron Mountain train schedules and service changes on Natchez and El Dorado divisions. Extension of Monroe links to Collinston El Dorado Camden and Little Rock would connect the city directly with these points. Health Exhibit car arrival and officials visit noted. Ground Keeper Murphy to visit for Detroit club preparations next spring. Free lyceum attraction Joseph G Camp scheduled for tomorrow night. Clark Howell lauds Camp as a premier Southern orator.
The La Salle oil region south of Monroe has moved from early doubt to steady development. Shipments are now regular and new completions show consistent success, though gushers remain uncommon. Monroe is urged to monitor the field closely to avoid missed opportunities.
Dublin hears rumor of Don Juan O'Donnell, a New York Barry Restaurant head waiter, as a candidate for the Irish throne. He traces lineage to the O'Donnell and Spanish nobility, with historic ties to the Wild Geese and titles Duke of Tetuan and Count of Lucena. The idea is debated in Dublin and other Free State cities as a possible unifying measure for Ireland.
W B Lillard of New Orleans declares in a letter that Broncho Tone is a perfect Creosote preparation free of nausea after removing dead oil from tar. He notes his 51 years in the drug business and recommends the product for coughs colds catarrh asthma sore throat. He cites doctors and pharmacists as recognizing its value and urges purchase at drug stores for one dollar.
The Duke of Tetuan and Lucena heir quarrels with War Minister over conscription. He lists 1916 rebel leadership as proof. plans to seek fate in America. Irish Congress delegates invited speculation of Ulster prince returning to unite Ireland. Prophesies of a free homeland circulate amid the unrest.
An old ad warns that cold weather worsens bladder and kidney issues and urges immediate treatment. It touts Bond's Bladder Remedy as a universal cure for urinary disorders, claiming it has helped thousands and offers pricing details with prepaid shipping from Bond's Pharmacy Co.
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