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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1921

Page

5

The Parable of the Outdoor Art Gallery

A narrator recalls passing through a near-urban Ethiopian district to observe a makeshift yard art display. A woman explains she collects crockery and plaster casts from the dump to express art and memory despite poverty, with Abraham Lincoln and Mozart among the figures.

William E. Barton Ethiopia Abraham Lincoln Mozart

A Man’s Recovery from Alcohol and Stomach Ills

A man recalls a lifelong interest in liquor but suffers chronic stomach trouble. After trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, he recovers fully, claiming the product clears catarrhal mucus and intestinal inflammation. The ad promises one dose and money back, with sale by druggists nationwide.

Mayr

Sweet Girl Graduate Frances H Major Poem

A graduation tribute praising a young woman named Frances H Major. The verses speak of springtime joy and youthful laughter as she graduates, wishing her future happiness and golden dreams.

Frances H. Major

Fire damages minor at barber shop rear

A small blaze broke out yesterday at Larry Henry’s pressing shop behind Evans and Rogers barber shop. Firemen quickly extinguished the flames with little damage beyond scorched Cleaning equipment sparked the fire. Mexico City accepted Washington’s note on U S recognition of the present administration and delivered it to George T Summerlin. Ohio Supreme Court upholds Ake law barring German language teaching to younger students not yet through seventh grade.

Larry Henry Evans and Rogers Barber Shop Mexico City Mexico United States George T. Summerlin Columbus Ohio Supreme Court

Notice to Sell Irish Potatoes via F. Straus & Son

Public notice invites sellers of Irish potatoes to contact F. Straus and Son for sale arrangements. The brief item identifies the broker and action without extra details.

F. Straus & Son T-At

Furnished Rooms and Rentals Listed in Local Advertisements

Classified notices show multiple rental offers including two large furnished rooms at 501 Catalpa with light housekeeping, two front rooms at 612 Layton Ave, and several furnished rooms for gentlemen near downtown. Additional items include leases on acreage in Union Parish and a candymaking home business ad. Also requests for two 4 room houses on McEnery and Gordon avenues and a nursery/cleaning request.

Catalpa

Stock Market Ticker Fragments From June 7 1921

Readable prices show steady sales and miscellaneous figures across several securities. Notable entries include 11.38, 11.95, 12.12, and December values around 18.30 down to 13.05, with frequent 12s and 13s observed.

New York Stock Spots and Prices Report

Financial data from New York shows steady activity with a 12.75 centered quote, along with highs and lows around 12.64 and 12.41. Trading highlights include 212.58 and 138.15 with 18.84 and 13.43 noted, while October sales reach 3000 units and miscellaneous terms appear in the closing notation.

Chicago Wheat and Corn Futures Quotes

Wheat July high 1.3821 low 1.2812 close 1.2934 with Sept at 1.19 1.15 and 1.163-4 in ce. Corn July 647-8 high and 63 7-8 low Sept 653-4 65 66. Oats July 393-8 high 381-2 low Sept 413-8 401-2 close 391-2 41.

Weevil, British strikes and rains shape cotton market outlook

L. L. Smith's daily letter reports favorable session features, widening weevil damage potential, and improving weather in Texas belts, with Britain’s coal and Lancashire strikes driving market focus. London notes miners' talks continue as subsidy pressure spurs negotiations.

L. L. Smith New Orleans Waco Texas Lancashire Drouth London H. & B. Weer

Mystery of Death Leaves Questions for Monroe Patrol

Sheriff Arthur Grant and Dr. R W O Donnell viewed the body found by Willie Hopkins in the Malikowski pasture. They said the victim, possibly a traveling man, was not killed on the spot and may have died miles away to conceal the crime. Automobile tracks support this. no bloodstains or obvious weapon were found. The body was moved to Peters Undertaking, with an inquest set for this afternoon near the railroad north of the Vicksburg Shreveport line.

Bny Monroe Arthur Grant Grant R. W. O’donnell Parish Willie Hopkins

Local Finded Body Reported Near Swayze Residence

A man discovered a body near the brick yard and north of the M. D. Swayze residence just outside the corporation. The finder reported the discovery to Frank Pettit who notified the sheriff's office.

M. D. Swayze Corporation Frank Pettit Sheriff’s Office

Constance Gezelli Heroine of Montpell ier Sixteenth Century

Constance Gezelli a Montpell ier native acted as a brave defender in 1590 during the siege of Leucate by Spaniards. Her husband Barri de St Annez governor of Leucate for Henry IV was captured and threatened with death unless she surrendered. She refused, offered her lands for ransom, battles failed yet she spared a Spanish officer from retaliation. Henry IV rewarded her by allowing control of Leucate until her son reached maturity.

Constance Gezelli Montpellier France Barri de Henry IV Leycate

Lettice Digby Baroness of Offele and Defender of Geaghill

Lettice Digby, descended from the Fitzgeralds of Kildare, was made Baroness of Offele for life and brought large possessions to the Digby family on her marriage to Lord Digby of Coleshirt. During the rebellion she defended Geaghill Castle against insurgents. She died in 1658 and is buried in St Patrick's Cathedral. She left seven sons and three daughters.

Lettice Digby Kildare Offele Lord Digby Coleshirt Digby Geaghill St. Patrick

Standards of Value by Dr William E Barton

The piece argues anatomy is essential in medical training and notes students often overidentify with disease material. It compares medical study habits to broader views of humanity, warning that obsession can bias perception but improves with time and social interaction.

William E Barton Gray

Notion of Human Value Beyond Labor and Profit

The text argues that people are more than workers measured by economic output. It rejects dissection of life into mere muscular effort and profit. It holds that ultimate assessment should be by joy or pain, hope or despair, and the development or degradation of humanity.

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