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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
4
The News-Star promotes Bargain Week with bargain rates for new and old subscribers. Read the eighth page for full details of the offer and how to subscribe at reduced prices during this period.
Washington statement from Congressman Ransdell outlines three Democratic thought camps free trader tariff for revenue only and free raw materials. He urges unity with a clear platform to win broad support and defeat Republican fallacies. He calls for equal representation of views and a pledged national program.
East Baton Rouge farmers vow to beat the boll weevil and help the community while lamenting a severe crop shortfall. The region yielded about 1 000 bales this season, far below a 36 000 bale record, with many underweight bales. Officials urge early planting and selective seed to boost yields.
A farmer outlines a practical shift in agriculture featuring growing corn potatoes peas and other staples plus hog and cattle fattening for market and home use. The strategy emphasizes diversification as defense against pests and aims at food production and resilience.
Dr Alvah H Doty argues microbes are largely harmless and common in daily life. A Tangipahoa sheriff’s sting on a bootlegger ends with the suspect leaving behind a gift wrapped jar of intoxicant, a Christmas decorative scare.
The ordinance governs run and identification of autos, licenses for owners, permits for chauffeurs, required lights, and a maximum eight mile per hour speed limit in specified zones. It also requires chauffeurs to sound an alarm at street crossings. Public officials lament near universal violations and urge strict enforcement to improve compliance. The editorial urges voters to act and pay poll taxes now, warning forty eight hours remain before disfranchisement for two years.
In the next two days the final effort should urge voters to pay poll taxes. Businessmen claiming no time to think politics are wrong says the piece, stressing farmers and merchants must act now before forty eight hours pass.
Only two days remain to become a qualified voter and avoid being labeled a miserable "Squaw Man" with no voice in elections. Citizens are urged to make a supreme effort to pay the one dollar tax by Saturday night, trusting that most will manage it.
G D Perego of Newton Texas writes to fellow farmers about growing a large melon that yields five to fifteen tons per acre and provides green feed for livestock in winter. He notes long storage, cooking uses, and offers to mail starter seeds to interested readers with postage.
Mrs. E M Evans of Ingram Texas writes that after suffering from recurring womanly troubles she stayed in bed for a week each month last fall. Since taking Cardui she feels better than in years. Cardui acts on the womanly organs, builds up strength naturally and is a vegetable tonic. Try it. 21 N. 23.
December 1908 letter from Mark Twain to Joe Cannon seeks the thanks of Congress to gain floor time for copyright advocacy. The note, dated at the Willard Hotel, mocks the process and includes a humorous threat and liquor barrel line. Also reports Phi Chi fraternity Grand Chapter meeting in Louisville with 25 active chapters and 38,300 members. Emma Dunn retires from Mother and appears in vaudeville sketch.
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