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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
4
A Christmas message urges joyful hospitality and generosity. It calls for replacing lavish celebration with service to humanity, remembering less fortunate children, and spreading universal love as the true spirit of Christmas beyond a single day.
City readers Back plan to pave North Third and Pine streets. Property owners petition to remove Pine street car tracks and propose a belt line from River Front to Mountain Avenue. News-Star urges rapid paving and job creation while considering public transit changes.
The Nobel fund trustees honor President Wilson with a 40000 prize citing his universal peace idea while Roosevelt and Root are noted for arbitration and mediation efforts. The piece outlines Nobel parameters and lists past laureates, including Michelson and Carrel, with broader remarks on American recipients and occasional criticism of selections.
A Scots-leaning tract denounces thieves who cut fences and destroy holly trees near Monroe and West Monroe to obtain branches and berries. It notes a fenced plantation grove with berries and warns owners may prosecute trespassers. The piece also surveys Prohibition quirks, Sabbatarianism, Berlin luxuries, and more on social trends.
A Washington dispatch notes a broad dull mood in communities blamed on a "consumers' strike" as buyers delay purchases while waiting for prices to fall. The report records explicit disapproval of the strike and questions its impact on business activity.
The piece argues that consumers suffer from high prices and limited buying power. It notes sellers pressed purchases at peak costs with threats of further increases while prices soon fell. It warns against buying rugs and trunks before checking prices at the Racket Store.
Public warned not to trade or purchase ten shares of prepaid stock certificate No 2106 issued to H Kalisk? dated December 31 1918. Shares not negotiated or endorsed by me and holder asks public not to deal with them.
Northwestern University girl students fret over shrinking figures blamed on Evanston boarding-houses menus though landladies say richer fare and less ice cream would restore plumpness. Also notes tallies city population shifts over ten years with Manhattan down and other boroughs up by varying percentages.
The Racket Store advertises ponies for $75.00 and up with colors Sorrel, black and dun. Sold by Guy P. Stubbs. The ad promotes savings claims on boys suits and taels as a sales pitch.
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