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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1926
Page
2
The note lists subscription rates for Louisiana and Mississippi readers with unclear terms. It references the telephonel room offices and implies regional pricing or access changes. The readable text is fragmented. no concrete figures or effective dates are evident.
A humorous, fragmentary column jokes about tracing Wie ancestry and family trees. It cites the Mayflower passenger list and Captain John Smith, joking that Indians started hair bobbing and Pocahontas etiquette saved Smith. The piece playfully suggests ancestral quirks and modern vanity.
Margaret Corbett Ashby of England, long active in political and feminist work, was re elected president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance at its Paris congress. A Liberal family background and early involvement with the Women’s Liberal Federation and the National Union of Societies for Women’s Suffrage marked her career. She has twice run for Parliament and polled large majorities.
Gustav V of Sweden, born in 1862, marks 68 years as monarch today. The birthday honors and royal duties highlight Sweden’s constitutional monarchy as Arthur Meighen of Canada referenced in association with the era’s Dominion relations.
The News-Star endorses the Monroe Elks plan to annually honor the citizen who renders the greatest service to the city. The article argues the award will inspire community progress, recognize past leaders, and encourage future residents to contribute through foresight, altruism, and loyalty.
A list celebrates peaceful contributors who shaped progress through discovery and ideas. Figures named include Descartes, Newton, Galileo, Audubon, Cervantes, George, Burbank, Stephenson, Paine, and Epictetus among others, inviting readers to identify their impacts and lives.
A Southern Arkansas viewpoint urges developing inland resort areas as a new playground for the region. Citing Minnesota’s lakes and travel growth, the piece argues for improved highways and promotion to attract winter visitors from the Midwest, asserting indirect regional benefits even if direct tourist influx is limited.
A chaotic OCR recounts plans for a new Gur the Ouachita War model plant at Fishth streets. Partners will be attached to a concrete floored heavy timber building with a track connection. The firm aims to move operations from Nut Street and expand warehouses and yards, serving Monroe and adjacent towns. The North Louisiana Agricultural Society meets June 20 with exhibits on sheep poultry incubators and garden technologies.
The article lauds the Sentinels of the Republic as a new organization opposing federal centralization. It argues many clubs exist mainly for speeches, while the Sentinels aim to preserve a nation of republics with state home rule and minority rights against central government overreach.
Reports from New York state that shots were fired at the Alpha a large square rigged vessel owned by Arthur Curtiss James while en route to Newport to greet Crown Prince Gustavi Adolphus of Sweden. The gunfire reportedly came from a shore side vessel and a coast guard patrol boat is under investigation for earlier firing at a liquor laden motor boat near Watch Hill Rhode Island.
Dates mark notable figures and events from 1818 to 1921. Commodore Ma comb’s Philadelphia action, Hugh S. Legare’s tenure as secretary of state, Seattle’s first bank, Swedish women’s degrees, Kansas City cable streetcar opening, and early 20th century wartime actions near Lemberg are noted.
A collision involving steamships occurred off the coast of Norway. The incident disrupted shipping routes and prompted emergency response. No further details on casualties or ship names were provided in the readable text.
The article urges lowering fire truck speeds to twenty mph in business areas and twenty five mph in residential zones to cut traffic risks. It calls for public cooperation when the Fire Department responds to alarms and advises pedestrians and drivers to maintain normal movements during runs. It emphasizes safety and public compliance.
The text urges cautious behavior near moving trucks and emergency vehicles to prevent delays in alarms and rescue. It notes reduced fire apparatus speed and calls for greater public cooperation to lower risk, comparing city fire records to larger cites. It also critiques hot air in the Senate and remarks on bootlegging as a tolerated vice among many “good” people.
Local note reports a vehicle collision with a cow on a road near a marriage plan for June if clear weather holds. The message mentions Bell's Sheet Metal Works at 410 Walnut St and its Fender Fixin' Shop with phone line 132 T5-61.
A Paris dispatch notes that beefsteak labeled bis téck on menus has surged in popularity nationwide. The dish gained traction after American doughboys clamored for it, leading to broad restaurant adoption across the country.
New York reports elevated guard measures for Cardinal Bonzano and Vatican dignitaries as they depart for the Eucharistic Congress. Over 1,200 railroad police and detectives will guard the Cardinal special train to Chicago with City police support and route-wide protections.
An advertisement promotes KoTex sanitary pads as a breakthrough solution to menstrual hygiene. It claims eight in ten well-off women use the product, touts lighter gowns without concern, and notes the pads are five times more absorbent, deodorizing and risk-free. Packages contain twelve pads and cost only a few cents.
A pharmaceutical advertisement urges readers to purify the body with Calotabs claiming it restores health. It promotes a family package with directions and notes a price of 35 cents at drugstores.
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