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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1919

Page

3

Hayakawa Stars In Boads of Honor Drama

Sessue Hayakawa leads in Boads of Honor a Haworth Pictures release about samurai codes and family honor. He plays twins Yamashiro and Sadao Sakurai with intrigue as Russia spies threaten the Japanese throne. The story follows Yamashiro’s quest to restore honor and homeland plans amid dramatic climaxes.

Hayakawa Tsuri Aoki Sessue Hayakawa Haworth Pictures Corporation Japan Warakawa Yamashiro Sadao Sakurai Russia

Hines outlines plan to join railroads into 12 to 20 systems

Director General Hines told the American Short Line Railroad Association that a permanent solution requires twelve to twenty large systems under government regulation with private capital attracted and protections for weaker roads. He warned public ownership as the only alternative and proposed mixed-system composition with government representation and a fair valuation basis.

Washington Llmnes American Short Line Railroad Association

No Other Chill Tonic Ever Gave Such Satisfaction

Mr Harve Smith of Maileyville Oklahoma extols Swamp Chill and Fever Tonic as the top remedy for chills malaria and ague. He notes it works in three days or less acts on liver and bowels without purgatives uses purely vegetable ingredients with iron and is tasteless. Dealers and physicians endorse the five cent bottle option.

Harve Smith Maileyville Okla

Prompt Action by Congress on Rail Road Valuation

A speaker argues that prompt congressional action is needed to provide for the future of the railroads and to prevent ongoing public suffering from the present valuation scheme. The remark stresses that agitating for reform remains essential.

Congress Hines

Red Spider Crises Injure Fruit Trees Warn Louisiana Grower

Baton Rouge reports a minor insect can greatly harm fruit trees. B Szymoniak of Louisiana State University Extension explains red spider species infest leaf undersides causing yellow sickly leaves and leaf drop. Yellow and brown mites differ in webbing and habitat. control via sulfur dust or sprays from late May, applied monthly through summer to keep trees healthy and improve fruit quality.

Baton Rouge B. Szymoniak Hortionitur Ist Lauistani State University Saymoniak

Postmaster Urges Rural Route Patrons to Mark Mail Boxes

Local Post Office asks rural route patrons to stencil names on mail boxes and keep a current list for carriers. The note warns substitutes may miss mail if names are absent and directs residents to notify the postmaster if mail is misdelivered.

T. Bryant

Training courses for garment makers in four worker lines

Washington June 4 experts from the U S Department of Labor Prainine Service have prepared four pamphlets outlining training courses for garment industries. The courses cover making men s suits and overcoats women s cloaks suits and skirts overalls and shirts to improve profitability and employee skills.

Washington U. S. Prainine Service Department of Labor Carmen

Garment Industry Seeks Europe Training For Labor Shortage

The war has reduced labor and Europe supplied most garment workers. Training has aided standardization and worker advancement, easing shortages. A Training Service study compares two factories with different use of machinery and handwork, both producing similar products. Pamphlets detailing four training branches will be distributed soon to guide establishing training departments and task steps.

Europe

Vast Possibilities for Good in American Legion

In the American Legion formed by soldiers of the Great War lay vast possibilities for good. These veterans bring a broad view of Americanism and will influence politics toward cleaner, national-focused leadership, while improving sanitation and living conditions across cities and farms. They can lead highway building and public health advances, shaping a healthier, more patriotic America.

American Legion America Americ Ald América

Furniture prices rise as mahogany and walnut soar

In recent years the cost of mahogany and walnut furniture has nearly doubled due to heavy demand from the aircraft industry. The surge is linked to the widespread use of these woods in aeroplane propellers, pushing up prices for consumers.

Savings Campaign Boosts Women and Home Comforts

The article praises War Savings Stamps and Thrift as tools for Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico housewives to furnish and improve homes. It notes savings habits in 1918, with stamp prices as low as 4.12 and benefits of earning interest and redeemable funds at the post office. It urges readers to buy Thrift Stamps today.

Texas Louisiana Oklahoma New Mexico Savings Division Dallas

The First Thousand Is Hard To Get Thrift Stamp Guide

A vintage exhortation explains that saving the first thousand dollars is hard but possible with thrift stamps. It notes the ease of buying quarter dollar thrift stamps that convert into War Savings Stamps, backed by a 4 percent interest guarantee compounded quarterly. It urges young men to start saving now to achieve financial progress.

United States

Who Is Best Man To Do Your Work

The piece urges self reliance and diligent saving through War Savings Stamps. It promotes joining a War Sayings Society and saving regularly, arguing money grows through stamped savings and compound interest like rain on weeds, to fund future purchases.

Farmers Save With Thrift Stamps While Marketing Crops

Farmers in the region use small thrift stamps with each farm wagon trip to build a savings fund. They market hay peas beans okra lettuce beets and eggs in off seasons. When these thrift stamps are turned into War Savings Stamps their value increases helping households during lean periods.

Sohi

Bishop Canevin Marks Forty Years in Priesthood

Rt Rev J F P Canevin bishop of Pittsburgh completes forty years in priesthood since his ordination on June 4 1879. He has served almost entirely in the Pittsburgh diocese as parish priest diocesan administrator and rector of St Pauls Cathedral. He became bishop in 1903 and is noted author and temperance advocate.

J. FP Regis Canevin Pittsburgh America Canevin St. Paul's Cathedral Canvein

Learn Shorthand Quick Start by King Institute ad

Learn Shorthand, Days You will be amazed at the quickness with which you learn the wonderful K. J. Shorthand. Free lessons will be mailed by King Institute, EA 302 Station F New York NY. Just write for these FREE LIS and try them. Astonish everybody with your ability and earn more money.

K. J King Institute EA-302 New York N. Y

New Indoor Shooting Sports Emerge With Moving Images

The article notes a shift from traditional shooting galleries to indoor aims at moving pictures. It describes targeting lifelike images of animals and birds and even figures of advancing infantry and cavalry as the modern pastime.

Classified ad readers switch to Ua in News-Star listings

Readers of the News-Star classifieds continue to use Ua for listings and notices, reflecting a shift in how local ads are accessed and viewed. The change highlights evolving habits among readers and advertisers seeking broader reach.

News-Star

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