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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
3
A discussion traces common English idioms to distant origins. It cites phrases like skin of one’s teeth from Job, not worth a dam and amok, and explains gazette and ball from Italian origins in Naples and Venice.
A reflective piece questions Scottish stereotypes of stinginess and boorishness, noting how jokes about the Northerner persist. It argues humor can reveal national idiosyncrasies while urging thrift as a valued trait and recalling famous misperceptions from Johnson and Sydney Smith.
A poem in praise of steadfast friendship, praising a dear pal who remains constant through dark clouds. The speaker extols the pal’s words and support, contrasting it with romantic and familial loves, and vows a lasting, dependable bond enduring through time. Maude FE. Womersley in the Los Angeles Times.
A varied sketch blends a folksy tale of saved money and neighborhood quips with a political critique of the Republican convention and a domestic vignette. The mix contrasts Uncle Bills thrift with inattention to saving, a Chicago convention reflection, and a moral dialogue about giving up smoking for love.
President Wilson tells the New York World he is confident the Democratic convention will welcome a Republican move to make the League of Nations the campaign issue. He says a referendum on the League will show the American people desire its consummation and condemn policy denying it.
A traveler’s tale of protecting natives from the tsetse fly leads to a mosquito repellent marketed as Sweet Dreams. The product, initially tested in Amerwa, is sold nationwide for 35 cents and praised for its effectiveness against mosquitoes and flies.
Carpenter Grayson of 300 Louisiana St Monroe testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills relieving yearlong kidney trouble backache dizziness headaches and nocturnal urination. He reports further praise after 1918 endorsement and notes continued use as a preventive. 60c at dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Mrs Arthur Hamilton, first woman to swim the Solent, prepares for an English Channel swim in August. She is known in English society as the wife of a prominent army officer and a Gordon Duchess descendant who once offered to kiss every enlisting soldier.
At a Washington dinner Admiral Sims says most remedies for social unrest seem like childish schemes. He recalls Johnny Jones who studied botany and claimed an infallible way to tell the difference, implying impractical fixes amid growing tensions.
Drops of Gets-It dry instantly on corn or callus and lift the misery in days. Millions claim it is the only common-sense remedy, with a money-back guarantee. Sold at local drugstores and endorsed by Koenix Drug Store and others in Monroe.
A humorous local gloss points out the difference between mushrooms and toadstools through a dialect quip. The speaker jokes that violent cramps swelling feet vision loss insanity and death mark mushrooms worsening in superstition and fear.
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