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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
3
Diego June 21 A ship Fiesta marks opening of a city festival to foster U S Mexico ties. Governor Cant of California arrives with military staff and the Third Mexican Infantry Band as officials from California and Diego host guests including state governors and city mayors.
Washington says men drafted on June 5 under the selective law may join the U S Marines at any time. Any registrant not yet registered will be eligible for enlistment in the Soldiers of the Sea. Marine Corps predicts reaching 230000 men before month end with a waiting list afterward.
A plea urging readers to support the Red Cross with money and time to aid wounded soldiers, sick workers, and distressed civilians in war zones. It stresses imagining a soldier’s wounds, the need for bandages, ambulances, anesthesia, and care, and calls for personal sacrifice to help reduce global suffering.
A bold young man in New York, freshly returned from the sanitarium, explains his dream to rise in the shoe business despite lung trouble. He audits stock, tests fit, and vows to enlist when strong enough, stating a clear will to live fully and return to his Navy crew.
The author argues that nations have distinct psychologies and values. An Englishman, German, Frenchman, and Japanese think differently, so Americans should not assume uniform thought. The piece critiques ethnocentric views and calls for cultural understanding.
Porter Emerson Browne of the Vigilantes warns Americans to view Germany not as an honorable foe but as a nation committing atrocities. He enumerates gas use, slavery of conquered people, ravaged Serbia and Poland, and the desecration of bone fertilizer, urging clear moral judgment.
The Peters Furniture Co. Inc announces it will buy Liberty Bonds in cash at a liberal premium, with options to give foods at cash prices or credits on accounts. They invite customers to sell any bonds they hold.
William T. Lopp chief of the Alaska division of the U S Bureau of Education and longtime educator explorer marks his 53rd birthday. A Hanover College graduate born in Indiana, he moved to Alaska in 1890 and served as superintendent of northern Alaska native schools before leading the Alaska division in Seattle. He has guided Arctic journeys by reindeer and dogs and led deer relief efforts in 1897 98.
A public health notice urges workers on their feet year round to use a non-harmful liver remedy free of calomel or habit forming drugs. It endorses safe, routine use to support daily function and wellbeing.
A Richmond Kentucky testimonial claims Chamberlain's Tablets are a wonder and that nothing sold beats them for indigestion or constipation. The advertiser urges readers to try the remedy.
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