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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
4
A devotional snippet urges giving God the best and honoring the Lord with the first fruits of all time. It adds a reflection on perception, noting that to see things through you must first learn to see through things.
The piece extols the Gettysburg speech ideals of liberty and equality, linking them to the US flag as a symbol of divine principles. It argues America is one indivisible nation built on liberty and justice, warning against disdain for law and prejudice while invoking historical imagery and patriotic symbols.
The News-Star follows Bill Dollar on a tour of Monroe business houses showing how keeping money at home benefits the entire city. His visits promise broad effects as every industry and enterprise gains from increased local circulation and the stimulus to prosperity.
The News-Star champions civic loyalty by backing local enterprises and assigns Bill Dollar to promote Monroe’s industries. The paper urges residents to support homegrown business and follow his efforts to build a stronger city through substance and action.
An essay argues platforms serve voters more than governable pledges. It cites President Lowell on party promises and notes most candidates fail to fulfill pledges, comparing platform talk to familiar train platform behavior and urging skepticism. It references Harding era and general political patterns.
Surgeon General Cumming promotes summer wellness with a playful guide titled Keeping Well in Summer. He urges varied vacations for different classes, advises rest for a tired wife and mother away from family, mocks routine, and extols mental health, urging farmers to visit cities and workers to enjoy sports. He calls vegetation a danger yet argues rest comes from fewer routines and intrinsic study during breaks.
A fragmentary column quotes Emerson on reading aims from business to sport and home life. It contrasts readers seeking usefulness with those reading for pleasure and improvement, and ends with notes on President Harding tariff views and a quip about spiritualism and normalcy.
Flag Day salutes national unity while marking Henry Allen’s birth anniversary of Affenites and Cardinal Daugherty’s bishop consecration anniversary. Ontario parties finalize legislature candidate nominations as War Weeks to address Norwich University graduation in Northfield. National Civil Service Return League seeks its new president in New York City. Singer Sewing Machine Co advertises Henmistitehing and Pecoting with phone 172 2-1m.
Willis J. Fowles has been promoted to First Deputy Comptroller of the Currency in the Treasury Department in Washington. Since joining Government Service in 1886 as a 4900 annual clerk, he has earned several promotions through faithful service. His latest advancement is attributed to a long record of honorable public service rather than political influence.
Readable listings show conventions opening today across several cities. Groups include Chattanooga and Chicago overseas clubs, Atlantic City manufacturing associations, St Louis oral advocates, and state federations of business and professional women. Local veterans and Legion departments noted in Pensacola and Wilmington areas.
One year ago today President Harding dedicated the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry. Demistration officers in Washington support passage of an anti lynching bill.
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