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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
3
Letters describe thrifty ways to spread Christmas joy. Readers recount making gifts from old shawls into sweaters and dolls, wrapping ten cent tokens with verses, and selecting simple, meaningful presents for children and relatives amid tight budgets.
Mae Murray stars in a new film at the Lyceum titled On With The Dance. The period production promises lively romance and musical moments as it debuts for local audiences.
A reader shares making a hemstitched collar and cuffs from simple materials, noting it would have cost five dollars to buy. The piece is described as pretty and distinctive with eye crafted by hand. An etiquette note advises a gentleman to offer his left arm to a lady except on sidewalks, where the man stands on the street side to protect her.
Ruth Cameron relates a Christmas story about a businessman who transformed a clothing factory by applying the Golden Rule. He raised pay, introduced profit sharing, and put workers first, yielding no strikes during a turbulent year and dramatic gains in hiring and production. The tale underscores practical Christianity in business and its surprising miracles.
Mrs Mary K jan of Rouse City Texas testifies that Cardus relieved chronic side pain and misery after months in bed. She says taking three bottles cured her and she remains well for six years, urging others with headaches back pain and fatigue to try Cardus.
Mae Murray, famed stage and screen actress from the Ziegfeld Follies, opens in George Fitzmaurice's On With the Dance at the Lyceum for two days starting tomorrow. The film, a Paramount Artcraft, follows an orphaned heroine torn between fast New York society and the decent class, directed by Fitzmaurice with Ouida Bergere’s scenario.
All visiting Masons in Monroe or West Monroe are invited to the installation of officers and banquet at the Masonic Temple on Monday December 27 1920 at 7 30 p m. J D Oakley Secretary for the Committee.
The South Dakota Farmers Union moves to form Farmers' Union Wholesale Company a central cooperative purchasing agency with 2 million capital. About 70 co‑op stores may join, pooling purchases to cut costs and lower prices for members across the state. Mitchell will host the distribution plant for centralized buying.
All barber shops in Monroe will be closed for the full day Saturday December 25 Christmas Day. J E Glover secretary treasurer Local No 651 confirms the closure notice.
Today's calendar lists the Business Men's Racing Association meet in New Orleans, the Cuba-American Jockey Club gathering in Havana, and the Lower California Jockey Club event in Tijuana, signaling busy transnational horse racing activity.
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