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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
4
All who feel so disposed are invited to subscribe to a fund to aid the Christmas season for those neglected. Money will be turned over to the King’s Daughters for distribution. Subscriptions listed include News-Star 35.00 and Jack Parker 5.00, with Cash also noted.
Local fraternal groups and individuals in Monroe respond to the S. C. 3. call with substantial gifts. The Monroe Lodge of Hlas donated 225 to the Home of the Good Samaritan, joining other donors aiding the school and orphans there. Residents are invited to support the institution through Mr. O. Bor Merroum tre Uret.
President Wilson tentatively launches his program for trust reform during a conference with Democratic Judiciary Committee members. He sketches a provisional procedure touching the fundamental question while avoiding details, citing the enormous ramifications of the subject.
The piece urges measured action on trusts and railroads, arguing for a careful revision of the Sherman act and tariffs. It warns against zealotry and favors conservative, tolerant policy to avoid destabilizing business while addressing antitrust concerns. It frames President Wilson and the Democratic Party as needing statesmanlike, non fanatic leadership.
The article argues growing boys in their teens require ample varied food. It favors protein from multiple sources, fats and starches, and urges generous butter and sugar as natural, beneficial to a active youth. It cautions against restricting foods to please parents and notes broader social good from humane prison reform.
The state, the state university, and the Nebraska State Penitentiary collaborate on a program to provide education and uplift inmates. The effort aims to reform through learning, echoing themes of humane progress and personal development within the prison system.
A reflective note on imagination as a refuge through grief and cold surroundings. It asserts Christmas as a state of mind and heart rather than a date, honoring the season's spirit amid sorrow.
A reflection on gender roles and prudent speech, noting a girl who makes fudge may still sew on buttons or mend socks. It argues that choosing when to speak requires a careful, wise mind.
Quote attributes steady temper as key to character, saying a person who stays calm despite troubles never needs a thermostat for self control.
A study shows the average pay for every worker in the United States will be near $160 this year. The report notes 1900 wages averaged $479 and about $370 thirty years earlier.
Dr Lyman Abbott will be 78 next week Emmy Destinn real name Emilie Kittel Congo region exports 8 000 000 walking sticks yearly British regiments uniforms cost 1000 dollars each 10000 barristers in UK only 2000 in practice Chicago packing house gross 104 408 789 year ending November 1 John Moses Page former policeman who rang alarm for 1872 Boston fire dies Everett Mass Berlin forbids men to smoke while driving cars due to accidents
Parksville correspondence notes Miss Alvie McDaniel of Dowinsville visiting sister Mrs. Howard Brooks. Mr. Joe Goodwin of Alexandria visiting the Pooser home. Miss Louise Riggs, assistant at Drew School, visited her parents at Logtown. Mr. and Mrs. Travis McClendon welcome a baby girl. Leon Pooser and Clarence Parrish of Louisiana College Pineville expect home for Christmas.
A Friday night box supper at Liberty Church supported a new church project. The program featured a music feast by top talent, forty minutes of performance, followed by an auctioneer led box sale that drew high enthusiasm and promising financial success.
The event featured an auction of donated boxes, a ugliest youth contest decided by cash votes, and a beauty contest won by Miss Augusta Hamilton. Miss Algie McDaniel and Miss Eula Wilder also competed, with Hamilton earning a candy prize. The proceedings celebrated the new church building as a community milestone.
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