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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
4
Notice heading indicates second class matter filing at Monroe Louisiana Post Office on June 1 1909 under Act of March 3 1879 with separate business office editorial room and social news sections.
A notice invites all who can to subscribe to a fund to aid the Christmas season for those who would be neglected. Money will be turned over to the King's Daughters for distribution. Subscriptions listed include several donors each giving amounts. totals are shown in the readable entries.
A reader from Monroe La expresses admiration for the Moore News-Star progressive edition, praising plant efficiency and the crew behind the guns. The letter hopes the special edition benefits local business and newsroom reputation, while noting a New York advertiser critique about modern business fads and a brief, humorous reference to the shortest day of the year.
Escalating urban populations depend on improved agricultural methods as soil fertility declines due to slipshod practices. The piece urges city dwellers to prioritize farming efficiency and sustainable production to ensure a stable food supply.
A large U S railroad firm reportedly adopts a reward system to elicit employee vigilance in spotting savings and efficiency opportunities. The move aims to align workers with company interests and address workforce engagement issues, amid broader debates on profit sharing and worker management.
The piece laments urban drift from farming and urges renewed soil contact. It lauds North Louisiana as still fertile and calls for agriculture to be the nation’s best, notes Monroe News-Star’s 38 page Progress Edition, and congratulates The News-Star and Shreveport Journal for the achievement.
The Christian Science Monitor argues that employee loyalty grows when workers feel part of the business and trusted by a company, suggesting the wall between employer and employee should be broken down. George Mullin, ex-Detroit pitcher, may join a Federal league club. He works in Ed Stein’s Detroit office, now county treasurer.
Notice to stockholders of the Union National Bank of Monroe that the annual meeting will be held in the banking room on Tuesday January 13 1914 to elect officers and address other business.
The four act domestic drama The Blindness of Virtue by Cosmo Hamilton and William Morris will premiere at Sugar's Theatre on December 26, following runs in Chicago and Boston. The piece probes parental ignorance and moral issues with discreet treatment, set in a London cleric’s parish, while star Carol Parson shines in The Quaker Girl at Sugar's.
Report notes Mr. Aldrich earns praise for precise factual knowledge. Observers credit careful study and disciplined approach to information gathering as keys to his success.
The Jewish festival Chanukkah starts Tuesday evening December 25 and lasts eight days. Judas Maccabeus rededicated the Jerusalem Temple in 165 B C after Antiochus Epiphanes polluted it. A legend says one cruse of oil lasted eight nights guiding candle lighting, symbolizing faith and generosity to the poor during the celebration.
Notice for a stockholders meeting at the Quachita National Bank of Monroe Louisiana on Tuesday January 13 1914 to select a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to discuss any other proper business O B Morton Cashier
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