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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
4
The text argues that essentials like food and clothing must be accessible with fair profits. It cites New Orleans dealers agreeing to about 35 percent average profit and a New York clothier reducing prices from 50 to 37.50, while warning against profiteering and urging balance between legitimate margins and burdens on consumers.
The text critiques widespread distrust toward profiteering measures amid calls for action. It notes conflicting editorials from the New York Times and New York Sun on arrests and profiteering profits, and laments persistent skepticism toward government efforts and the broader economic crisis.
The article argues that facing undesired life duties with courage builds character and deepens experience. It warns against resisting hardships, urges acceptance with optimism, and emphasizes counting blessings to endure trials and understand one’s limitations.
Racing begins at Pimlico and Lexington. baseball kicks off Western Canada league. bowling opens Illinois state, shooting opens Washington state. rowing Harvard Princeton Penn in Boston. Navy vs Union Boat Club in Annapolis. Penn relay carnival in Philadelphia. state championships in Oklahoma Louisiana Mississippi. boxing matches Jimmy Wilder with Bobby Dyson in Lawrence and Sharkey versus Davis in Buffalo.
The Monroe recruiting office is authorized to enlist five men for three year infantry terms for assignment to the colored service school detachment at Camp Benning Georgia.
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