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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
7
A columnist explains why personal letters cannot be answered in print without readable names and addresses. She notes several topics are not suitable for public discussion, cites examples from readers, and stresses the need for real signatures and sufficient addresses before responding.
John Wanamaker began as a brickyard helper and errand boy in Philadelphia. He built a retail career, partnering with Ethan Brown in 1842 to run a store at 1xth and Market, growing it into the nation’s largest clothing retailer. He opened the Grand Depot in 1875, expanded to New York by 1897 with the Stewart store, and filled both cities with art and antiques, including the chair of John Hancock and Madison’s desk. Wanamaker, age eighty two, once served as Postmaster under Benjamin Harrison.
When influenza comes swiftly beware and prepare by keeping AMP Chill Tonic on hand. At first sign take one tablespoon for adults followed by water at night. Swamp Chill Tonic treats influenza, colds, grippe as well as malaria chills and ague. Conting no calomel and is pleasant to take. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a bottle.
A column notes various curiosities including 666 as a claimed cure for cold and grippe, an orange from China praised for sweetness, Mohuwa derived spirit akin to whisky, and historical import bans on Mohuwa brandy. It also mentions a blind man’s shop scents, street echoes, food packaging waste costs, and bacilli on a French banknote.
One hundred twenty one years after his death George Washington is remembered. The Duke of York turns twenty five. Louisiana voters choose delegates for a new State Constitution. Women run in Massachusetts city elections. The Missouri State Poultry Show opens in Chillicothe. Ontario farmers convene the UFA convention in Toronto. The Maryland League for State Defence brings a case on federal woman suffrage to Baltimore court.
1508 Michael de Nostradamus born in Provence. 1624 Charles Howard dies, English Admiral who defeated the Armada. 1799 George Washington dies at Mount Vernon. 1824 Puvis de Chavannes born in Lyons. 1845 Indiana Governor Claude Matthews born. 1851 Louis Napoleon elected French President. 1883 Standard Theatre in NYC destroyed by fire. 1894 Eugene V Debs sentenced for contempt. Also notes on associations and new arc lamps in motion studios.
The notice lists birthdays of the Duke of York, Prince Paulos of Greece, Dr David Spencer Hill new UNM president, Pierre Edouard Blondin Canada Postmaster General, and Charles T. Aikens Susquehanna University president. Also mentions 666 as a cold remedy and recalls Lloyd George declaring allied stance a year ago.
An aeroplane rose to 6000 feet to drop dust on clouds in a rainmaking experiment by the Pretoria Government. The effort did not produce rain as intended.
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