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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
4
A 1925 satire notes couples flocking to park band concerts to woo and wed, joking about costs of dates and dining. It mocks lovers who chase cheap thrills, lovers' appetites, and the entertainment economy of the era with humorous quips about weddings, benches, and shared meals.
A historical note recounts events from 1816 to 1915. Jacob Reed, a Revolution officer and U S Senator from South Carolina, dies in Charleston. Other entries mark the Northern Indiana steamer disaster, William White's death in Philadelphia, early stellar photography at Harvard, Arctic ship Alert and Discovery, a second comet at Lick Observatory, and Italian gains at high mountain passes in World War I-era fighting.
Rita Fornia operatic soprano born in San Francisco is 49 today. Rt. Rev. John McKim missionary bishop of Tokyo is 73 today. William B. Ellison former NYC corporation counsel is 68 today. Col. H. S. Birkett Canadian educator and medical authority is 61 today.
A note recalls globe roaming airmen landing near Hull England a year ago as another fragment reports news of Black residents dying in a Kansas City tenement incident.
The article argues for high speed zones to ease congestion arguing Maryland signs promote faster travel and safety. It cites Florida’s forty five mile zones as successful while questioning whether faster speed can equal safer roads or if safety requires slower speeds.
A Monroe writer urges revival of river recreation on the Ouachita. He recalls bygone boat trips and suggests launching a small pleasure-boat service and a yacht club to host moonlight sails, regattas, and conventions, especially ahead of 1926 gatherings.
The piece discusses Lord Derby's plan to retire all Liverpool University professors at 65 and its shock across universities. It argues older minds retain clarity and wisdom, noting history has benefited from experienced counsel and that the elderly should lighten workloads while contributing guidance.
Ernest Boyd argues in Harper s that Hardy s Far From the Madding Crowd achieves realism by quietly revealing cruelty as well as kindness. The dog scene at the Dorchester workhouse exposes the doorkeeper s cruelty, a contrast to Dickensian sentimentality.
A bishop critiques the belief laws reform morals and argues statutes aim to shield society from perceived threats. The piece uses Upton Sinclair and The Jungle to illustrate how public reaction often centers on self protection, not worker plight or virtue, urging reform through societal change.
A Monroe business gathering approved Mississippi Valley Transportation Company plans to add four 6000-ton freighters on the Mississippi with five day trips from New Orleans to St. Louis. Initial Ouachita trade boats will be 800 tons, drawing 18 inches, enabling year round freight.
Yesterday afternoon the Y M C A Young Ladies Auxiliary and invited guests enjoyed a swim at the natatorium. They left Monroe Drug at 5 30 and then had lunch at Nel sons ice cream parlor amid laughter and wit. Attendees included Bertie Moore Alice Nelson Stella Reilly Bessie Gibbs Edith Gundy Gladys Broadway Selah Moore Cora Cook Meta Stewart Marguerite Layton Ruth Roberts Harriette Terwillinger Olive Gunby and Sarah Robinette.
London reports Professor O H Desch at Sheffield University says radio tube furnaces can melt metal with 200 volt current and may heat to white hot before the crucible. British publishing gains from radio growth with six new books weekly and synchronization of radio with film tested in London, praised as perfect.
Twelve radio sets have been installed in the House of Parliament in Vienna, ready for members who want to listen. In Britain 1925 is seen as the best year for radio with improving programs and rising licenses. Theatre managers and the British Broadcasting Company edge toward settlement over broadcast rights as more shows go on air.
Barbecued meats and Taylors chicken tamales featured as lunch items. Factory 2508 DeSiard note describes portions about 1 to 2 pounds each and promotes them for evening meals.
A casual note praising canteloupes paired with Watsons Ice Cream. The dates 3 8 10 17 appear as a cryptic sequence with no stated event or details.
The extract compares Mr. Boyd and early American realist William Dean Howells with the romantic writer Ouida. It recalls Howells condemning unreal romance in fiction and Ouida’s retort that passion is as real as everyday life, like a passion flower equaling a potato.
Delhi reports warn of repeating last year's riots during Bakrid when Muslims lead a cow through streets for sacrifice. Hindus demand a ban, district magistrate declines, Gandhi declines arbiter role, and police and merchants seek protection ahead of the festivities.
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