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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
4
The document shows a newspaper notice from The Associated Press about exclusive use of dispatches and local news, plus carrier subscription rates in Monroe and West Monroe at 15 cents per week or 65 cents per month, with phone office numbers listed.
A sculptor and a memorial association face larceny charges amid a heated dispute over the Stone Mountain project. The editor laments public anger and calls for broad discussion to reveal underlying principles, hoping for transparent resolution and reflection on responsibility and reverence for the work.
The article likens health to a daily battle where the inner spirit and willpower determine victory over illness. It argues that while medicine and care aid recovery, true triumph rests on personal courage, perseverance, and robust constitution.
A humorous piece by John P Medbury argues that early risers miss ads and that to find a job one should be alert at night. It satirically suggests couches in reception areas for applicants and quips about sleeping through tedious searches and odd interview ideas.
M P Milner president of the Motor League of Louisiana was arrested in Slidell charged with speeding and failing to stop at a railroad crossing. He claims the arrest is a frame up by opponents over the Watson Williams bridge project.
A reflective column notes Americans as hard to satisfy amid global unrest. It contrasts Ireland’s famine ruled by unemployment and crowded tenements, Germany’s market ambiguity, and Vienna’s rising deaths from misery with the perception that Americans chase complaints even when no true trouble exists.
A statewide gathering for Better Dairying At Alexandria will discuss milk production in Louisiana with hopeful regional representation. The piece urges diversification and dairying as wartime pilots to weather droughts, noting Monroe area aid from lumber and gas industry and stressing year round farming profits through paying stock and creamery income.
Radio coverage of an old-time fiddlers contest in Jonesboro Tennessee drew a large crowd in the county courthouse. Thirteen contestants from distant hills performed short two minute rounds playing tunes like Forked Rufus and Billy in the Lowland. The piece notes the fiddler’s spirited performance and references Governor Bob Taylor and Henry Ford as admirers.
A dense listing of horizontal and vertical clues for a crossword puzzle. Readers fill starting from numbered squares with words matching clues such as exclamation stalk renown and many state abbreviations and object terms. The page presents a classic word game with cross reference solving.
Police Jury session closes after routine business votes include a write up request on Ouachita parish for a state pamphlet. An election is ordered for a five mill tax for five years to fund roads. A milk wagon robbery occurs west of West Monroe. Dave Kahn’s monument dedication at the Jewish cemetery is held with Dr. Heinberg leading.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a twofold healing remedy for chronic coughs and colds and related lung troubles. It claims creosote-based action soothes inflamed membranes and attacks germs, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved after following directions.
The Monroe News-Star reprints a New Orleans Item piece arguing that attempts at death by own action occur frequently, with impulsive cases and refusals to continue. It suggests delaying 24 hours and likens self-destruction to bankruptcy, urging experts to balance life's assets and liabilities to save lives, though few will write such guidance.
A short line notes a druggist policy offering a one dollar price with a money back return on unused bottles if not benefited. The odd phrasing implies a cash back incentive for customers returning bottles.
Offers for 500 to 100000 dollar loans on improved city and farm property with long terms and easy payments. Low interest rates promoted by Old Central Savings Bank Building contact at phone 1433.
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