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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1920
Page
3
John R Binke argues that true friendship rests on mutual respect and honesty rather than favors or money. He urges forming diverse, genuine ties, sharing interests, and valuing confidences while avoiding dependence for advancement.
In early freedom days, Mohammedan women led sermons for women in mosques, forming a tradition of female religious leadership and public preaching within the community.
The Times-Picayune column argues for a veteran bonus as a fair recognition of service. It cites ex soldiers and critics, notes widespread support among veterans, and challenges critics such as bankers, lawyers, doctors, and educators who oppose the plan. The piece frames the issue as national obligation and justice.
W. W. Morrison argues official government data on cotton development is more reliable than private reports. He notes private sources can distort conditions and highlights recent tenant and landlord attitudes toward planting, labor shortages, and reluctance to expand acreage due to uncertain labor and low prices.
A thousand veterans gathered in New Orleans to vote on the bonus, with about one in ten ex-service men present. They urged a cash payment, citing wounded and disabled service, rising living costs, low wages, and delayed or denied pay, voicing frustration at allowances and claims while demanding relief.
Mack Sennett brings Yankee Doodle In Berlin and the original Sennett Bathing Beauties in Person to the Lyceum theatre for a one day engagement next Friday. He notes a surplus of applicants yet a shortage of suitable material for film and stage roles.
An advertisement touts Wizard Oil as a preventive against grip and influenza. It claims spraying the nose and throat with a mixture of Wizard Oil and water or gargling will create an antiseptic defense. The ad also sells Wizard Liver Whips with a money back guarantee at 30 cents.
The text describes planters paying high labor wages while fearing crop loss from the Pink Boll Worm. Many consider abandoning cotton due to anticipated reduced yields and insect damage. A wider eastward spread could become a major market factor signaling a threatened world cotton supply, with soil preparation likely to lag and overall prospects grim.
Roy C. Owens offers new typewriters cash registers and adding machines at New South Drug Store with delivery in 15 to 30 days. Contact for terms and availability.
Racing opens the Cuba American Jockey Club winter meeting in Havana. Florida winter golf championship begins in St Augustine. Oklahoma City hosts the annual automobile show. A Rochester to San Francisco race starts. Chicago hosts a national intercollegiate basketball final as University of Chicago faces Penn. Olympic hockey elimination contests unfold in Pittsburgh. A A U international boxing championship action also noted.
The schedule lists Pol Moore versus Harry Bramer in an eight round bout in Memphis, Goats Doig against Anthony Downey in ten rounds in Columbus, and Johnny Shep Pard versus Willie Jackson in six rounds in Philadelphia. The note adds New York women patent more inventions than any other state.
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