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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
4
The Lake Charles American Press argues that girls deserve equal attention and development opportunities. It urges care, education, and environments to help girls grow, citing figures like Wilson and Lincoln as evidence of mothers shaping great men and calling for balance with Boy Scout efforts.
The passage argues literature fuels productive work and personal growth. It urges feeding workers with books, claims inspiration from great minds, and asserts education begins after graduation as one surrounds themselves with literature and learns from lives of notable people.
In several cities communities collect books for institutions serving many girls. Children and adults participate, urging readers to donate volumes to support education and reading programs for young women.
The piece denounces Shipping Board policy as violating national prohibition on liquor sales on American ships under the flag. It attacks Wayne Wheeler and Adolphus Busch for exploiting the issue, calling the government stance deplorable and urging clear enforcement rather than excuses.
The piece weighs Lenin’s possible demise and the persistence of Bolshevik rule. It notes Trotsky’s completion of the staff college course as a sign of continued military leadership. It argues mob-rule is over in Russia, but order persists under strong figures, with Russia unlikely to collapse immediately after Lenin’s fate.
A New Orleans Item notes uncertainty about the fate of a small bald Bol shevik child described as very sick. The piece hints at disrupted events and asks readers to wait for clarification.
The British Mount Everest expedition climbs to 26800 feet without oxygen. The piece lauds the sport and endurance of mountaineering, notes the final ascent is near, and ponders the future of sport beyond Everest as humans pursue grand, risky feats.
Community leaders highlight Monroe as a historic hub shaping early history and a bulwark in commerce industry and agriculture. They foresee Monroe gaining prominence in cultural and esthetic developments as part of its ongoing growth.
A Sunday morning blaze in El Dorado Arkansas destroyed the Masonic temple on the court house square. Three firemen escaped injuries as walls collapsed. Estimated loss ranges from 15 000 to 20 000 dollars, with partial insurance. The Dixie barber shop owned by W H Dobson suffered a total loss valued at about 114 000. Rasco Stores suffered smoke and water damage to stock. Masons carried 7500 dollars in building insurance.
A historical ledger notes events from 1822 Drake wreck near Halifax with many lives lost to 1919 King George knighted transatlantic aviators Cock and Browne. Other entries include 1824 John T. Morgan born in Athens Tennessee and later U S senator, 1839 Springfield named Illinois capital, 1876 death of Santa Anna, 1878 Cincinnati U first commencement, and royal visits in 1892 and 1876.
The Armstrong building, condemned after a recent fire, was set for demolition next week to clear ground for a new $60,000 structure. A three story Union Furniture building adjoining the Masonic Temple survived thanks to firemen. The Ashmolean Museum at Oxford traces to 1679, oldest in England. Chicago fans were surprised by the White Soxs strong start against Eastern teams.
Multiple events headline today including the Rose Festival in Portland Oregon the Kiwanis convention in Toronto the Prince of Wales arrival in England and the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Richmond also plans for a 75 million Baptist fund are outlined in Nashville a Pittsburgh to New Orleans barge service launches and national medical meetings convene in Winnipeg. The Hon Arthur Howard and Miss Lorna Baldwin marry at St Margarets Westminster while Western mining leaders meet in Denver to discuss policy. The note adds a medical fact on strychnine taste and mentions the first American pianos imported in 1784 by John Jacob Astor.
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