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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
4
A satirical poem describes a woman who sued for divorce and warns girls against marrying traveling salesmen. The verse quips that a husband on the road spends little time at home, rarely joins in family life, and often brags about his absence to fellow salesmen, leaving wives to cope by mail, telegraph, or telephones.
Highlights include George Stephenson born near Newcastle in 1781 and died 1848. Richard D. Blackmore born 1825 and died 1900. Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee born 1859 and died 1925. Charles Dickens born 1812 and died 1870. the 1872 Comanche massacre near Fort Griffin, Texas. 1875 Zanzibar's Sultan visiting England. 1894 gold strike in Dutch Tom Gulch Wyoming. 1928 Mount Vesuvius eruption.
Rt. Rev. James H. Darlington Episcopal bishop of Harrisburg born in Brooklyn N Y 69 years ago today. Dr. Walter E. Clark president of the University of Nevada born Defiance C 52 years ago today. Dr. Charles C. Thach former president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute born Athens Ala 65 years ago today. Emil F. Meusel New York Yankees outfielder born Oakland Calif 32 years ago today.
A year ago today the Supreme Court rejected a claim that physicians may prescribe malt liquor as medicine, determining beer is not required to treat certain diseases.
The piece contrasts Philippine policy views under Governors Harrison and Wood with Republican and Democratic stances. It notes discontent among Filipinos and cites a Chicago Tribune argument urging independence to avoid an exposed flank and the risk of a costly war with Japan, framing the islands as a vulnerable heel in American strategy.
The essay argues that the world quarrels over whether a statue is gold or silver while ignoring the need for true religion to steady humanity after the great war. It compares disputing factions in politics and finance to two men arguing over color, urging self-sacrifice and belief in something greater than material concerns.
A Chicago police officer urged The Chicago Tribune readers to fix brakes to save pedestrians and children. He warns that poor brakes plus fast driving on Monroe streets endanger lives, especially on narrow lanes and blocked corners, and calls for regular brake inspections.
President Coolidge lauded immigrant Norwegians for shaping American home life and urged unity in preserving the nation’s homes as the core of its strength. He warned against disintegration and urged all Americans to honor the home as a central shrine of liberty, education, and law.
A bomb plot was discovered in Barcelona one day last week while that evening Monroe High School students staged The Belle of Barcelona operetta before a large local audience. The piece contrasted with turmoil in Spain after Primo de Rivera’s 1923 military dictatorship and war with Morocco, highlighting a period marked by upheaval and heavy losses.
Suggest solving strategy with filled entries expanding to crossing words. Contains numbered across and down hints including entertainers, bonds, stamina slang, levels, doctors, beetles, printers units, and many letter placements for a large themed puzzle.
In New Orleans on Sunday afternoon Rev Geo D Booth was officially installed as pastor of the Napoleon Avenue church with Rev Dr Sumney delivering the sermon and baptizing Booths infant son Geo D Jr. A Baptist Sunday School S P I class from Forsythe park meets Bastrop in a 2 pm game and a band concert at the park draws a large crowd with extra streetcars planned for the evening.
Monroe Lodge No. 454 B P O Elks held a flag day program in the Elk building reception hall with flags and ferns and seating for guests. The ritual honored by the order was performed. The West Monroe Sunday School plans a picnic at Larche field on Thursday inviting the town to join, gathering at Millsaps company store as the starting point for the old fashioned outing.
The piece links Catalonia’s rift with Spain to harsh military rule under Primo de Rivera. It notes Barcelona as a seedbed for covert tourist-group fronts promoting separation and explains why Alfonso was targeted in a city famed for romance, shawls, and bullfights.
Despite skepticism, the tale of a wild kidnapping scheme against Mary Pickford is discussed, noting her immense popularity makes such an incident unlikely yet newsworthy in defense of public interest and entertainment lore.
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