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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1925
Page
2
A playful reminiscence on marriage and affection recalls three women a man loves: a sweetheart, a nurse, and a wise adviser. The speaker jokes that angels filled the church with luck and notes how advice from a wife is valued even when not immediately appreciated.
A timeline of birthdays and deaths including Prince von Hohenlohe born 1819, Andrew Lang born 1844, Eiffel Tower inauguration 1889, Italian stance on New Orleans lynchings 1891, the Somali merchantman arrival 1804, Henry W. Corbett death 1903, U S possession of the Danish West Indies 1917, Edwin Warfield death 1920, and a note on Maryland governor's history.
Adele Garrison recounts a farm afternoon where she agrees to ride aboard Lady with Jerry Ticer and joins Marion and Junior. The scene recalls childhood joys, Jerry’s playful challenge, and a sudden fear as Lady circles the yard to the tune of a harmonica.
The 1923 Shreveport fiscal year showed total payments of 3,096,603 dollars for city operations and improvements, or 66.75 dollars per person, with property taxes comprising 54.8 percent of revenue. The report notes debt-derived funding covered excess expenses and compares 1923 figures with 1917 and 1922, including per capita trends and district involvement.
The 1923 city report shows per capita property tax at 23.43 in 1923, 19.71 in 1922, and 10.08 in 1917. Public service earnings accounted for 10.2 percent of 1923 revenue, with net city debt at 4,704,670 dollars and per capita 86.18. Assessed city property value was 89,153,600 and the 1923 total levy was 2,218,220. The city bore 936,112 for its portion, with 407,241 school maintenance and 411,293 school outlay. Net school district indebtedness stood at 1,167,987.
A vintage notice advertises a 25c dinner price and a regular 50c dinner on Wednesday. Coffee with pure cream adds 5c.
Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago lawyer who defended Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, told Harvard Liberal Club in Cambridge that women make the best killers and that modern civilization is a great swollen lie.
An advertisement offers Blue Star Remedy for skin diseases including eczema and ringworm. It promises non staining, pleasant odor, and a guaranteed result, with Collin's Pharmacy in Monroe as the seller.
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