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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
4
Notice lists second class mail status for Monroe Louisiana and outlines subscription prices for the Weekly News-Star. Terms include one year in advance five dollars, six months in advance two dollars fifty cents, and carrier delivery within the city per month. The notice references the post office filing date and historical act phrasing from 1879.
The News-Star traces how fairs evolved from ancient gala days to modern state events, focusing on education and agricultural progress. It argues fairs unite communities, promote farming education, and reflect broader economic health through crop conditions and trade activity.
In guarded rhetoric the piece argues against a conquest war with Mexico led by Wilson. It insists the U S should join only to defend principles, not to acquire land or territory, while noting pressure from Wall Street mining ranching and export interests aligned with war hawks.
A Baton Rouge States-Times editorial argues against a rich man's war in Mexico, insisting Americans should not spill blood for alien holdings. It calls for a swift, decisive, clean action if war is needed, framing it as defense of citizens and land rather than ransom for debt or loot.
Editors discuss global welfare approaches and domestic policy. They urge stronger support for mothers and children during wartime, noting missing provisions in the United States. The piece cites Mexican tensions as a watershed for future preparedness and appeals for Arkansas National Guard recruitment in Pine Bluff, praising potential enlistment as beneficial for the city.
Houston area essay reflects how mothers understand their sons and the pull of adventure. It argues Johnny enlists to face hardship, seeks outdoor life, and may return altered yet stronger or lost. The piece suggests hope, acceptance, and the uncertain toll of war.
The piece argues that success hinges on completing small, disagreeable duties. Procrastination and neglect of minor details derail progress, while tackling hard tasks builds momentum. By facing duties head on, one strengthens character and prevents hidden causes of future failure. Dates and people are not cited.
A fragment reflecting on women left behind during mobilization and the lack of state support for soldiers' families. It argues that government neglect forces families to bear hardship while men go to fight, noting historic precedent and growing modern economic strain.
Enthusiasm for preparedness parades spread to Augusta Georgia and other cities as plans for public demonstrations began. The mobilization call for the national guard arrived before the parade date, offering a test of patriotism and discipline for the organizers and participants.
An 19th century health ad asserts pimples, rashes, and scrofula signal impure blood and promotes S. S. S as a longstanding blood tonic. It claims the tonic purifies the system, revitalizes red blood cells, and improves complexion, urging readers to obtain S. S. S from a druggist or write to Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Alexandria Town Talk reports Augusta hesitated to recruit for the parade and national guard. Despite high parade enthusiasm, local students, business leaders, and employers influenced men to refrain from enlisting. Observers fear preparedness will be hollow if Augusta’s units rely on neighbors rather than residents.
Advert provides B. A. Thomas' Louse Killer for lice on chicks and bugs on cucumber tomato and squash vines. It pledges to sell with refund if not effective, urging dusting hens at night to eliminate parasites and end troubles.
Coffee cost 290 per pound at first use by Louis XIV of France. Gorge St. Cortelyou once served as a stenographer. No yellow fever cases in the United States since 195. Eight European war nations field 7,000,000 troops. Regular army cost Britain about 1,500 yearly per man. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic marketed for heat tolerance and blood purification.
Washington June 34 The federal law fixes a standard barrel size for produce at 7056 cubic inches 105 quarts about three barrels to curb fraud. Enforcement rests with federal state county and city weights and measures officials and cooperating trade. Violations carry fines up to 500 or six months imprisonment.
An old fashioned druggist style advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to relieve colds. It claims quick coughing relief, eased breathing, and loosened phlegm with pine tar balsam and a laxative tar syrup. The text urges readers to buy a bottle today.
A compact roster of notable historical markers: 1815 treaty ending war with Algiers and prisoner release. 1963 Indianapolis war meeting. 1862 Guiteau executed for Garfield murder. 1883 Cardinal Gibbons named first American cardinal. 1893 Cleveland calls extra Congress on financial crisis. 1900 Hoboken docks fire with 200 dead. 1913 Gettysburg veterans encampment. 1914 Epworth League jubilee in Buffalo and Bosnian anti-Serbian protests after Archduke assassination. 1915 Russian retreat from Vistula. British take Quadrilateral in Gallipoli with heavy losses. Baltic naval battle sees Russians defeat German fleet.
Rear Admiral William Banks Caperton, 61, commander of the American expeditionary forces to Haiti and San Domingo, marks his birthday as the United States polices the turbulent islands. Born June 30, 1855 in Spring Hill Tennessee, Caperton rose from Annapolis in 1887. Also celebrating are Thomas I Norton 65, Charles F Smith 62, Thomas G Doolittle 77, Rear Admiral Gatloway 11, Halver Steenreson 64, and Judge Erakine M Ross 71.
Frank Carpenter seeks mayor and city council approval to operate a bar for intoxicating liquors on South Grand Street in Monroe Louisiana, beginning July 1, 1914. Petition filed under state law for license to sell.
Chase & Colling Co Monroe Plumbing Home Heating and Plumbin Co W A Fitzgerald and the Plumbers Union of Monroe La sign working agreements recognizing owl and forbidding open shops from July to October. No Saturday afternoon work allowed. Orders in early. Signed by John Eb Hay president and N H Zeagler secretary.
A brief health ad explains bilious attacks cause liver failure, constipation, and digestive misery. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to tone the liver, cleanse the stomach, and restore health. The treatise notes a quarter price and widespread availability, with praise from News-Star readers who use the ad.
An old advertisement extols Dr King's New Discovery as a pleasant syrup for coughs and colds. It promises proven relief, a money back guarantee, and suggests keeping leftovers for future cough and cold needs.
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