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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
4
A Monroe Bulletin notice argues nineteen thousand dollars in the city treasury could be diverted only with taxpayer consent to improve roads or streets. It notes the A L G extension tax was not collected in 1910 and requires railroad compliance, offering a future plan to fund public works without lawsuits.
A reflection on medical virtue by a Paris physician F Cathelin. The piece argues six moral senses are crucial for doctors duty responsibility kindness manual skill beauty and social role. It notes modern medicine faces commercial pressures yet high standards persist through early training and steadfast duty.
A News-Star report suggests a man accused of killing his sister will plead justifiable homicide. The article argues the brother could have fled and condemns shooting a woman, noting bravery lies in avoiding danger rather than using a gun.
The piece recalls old days when a family doctor would ride to patients in a comfortable buggy and share a quiet talk after treatment. It contrasts with modern fast service yet emphasizes the physician’s unwavering dedication when death hovers near.
The poem describes a satin harem skirt with beaded accents and a back button design as the speaker admires its sheen and laments not having the nerve to wear it. New cotton and wheat arrivals signal market activity. Father Carey is noted as the first depositor in Jennings postal savings bank.
A West Monroe resident reports a chicken snake swallowed a china egg, described as a wise snake wary of grocery store varieties. Other notes mention lumbermen, Texas grasshoppers, Morgan City dry weather, an Italian killing over water, and fashion gossip about a young woman’s dress.
The Alexandria Town Talk urges parents to monitor their daughters at all hours and avoid doubtful company. The Shreveport Times cites British rules for girls stressing hygiene, education, cooking, and home making as foundations for a decent life and good marriage prospects.
A New York jury awarded a model damages of 3489 dollars after she claimed she helped sell goods totaling 132000 dollars in a year. The firm had offered only a few hundred dollars to settle before she sued.
The Times-Democrat of New Orleans states it is not supporting John T. Michel, described as a home candidate, and asserts that nothing of a defamatory nature can be alleged against him.
Er G Lewis of University City Missouri founder of the American Woman's League and publisher of the Woman's National Daily is described as involved in a damage suit totaling about five million dollars. Lewis faces a pending suit against another publisher who predicted the development.
A Northern circuit barrister tried to discredit a youth by suggesting his father was a jail risk. The youth joked the father sits in the jury back row. Also notes a wine feature on Champagne and a $257 million New York subway plan. A $100,000 coronation dress is mentioned along with home coronations and a quip about suffragists being heard in Washington.
The Junction City Democrat reports on state unrest in Tabasco Mexico and weather talks in Ruston with watermelons and prices. It notes Shreveport near beer licensing, a new Silly Circle in Columbia, Ruston’s safe Fourth of July, and Claiborne parish freeing cattle tickets and the Good Government League.
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