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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
4
The Senate considered rivers and harbors funding before adjourning for holidays. An Arizona senator protested allocations, arguing Arizona deserved its share of public funds. The piece accuses Republicans of pork barrel tactics and votes aimed at appearing economical while funding dubious projects.
The essay envisions a rising Mexico with bold leadership and vast resources, aiming to uplift its population and assert regional influence. It predicts ongoing developments in Central America, potential tensions, and trade maneuvering between the United States and Mexico as professional adventurers and others watch events unfold.
An orderly holiday prohibition reduces liquor activity in the Twin Cities with few arrests and scant open evidence of drinking. Proponents argue prohibition saves homes, keeps women and children safe, and curbs debauchery, while critics cling to liberty theories. The piece focuses on local outward signs rather than metropolitan excess.
London observer notes that English novelists poets and poetsters who tour America are mocked by the big writers who refuse to visit. Returned lecturers and critics laugh at Americans for paying to hear what they deem inferior, calling American culture insatiable.
The speaker condemns contempt in literary freebooters and barnstormers who come to America, noting that host reception may reveal what guests think of their hosts. The comments suggest growing crowds of such visitors and warnings about mutual impressions.
Brano Lessing muses on Charles G. Smith’s ninetieth birthday and the nature of greatness. He argues eye wear and liquor are not proof of achievement, citing Newton Kant and Washington as examples of famed figures who drank or smoked, suggesting greatness is a measured, evolving perception.
In London reports describe royal fashion with pince-nez at Buckingham Palace and a Wembley outing by King George. White's Club in St James Street eyes sale to members as a freehold. A motor law bill seeks 60 mph limits, harsher penalties, and under 17 driving ban. Renown cruiser work for the Duchess of York's Australian voyage starts January 6. Trade unions mull a four shilling levy for a 100000 pound strike fund. Captain Harry Graham curates the fifty worst books. Alsatian wolfhounds label dispute ends with shepherds defending breed identity.
A lighthearted defense of broad anti spooking and anti spooning laws. The piece mocks bans on kissing outside marriage and jokes about aliases, home privacy, and the spread of disease. It notes sterilization fears, hygiene rules, and potential cross border petting travel.
Rudyard Kipling born in Bombay 61 years ago. William H. Johnston born in Nova Scotia 52 years ago. Stephen Leacock born in England 57 years ago. Simon Guggenheim born in Philadelphia 59 years ago. Alfred E. Smith born in New York City 53 years ago. Miss Ethel Hilton of Galveston named assistant attorney general of Texas.
Rev William Schale has returned from Arcadia where he spent Christmas. Mrs. W H Anders of Calhoun visits Mrs. Sallie McClendon on the West Side. Hill Jameson of Farmerville guest at J C Montgomery’s West Side home. Alice Apgar visits West Side with her parents. Emmett Burroughs and mother buy residence on Pine Street. Sellmans will build on suburban lot in Breard Addition. Rev and Mrs R H Wynn plan to move to Crowley to be near his father, a superannuated minister. Miss Ethel Griffin of Mansfield faculty is guest of Miss Lynda Thomason until after New Year.
Hope rises that the cotton situation in the South can be cleared up through Walker D. Hines’s appointment as president of the Cotton Textile Institute. Hines, a New York lawyer and former United States railroad director general, brings a broad view of political economic and constitutional issues to the task.
A note reflects that Rev. Daniel Lash Marsh was elected president of Boston University a year ago. Mentioned are Angelene Frozen Fruit Cake Brick and Watson & Aven in the same item.
Two depreciatory Washington biographies by Rupert Hughes and W E Woodward face sharp critique from Harvard historian Albert Bushnell Hart who cites hundreds of false or doubtful statements and argues Hughes lacks historical training. The piece questions authority and validity of conflicting views. An aside notes orphan asylum data showing higher adoption demand for girl babies.
Urinary problems worsen in cold weather and can become chronic if untreated. The advertisement promotes Bond's Bladder Remedy from Bond's Pharmacy Co., Little Rock Arkansas, priced 60 cents and 1.20, sent postpaid if not supplied locally.
Louisiana Highway Magazine argues that outsiders undervalue the state and urges expansive publicity. It cites Florida Texas California and others, praising their campaigns to attract capital and residents and urging Louisiana to adopt similar persistent efforts to showcase its resources and opportunities.
Summaries of historical anniversaries list the Continental Congress sending commissioners to Spain Austria Prussia and Tuscany in 1776 and notable items through 1924 including Rachel Foster Avery 1919 death, Armenian prosecutions protest 1891 Chauncey Depew mass meeting, Bombay Viceroy reception 1898 Iroquois Theatre fire 1908 Senator Bowen death 1906 and Woodrow Wilson widow pension 1924.
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