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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1924
Page
4
A New York modiste launches a dog apparel shop catering to wealthy women. Items include satin slippers for a dachshund, lace muzzles, tailored trousers for a corgi, and tuxedo outfits for police dogs. Critics note too-cheap collars and outfits risk animal welfare.
Entries recall Stephen H. Long as an engineer pioneer born in New Hampshire and Francis Lewis a signer who died in New York Berm in Wales. Also listed are mid 19th century piracy aboard the British steamer Thistle, a 1802 Wyoming shootout claim, mineral outputs in 1804, the Iroquois Theatre disaster, and early 20th century Balkan conflicts with Field Marshal Mackensen.
A birthday list notes Rudyard Kipling born in Bombay in 1865, Dr. William H. Park of the American Public Health Association in New York City, and Stephen Leacock of McGill University born in England with ties to today. Also mentions EB. Smith associated with New York.
The piece highlights rising college related articles in magazines and uses George Horace Lorimer’s Letters from a Self Made Merchant to His Son as guidance. It argues education builds character and thinking, notes college can heighten foolhardy traits, and stresses parental concern over student outcomes.
Archaeologists report Punjab and Sind discoveries dating 5,000 years, showing advanced art, crafts, and a developed writing system. The finds suggest human civilization may predate Mesopotamian records and stretch deep into prehistoric antiquity.
Editorial notes a Fort Worth Record piece proposing using abundant Panhandle natural gas to build large electric generating stations at Amarillo and transmit power to Hereford Plainview Sudan and other shallow-water areas to pump water from wells. If feasible the plan could boost sugar beets cotton and other crops and transform agriculture in the Panhandle Plains.
Radio listings show jammed schedules with multiple stations including WHB Kansas City WHAS Louisville WMC Memphis WCCO Minneapolis WDAR Philadelphia WCAE Pittsburgh WGY Schenectady WSZ Springfield KSD St. Louis WRC Washington spanning concerts talks and drama with orchestras choirs and dances throughout the evening across many markets.
The Spectator quotes V Stefansson arguing packs of wolves never exist in Russia outside tales and that most popular beliefs are often wrong. He notes no authority proves otherwise and questions common certainties about religion government and truth.
E B Stersney buys into Walker Bros grocery in Monroe and will join after January 1 1920. Dr A Orne of Chicago arrives to urge interest in indigent children and industrial schools while Judge Schulze handles a child case. Poll taxes show higher collection this year signaling voter readiness for election. Social events include Silk Stocking Club and card gatherings with prizes. notes about travel tax ideas in France.
Puzzle hints list numerous clues with numbers and partial entries for a cross word. It includes mappings like 5-Trani, 10-Monkey, 12-Breat of sheep, 13-Thus, 26- Warm, and many obscured items. The fragmentary OCR yields misprints and garbled words across across and down clues.
An old advertisement urges buyers to treat skin ailments with Blue Star Remedy sold by Collin's Pharmacy in Monroe. It promises no stain on clothing and a pleasant scent despite lacking medical validation.
Radio Digest summarizes upcoming radio programs and schedule highlights from the Associated Press listings. Programs from leading networks are noted with airtimes and station identifiers for the week.
Saturday schedules show a dense list of broadcasts across WSB WGN WLS WMAQ WLW WBAV WFAA and WDAF with times and program types such as organ concerts soprano and orchestral numbers plus talks lectures and reviews reflecting a shared radio programming pattern of the era. The listings include multiple Chicago and Ohio stations and reference the News-Star printing disruption and a plan to publish two daily programs including current and following days.
A dense listing of late 1920s and 1930s radio schedules shows stations in Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati Davenport Jefferson City Kansas City Louisville Minneapolis Saint Paul Philadelphia Pittsburgh Schenectady Springfield St Louis and Washington offering concerts orchestras organ recitals orchestral programs and service broadcasts with times ranging from early evening to post midnight.
Smith Bree Ltd announces the store will be closed all day tomorrow Tuesday for inventory. Customers are advised to plan accordingly and contact support after reopening.
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