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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1925
Page
4
John P. Medbury lampoons local censorship as reformers push two piece swimsuits and modest dress for bathers. He jokes about endless rules, calls for reformers to China, and ends with a satire suggesting a calendar with only Saturdays.
A compiled list marks anniversaries and deaths from 1806 Gideon Pillow born in Williamson County Tennessee to 1925 England House of Commons passage on divorce terms. Events include 1845 Andrew Jackson death at the Hermitage and 1903 Mississippi flood impacts in East St Louis, among others.
Today's birthdays honor Dr Samuel Simpson Marquis an Episcopal clergyman and sociologist born in Sharon Ohio 59 years ago Charles B Henderson former U S senator from Nevada born in San Jose California 62 years ago and Clarence H DeMar famed Boston Marathon runner born in Medina Ohio 57 years ago Florence
A year ago today U S and S globe circling aviators completed a bold journey from Amoy to Hong Kong. Their feat marked a milestone in long range flight and international aviation progress.
The Springfield Republican notes that New Englanders are not justified in mob action amid excitement. It cites Earl Woodward’s capture in Vermont and a 1923 Maine case where a dead killer’s body was mutilated by a mob, deeming such acts barbaric beyond lynching and condemning mob justice.
The weekly newspapers in Louisiana parish capitals act as essential links for residents and government. They advance progress by supporting agriculture, churches, and schools and deserve recognition for their steady public service and community uplift.
An editorial argues that public demand favors simpler laws and constructive action over endless criticism. It urges building character in homes and schools, curb lawlessness, and trust leaders who pursue lasting progress rather than harping on evil.
The article notes Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt as prominent examples of American leaders who were also authors. It recalls Sir Henry Rider Haggard, Walter Bagehot, George Grote, Matthew Arnold, Charles Lamb, Anthony Trollope, and Lewis Carroll as public figures who published influential writings while maintaining other careers.
The Spectator notes Henry Ford, richest man to some, shares a philosophy of happiness. He advocates moderation in work and food, temperance through better digestion, and relaxed, non rigid routines. He stresses simple living and non monetary happiness rooted in healthy habits and enjoyment of work and mind.
News-Star reports Ouschita Development Company of New York has nearly完成 preliminaries for a Monroe to Farmerville railroad with extension toward Arkansas. A survey is done and the line is located to Farmerville. work will begin once bonuses are arranged.
Suggestions for solving cross word puzzles explain filling in confidently, using cross letters to infer others. The list presents horizontal clues with numbers and brief definitions like uncooked unaltered pure and various terms across and down.
Poultry meetings occurred in Bienville parish over four sessions last week. Experts spoke on proper housing feeding and culling and on disease prevention. The event highlighted growing pure bred farm flocks and the parish demonstration agent noted cotton corn and other demonstrations in good condition.
A local letter extols Ruf Strasser's eight mile north west of Monroe orchard in Ouachita parish. The writer lauds his 20 acre peach orchard free from San Jose scale and other pests, praising spraying techniques thinning and tree shaping. The letter urges others to visit and consider oil emulsion sprays as cheap and effective.
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