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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
4
A historical discourse discusses family size, eugenics, and morality. Roosevelt and Emma Goldman ideas are weighed with national and social consequences, arguing for or against large families and the survival of the fittest. The piece reflects period tensions over birth rates, policy, and personal responsibility.
The passage recalls a mother clasping her infant, sensing creation as the supreme moment in time. It argues that the child remains unsullied in a mother’s eyes despite life’s vicissitudes and sin, valuing one hour of such bliss over ages of suffering and danger.
A Brundidge Alabama farmer reversed doubts about soil value by applying tillage rotation and manure with fertilizer. He produced seven bales of cotton on three acres earning over 450 dollars after costs of 38.50 per acre. He shared cultivation details in a letter to the Southern Commercial Congress.
The Met Rouge Democrat asks if the problem lies with paper management or mail service after readers in Met Rouge report the Monroe News-Star arrives late or not at all. The paper is mailed each afternoon before six, with expectations to reach all post offices on the Iron Mountain lines in Louisiana by the next morning, prompting a formal note to postal authorities.
The passage laments the old year’s pain and approaching end while cherishing memories of happier times. It expresses optimism for the coming year, hoping for blessings, resilience, and sunshine to turn tears into diamonds and bring light to every life.
Three days remain to pay the poll tax or face disfranchisement for two years. The notice warns you will not be permitted to vote in any election during that period and urges prompt payment to avoid being a silent spectator while others vote.
Indications grow that real action will begin soon after January 1 as city politics move from lukewarm discussion to full campaign activity after months of indifferent talk. Enthusiasm has been low but is expected to rise as events unfold.
A public notice urges every farmer laborer and business man in Ouachita parish to pay the poll tax with only three days left. If not paid by Saturday night, they will be disenfranchised. Delay risks losing the right to vote.
A call to every reader to form a committee of one to advocate poll tax payment among Monroe business leaders and impress upon them the necessity of paying the poll tax by Saturday. Similar efforts are urged for West Monroe and surrounding precincts.
A Baton Rouge rotation reports a near nil cotton season for 1916 across East Baton Rouge Parish and Felicianas. It cites a 36 000 bale record yield with an average 20 000, notes limited ginning, and an estimated loss of 100 000 in Christmas spending. Corn output broke records at 75 million bushels, hogs and hominy rose aided by rum rum legislation, and plantings for next year are set to double cotton acreage amid expected weevil pressure.
The article notes continued developments expected for today's hearing regarding the deputy's account. Authorities and legal teams prepare statements as the case unfolds, with attention to investigative details and potential implications for the proceedings.
Les Molineux France December 28 reports that aviator M Laffore and passenger M Pola were instantly killed when Laffore's aircraft plunged from a height of fifty feet today.
Rev. A. G. Mills, pastor of the Christian church in Bakersfield California, could not make ends meet on a salary of 100 dollars a month and took a road laborer job. He has now received notice from the official board that his services are no longer required. The trustees insist he should devote all his time to the church.
Dec 28 report from New York says G Robin, who controlled the Northern Bank of New York, was committed to a sanitarium the night before. A team of experts investigates the bank affairs as state officials order another mental examination. Depository and branches to be paid in full.
The German cruiser Emden departed Tsingtao today bound for Ponape in the Caroline Islands where a dispatch from Brisbane reports an insurrection. Natives at Ponape are said to have revolted and killed four Europeans and five friendly natives.
New Orleans police report Christmas morning notes this December 28 as the quietest in 25 years for lawlessness, with few serious crimes. Minor brawls and incidents occurred, but fires, murders, robberies and other major offenses were notably absent.
West Union Ohio Dec 28 the Adams County grand jury returned 145 more true bills against citizens accused of selling their votes at the November election bringing total indictments to 959. Prosecutor Stevenson says they have only scratched the surface many have pleaded guilty and paid small fines and the right to vote is taken from them for five years.
Democratic members-elect of the New Jersey general assembly gathered in Newark for a conference on selecting the speaker and to discuss the upcoming contest for the United States senatorship between Ol Smith Jr and James E Martin.
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