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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
4
A contemplative essay on memory and growing up. It contrasts childhood dreams with adult disillusion, explores how people idealize the past, and notes how maturity reshapes perceptions of happiness, progress, and life’s journey. Aged readers recall youth while recognizing change and awakening.
The piece notes that many small towns in the state lose daily papers due to lack of support from merchants, a pattern that repeats as merchants fail to advertise. It cites the Baton Rouge New Advocate on the need to educate merchants in advertising, and mentions belief in a newspaper fortune around election times.
The piece warns on who will invest to start a campaign newspaper and be dazzled by expected dividends. After months of effort prospects fade as capital dries up, showing financing requires sound judgment and real money. A real news demand sustains a paper while partisan demand often leads to ruin.
A harsh editorial condemns men who oppose good governance yet neglect poll taxes. It warns that without paying the 1909 poll tax by December 31, 1909, voters cannot participate in 1910 or 1911 elections, and notes a January 1910 election in Monroe.
A column urges humane treatment of dumb animals during cold weather. It calls for individual responsibility, noting horses as mankind’s best friends and urging proper shelter and nourishment. It links animal welfare to Christain charity and broad public duty.
State Department of Education releases pamphlet detailing Library Day Arbor Day Lee Day and a third commemorative day in Louisiana. Harris urges teachers to integrate school libraries and forestry education into daily life and to celebrate Arbor Day with focus on trees and forest resources.
Demand loans fill most liabilities with 150 923 90. mortgages 180 535 17. other loans 286 758 78. overdrafts 142 237 23. Real estate owned 8 981 29. Due from banks 58 916 43. cash items 23 179 00. Capital stock 250 000. deposits 532 531 56. time certificates 87 920 81. Executed by Uriah Millsaps president and Travis Oliver cashier on December 7 1909 before notary Herbert Millsaps.
The summary lists assets including Real Estate, Furniture and RS, cash and exchanges totaling 944 425 20. It shows Capital Stock 250 000 00 Surplus and Profits 79 847 83 Undivided Dividends 16 00 and Deposits 514 561 37.
A Ruston Leader editorial urges strong public sentiment as the key to enforcing laws. It says citizens, not just officers and juries, must initiate action against violators and support prosecutions to restore order and peace. The piece calls for active duty by every citizen.
A New Orleans reporter, after an hour at the Rathskeller with a drummer from Arkansas, claims to have learned more Nicaraguan war news than all Central American diplomats. Some women petition to feature a woman's head on the two cent stamp, sparking debate on mailing letters.
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