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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1925
Page
4
A 1925 King Features piece by John P Medbury jokes about automatic gum and peanut devices and five cent coffee and sandwich machines on city street corners. A country visitor misuses a mailbox, spawns a police chase, and ends jailed amid a streetfood craze.
Births and anniversaries listed for notable figures include Pope Pius XI at Desio Italy age 68, Prince Henry William age 25 in England, Archbishop Joseph M Minard age 72 Otawa, Ontario, William E Humphrey age 63 Montgomery County Indiana, Ss Campbell White age 65 Wooster Ohio, M Cox age 55 Jackson Ohio former governor and 1920 Democratic nominee, de A Swanson age 62 United States senator from Virginia in Pittsylvania County.
A grand jury in Washington D C indicted Sinclair the elf magnate for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Investigating Committee as of the date a year ago.
The piece argues that federal mail crimes carry unique, nationwide consequences. It cites Gerald Chapman on trial in Connecticut and notes the U S mails’ protected status under law, stressing criminals cannot escape across a connected nation and that interference endangers inter-communication and currency alike.
A 1920s style cartoon prompts discussion on building underpasses at railroad crossings to reduce accidents and congestion. It notes high costs and potential railroad opposition while forecasting growing highway traffic, crowded centers, and shifting transportation dynamics impacting rail profits.
The text argues that friendship and enmity shape most life choices more than people admit. It highlights loyal friends warming the heart, friends as relays of courage, and the danger of selecting enemies or allies by prejudice rather than reason.
A February Atlantic Monthly short story titled City of Refuge portrays Harlem as a paradise for Black men seen through the experience of a recently arrived Black man victimized by intra-racial sharpers. The piece notes Harlem’s population and contrasts living conditions and housing costs for Black residents with whites in New York City.
The article notes observers claim rising female influence in the United States across education, culture, and politics. It questions whether this trend aids or harms civilization, arguing thinking as the driver of progress and noting women’s intuition and sympathy but stressing the primacy of knowledge and strength in advancing society.
A new chapter of the Eastern Star will be instituted at Eros tomorrow night by Monroe delegates. Train schedules may force two days and a night in Eros, possibly travel by automobile. Delegation includes Mesdames R. Downes Jr and H D Apgar among others, with return planned after ceremonies.
The text argues that the city refuge for Black residents has drawbacks. It notes cramped rooms with six people and no sanitation, while praising rural cabins with space and air as offering better life and a chance to fight tuberculosis.
A guide to solving cross words starting with certain sure answers to unlock intersecting words. It lists horizontal clues such as Scolds, Protection from sun, Perfidy, and Vertical clues including To walt upon, Anger, Period of fasting, and more with various abbreviations and archaic references.
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