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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
4
A derisive editorial questions social norms and law as a man fined for disturbing the peace after waking his wife. It mocks forecasts about Governor Sanders and Foster and notes bandits who robbed an express train fled to Vicksburg for quiet time, displaying scant courage.
Arcadia Argus lauds the News Star merger and wishes the new paper long life and prosperity through advertising and readership. Louisiana road concerns note Calcasieu transport burdens, urging improved highways as a catalyst for markets and development along the trans Calcasieu route.
A call to business interests and farmers to look ahead and tackle problems for national progress. It urges leaving petty matters behind and embracing collective effort to make the country greater, ending with a metaphor to be a toaster.
The Mississippi Press Association held its annual convention at Vicksburg and invited the Louisiana Press Association to join a Panama trip. The secretary will confer with the Louisiana committee, plans target mid September, and L E Bentley is to notify members. Newspaper men statewide urged to participate.
A bank window distraction prompts reflection on money’s worth and the value of memories. The author contrasts tainted wealth with simple joys such as a child's smile and a friend's memory, deeming those priceless beyond any fortune.
The text muses on Rockefeller’s riches versus ordinary blessings and money’s value. It notes money’s convenience, the dread of bills, and the paradox that wealth cannot buy genuine wellbeing. It cites A J Farwell’s record writing on a postal card and laments social tact and genuine respect.
Nearly a hundred Monroe business and professional men gathered to back city expansion. They urged unity through a Progressive League to harness rail and water transportation, rich resources, and strong leadership to drive growth and development for Monroe.
A man left a note asking police to break news gently to his family before taking his own life. The piece argues rationality in request contrasts with the act and warns about lack of consideration for loved ones and personal responsibility.
A writer laments the passing of the salted codfish in its ancient form praising the old time flaky, ship dried variety. He rails against modern paper boxes of dessicated fish and calls for a return to the preserved cod’s flavor aroma and identity. The piece recalls sun dried curing and the dignity of a true cod.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes how flowers symbolize affection from Shakespeare to Wordsworth to Bret Harte. A single bloom, even pressed in a book, can summon past visions and stir romance, echoing Bacon's claim that the world began in a garden.
The passage honors two American missionaries at Adana, Turkey, named Murer and Rogers, who risked their lives attempting to extinguish a fire and aid others, exemplifying courage and self sacrifice in the line of duty.
The article recalls two martyrlike deaths in old events. A mission group in Turkey faced a mob and sacrificed themselves to fulfill duty. Victor M. Durgin, editor of the Traveler, died saving a woman and child after a canoe capsized near Danvers.
A reader recalls a math riddle about two pears and a pretend sister, sparked by a classroom dispute over counting. The piece notes Mazie V. Caruthers’s quip about arithmetic troubles and a separate anecdote from Philadelphia Ledger about a girl named Ethel and a rival hat.
A Washington Star quote challenges artists' hopes for posterity. The mercenary genius doubts posterity’s value, saying it demands a factual, lasting impact rather than mere appreciation.
Dialogue from Fliegende Blaetter humorously notes a villain's marriage to his cook. He plans to replace her with a new cook, hoping for better meals and happier domestic life.
In a humorous dialogue from Lippincott's Magazine the new bride asks if her husband will be a satisfactory mate after a ceremony. He responds with playful self doubt and a light hearted test of his captaincy. The exchange showcases banter on status and suitability in marriage.
In the Cleveland Leader quotation a speaker notes a silver watch differs from a gold case one, remarking that circumstances alter cases and implying a shift in value or meaning.
Ladies, for dress cleaning like new, call Parlor City Tailoring House over Home or Cumberland. Phone 559. Blackmon will ensure they go out right.
A vintage ad invites readers to phone in orders for ham. The notice emphasizes a sweet and juicy product and prompts customers to call the store for purchases. No further details on price or pickup are provided.
Seven yacht entries sail from Atlantic Yacht Clubhouse Sea Gate for the third annual Bermuda race to St David headlight over 660 miles. Competitors Amrita Iroquois Crusader Margaret Marchioness Restless Tamerlane include分. The event is jointly run by Atlantic and Royal Bermuda yacht clubs under Horace T. Boucher.
Fox Grocer Co leaders list pimentoes or Spanish peppers in a brief market notice with item description and quantity 25-tf.
A Ruston Louisiana resident testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe back pain and restored kidney health after three years of use. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy priced at 45 cents per box, marketed by Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as the sole US agents.
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