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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
4
A humorous critique notes how electricity changes musical education and performance. It jokes that devices replace hands and breath, with electric pianos, wired instruments, and steam whistles altering practice, payment, and playback while lamenting lost tactile skill.
The Belgian queen Elizabeth marked her fiftieth birthday this day. She earned enduring admiration for her wartime service under shellfire beside King Albert with fearless sacrifice. A former Duchess of Bavaria, she is a violinist and linguist who earned a medical degree and aided her husband and children.
Today marks anniversaries for Elizabeth Queen of the Belgians born in Munich and Ada Louise Comstock Radcliffe College president born in Moorhead. Also recognized are Senator T Coleman du Pont born in Louisville, Simeon D. Fess from Ohio, and Le Baron R Briggs born in Salem Mass all ages noted.
A local appeal argues prosperity invites generosity for the Christmas Good Fellows fund. It notes many needy cases surface during cold weather and warns against neglecting aid, citing Roger Babson on crime and revival trends. The message urges readers to contribute now.
A News Star reader replies to an earlier Forum editorial arguing against abandoning preparedness. The letter cites Army property values, maintenance budgets, and $32 million in deterioration, noting neglect and the need for proper upkeep and oversight of defense spending. It references War Department estimates and past disarmament actions affecting battleship loss.
Missouri Pacific announces an uptown Monroe ticket office as a milestone for Northeast Louisiana. The decision reflects local patronage and community support, highlighted by the Chamber of Commerce under J. H. Trousdale, which stresses the chamber’s role as a problem solving intermediary for business needs.
Winston Churchill told an interviewer that publishers set prices so high the public cannot afford new novels. He noted many readers must skip travel histories and biographies priced at five dollars or more, often in two volumes.
The essay argues true progress is moving from animal brutality to spiritual refinement. It contrasts scientific feats with enduring human brutality, noting historical executions and the abolition of capital punishment as signs of real advancement. It urges that learning and science help reduce brutality.
The Monroe division of the Boy Scouts under Scout Commissioner Isaac Cowden and Scoutmaster Osee Zengler grows with weekly meetings planned. Meyer Bros. windows feature Christmas displays for women and men. Local Sunday schools plan Christmas trees and services for the holidays including Monroe Methodist and other churches.
The article discusses rising book costs from six to twelve dollars and argues publishers face a bind between cheap paperbacks and high manufacturing costs. It compares era prices, wages, and consumer ability, noting Churchill’s views and the boom in paperback publication abroad versus American practices.
A Monroe News-Star reader criticizes the December 8 editorial on Military Waste urging printed reader opinions. He argues for concrete recommendations, questions costs of preparedness versus war, and notes waste exists but supports measured defense and public discussion.
A new oil lamp promises brighter white light than gas or electricity and claims government and 35 universities rated it best among 100 lamps. It burns without odor or smoke, uses 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene, and offers free trial and agency profits of 250 to 500 dollars per month.
The News-Star voices concern over military costs, noting 33 cents of every dollar goes to the armed forces. It argues for pruned spending and better defense value while contrasting road funding with battleship expenses and a call to reassess national priorities.
Mrs Bevis of Jacksonville Florida credits Kellogg's All Bran with ending 12 years of chronic constipation and daily medicines. She reports weight gain improved health and feels 30 years younger after one year on the cereal. The ad promises lasting relief from regular use and guarantees satisfaction.
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