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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
5
A portrait of a plain wholesome man beloved in every village. The poem extols kindness honesty and generosity, praising his innocent cheer and shared humanity as a familiar national ideal. It celebrates communal trust and the everyday moral timber of ordinary people.
New York reports the engagement and upcoming wedding of Alicia du Pont, heiress to a vast American fortune, to Harold Sanford Glendenning, a 24 year old Rhodes scholar from Norwalk Connecticut. The couple met during World War I service at the Du Pont plant in Wilmington. They have spent years in Europe and will wed at St. Pauls Church in Knightsbridge London.
Members of the Japanese Parliament were received in Washington as the United States House votes for a bill prohibiting beer as medicine, signaling a shift in regulatory policy.
About six months ago my father was very sick with his stomach and doctors said cancer. We feared surgery but a friend’s wife had been cured by Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. One bottle improved him greatly, he eats well and is strong. It removes catarrhal junk from the intestinal tract and relieves stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose will convince. money refunded. For sale by druggists.
A list of historical notes from 1850 to 1919 recounts births and deaths of notable figures such as Lafcadio Hearn and Paul Laurence Dunbar, Civil War casualties James H Ward and Winnie Davis, a 38 death railroad disaster near South Bend, and a 1919 auction sale in London.
Washington dispatch notes North Dakota faces a pivotal primary with Senator Porter J. McCumber defending his Senate finance committee chair and soldier bonus leadership against Lynn J. Frazier and Ormsby McHarg. McCumber backed by Independent Voters League. Frazier leads Non-partisan league followers. Democratic contender J F T O Connor up against Frank O Hellstrom. A McCumber loss would elevate Senator Smoot to chair.
Des Moines hosts National League of Postmasters, Saratoga hosts State Sanitary Officers and Public Health Nurses, Gulfport features Mississippi Cotton Seed Crushers, Green Lake Wisconsin hosts State Pharmaceutical Association, Asheville NC hosts State Bar and Pharmaceutical Associations, Winston-Salem NC holds State Pharmaceutical Association, Springfield NJ hosts Illinois State Pharmaceutical Association, Fond du Lac Wisconsin features State San Angelo Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers, Affron Ohio Christian Endeavor societies.
Racing meetings at Aqueduct Latonia and Hamilton outline club events. Golf opens in La Boutie and Boston with junior and western açık tours. Tennis in New Canaan. Shooting at Coffeyville and Minnesota trap at Minneapolis. Boxing Johnny Dundee faces Charlie White in Rock Island.
An orator criticizes present day youngsters as amusement mad and coddled, saying their parents spoil them and give no responsibilities. A quiet man in the crowd mutters they are hell on referendum.
Arnold Statz proves a versatile lead-off man for the Cubs able to reach station one at nearly any point in the game. His speed and savvy set the tone for the club’s offense and timing.
Biographical sketches cover Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Amos Bronson Alcott, noting Longfellow’s Bowdoin beginnings and European study, his descent from John Alden and Priscilla, and Alcott’s Concord community and Fruitlands venture. The article also recounts Robert Louis Stevenson’s marriage to Fanny Osbourne, his Hawaii era work, and his death in 1894.
Marshall Texas engineer E S Hardy was given three months to live due to albumin and high blood pressure. After using Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy he twice visited his doctor who said he was nearly well with normal blood pressure and no albumin. At sixty three he works daily as a locomotive engineer and praises the remedy, urging others to try it. The ad notes druggists carry the product or write The Hobo Medicine Co. in Shreveport Louisiana.
Today’s list notes Helen A. Keller born in Tuscumbia Alabama 42 years ago. Also included are Dr Heber C Curtis of Allegheny Observatory 50, May Irwin 60, Pr Rufus B von Kleinsmid USC 47, Sir Herbert Ames 59, and Rufus von Kleinsmid in Illinois.
Advertisement announces Cure That Itch with Lufkin Remedy offered at Chase Amman Drug Company for $1.00 per bottle with four to six cost on delivery. The copy stresses secrecy and quick relief.
George Kelly leads the Giants at bat though home runs are down this season. Tony Boeckel as acting Braves captain faces umpire clashes. Southern college players enter pro ranks with fewer than in past years. Pirates shock East after big season. Cubs dominate Braves in head to head matches. Teams struggle on the road with home strength best. Red Sox win or lose against leaders. Ruth and Meusel return. St Louis stars Sisler Williams Hornsby steal the show with Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker boosting their clubs.
The L. W. Gresham Mattress Factory of West Monroe Louisiana announces a mail in contest offering a fifty pound Imperial Edge cot ton mattress to the best reason for buying mattresses from the man who made sleeping cheaper. All entries must be mailed by July 5.
Daily Bastrop service from Monroe at 7 a m with return in the evening. Crossett and Bastrop between Bastrop and Crossett run Monday Wednesday and Friday from Monroe at 7 m with a 5 p m return. Train No 103 arrives 4 05 a m No 105 arrives 5 35 p m North Bound No 106 10 20 a m No 104 11 00 p m
Monre-Natchez and El Dorado lines show No 807 arriving 11 30 am No 831 arriving 8 05 pm No 830 leaving 7 00 am No 808 leaving 1 00 pm Monroe Farmerville branch No 841 arriving 11 30 am No 842 leaving 3 05 pm Local freight No 896 arriving 3 30 pm Thursday Saturday Local freight train No on departs 8 30 am Wednesday and Friday
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