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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1923
Page
4
A reflective column contrasts sacred beauty with noisy politics as the nation nears elections. It argues that steady, prudent leadership matters more than sensational promises and demagogic rhetoric, noting the public favors stability over radical change. It ends with a satirical quip about marriage and folly.
A reflective essay likens June marriage to a voyage aboard June Weddings, warning that a ship beset by the pirate Discord will test couples. It argues democracy requires mutual respect and distinct individuality for both partners, noting the old subordinate home is vanishing and harmony is needed to form new homes. The piece also mentions Nicholas Murray Butler in Europe and Harvey’s return.
Java leads global sugar per acre through Dutch led scientific farming. The island’s cane fields rely on native hand labor rather than plowing, with extensive cultivation techniques described.
The article details a drainage irrigation and trenching system for planting cane. Soil is prepared and seeds distributed, with replants after three weeks. Fertilization uses sulphate of ammonia in holes, followed by irrigation at six to seven day intervals and constant weeding. Yields reach about 6 1 4 tons per acre.
The piece criticizes so called superior people who impose their status across workplaces and social circles. It notes jealousy, resentment, and the struggle of the average person to cope with those who "ride rough shod" to success while harming others’ esteem. It argues audience judgment matters more than self declared superiority.
City of Monroe Louisiana holds a May 31 1923 audit session presided by the mayor with commissioners Speed and Biedenharn present. The report details the fiscal year ending April 27 1923 including balance sheets, asset and liability changes, revenue surplus, and expenses.
Fragmented financial item listing Exhibit A with a note on schedule and funds. Mentions beginning June 1 1023 and interest and sinking funds. Text is partial and lacks clear entities beyond general financial terms.
Thirty years after the Ford’s Theatre collapse 21 people died in Washington. Harding travels to Milford Delaware for Tall Cedars initiation. Heflin speaks at Vincennes Indiana Democratic convention. Pershing and officers visit Jersey City for Pershing Field dedication. Moody Staten sails to Africa to lead the Liberian Army. The Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society holds its Denver convention. Arizona enacts a new minimum wage despite a Supreme Court ruling. A Maury monument is dedicated near Goshen Pass Virginia. Notable births and deaths are listed for Sunday.
In Ottawa the largest blunder of the day is noted as a major error, while in 1901 President McKinley announced he would not run for a third term. The report links two distinct historic items, one in Canada and one in the United States.
Dr Hugh M Smith, named by the Siamese legation in Washington, becomes fisheries adviser for Siam. An ichthyologist of international repute, he brings nearly ten years as U S Commissioner of Fisheries. A Washington native and Georgetown graduate, he rose from assistant in 1886 through all Fish Commission grades to its head and has lectured and written extensively on fisheries.
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