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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1925
Page
4
A humorous 1925 King Features Syndicate column mocks fathers overwhelmed by children who play with bath toys. It describes rubber dolls and toy boats invading baths, forcing dads to improvise grooming and bathing routines amid chaos and scratched egos.
Major General David C. Shanks retires after nearly 45 years of service. A Salem Virginia native, he attended Roanoke College and West Point, graduating in 1884. He rose from first lieutenant in the Spanish American War to major general in 1917 and commanded troops at Hoboken, earning the Distinguished Service Medal for his work there.
Today's birthday list includes David Lloyd George born in Manchester 62 years ago Baron Beatty born 54 years ago Sir Charles Ferguson born Edinburgh 60 years ago FF M Hubbell Iowa's richest citizen born Huntington Connecticut 88 years ago Dr Palmer Ricketts rector Menlo Polytechnic Institute born Elkton Maryland 68 years ago.
The author argues against cancelling war debts noting that the United States funded Allies with about ten billion through Liberty bonds and would still owe taxes to redeem them. The U S also financed Allied costs and endured postwar stakes like mandates, while Britain and France gained colonies. Cancellation ignores taxpayers and moral aims.
The city of Monroe invites all residents to warmly greet national Boy Scout leaders visiting Monday. Officials expect guests from nearby towns for what is billed as the biggest scouting event in Northeast Louisiana history. Decorations and local tradesmen will contribute to a festive display of hospitality statewide.
A vignette of a beggar on DeSiard street echoes a universal scene across cities from New Orleans to Chicago and New York. The author notes the same old drama of asking for help persists, a timeless image despite changing streets and eras.
The article argues that repeated starts and stops of river freight on the Ouachita harm Monroe. It urges a unified policy and cooperation among local shippers to eliminate destructive competition, building a permanent service with benefits for both carrier and customers. Past efforts failed. success in 1925 requires stronger cooperation and a durable plan.
Mrs. Winfred Sackville Stoner Jr denounces Mother Goose rhymes claiming they harm child minds. She cites Simple Simon and others as promoting folly bad manners fear and improper grammar. She advocates plainer verse like two hundred six bones as substitutes.
The Spectator argues a Washington trip by prominent citizens to press for stricter Prohibition enforcement yielded only breakfast sausages and buckwheat at the White House. It contends reformers are motivated by bias, not law, and that broader societal crimes deserve attention and education over punitive campaigns.
From the News-Star January 17 1910. Dr Graham Surghnors resignation from the city board of health accepted. Dr R H Blackmon elected to vacancy. P B Wailes named police officer replacing C F Tuberville. W A Sellers chosen bridge watchman succeeding W H Shipp. Gas well project referred to a committee with mayor empowered to act. A post office thefts suspect Paul Jones chased and captured with a fuse in a satchel. Fire destroys Mr J P Parkers barn at Bristle Ridge. Plus local personals in Shreveport Bastrop and New Orleans visitors.
The American readers grasp Austen Chamberlain’s indifference to titles and pride in nonconformist ancestry better than Brits. Joseph Chamberlain, his father, boasted of descent from one of the 2000 ejected ministers who refused the State church during the Stuarts.
A compact description of filling in confident words to solve cross word clues across and down. It lists many clues including intoxicating liquor people Scotland pronoun preposition contraction and many more with vertical clues interspersed for a complete grid solution.
A list of notable dates and people ranks key events from 1706 to 1922. Benjamin Franklin born, Thaddeus Fairbanks born, William Lewis's river Raisin command, Greek policy debate in 1850, early NMArizona bishop consecration, Cowpens centennial, Miles Poindexter senatorial win, and Samuel Gompers re elected AFL president.
One year ago today reports of severe earthquakes reached agencies in India Japan and Colombia. The alerts described strong tremors and structural impacts prompting emergency responses and ongoing assessments.
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