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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1925
Page
4
A satirical piece notes wealthy patrons spending millions at charity bazaars buying Woolworth items at Tiffany prices. It jests that some men pay for kisses, discounts, and affection, while warning charity begins at home.
A chronological list of notable birth and death anniversaries including Thomas Huxley born 1825 and died 1895, James P Preston Virginia governor died 1845, Queen Isabella II assassination attempt 1847, Stan Francisco fire 1850, Seminole removal 1858, Confederate gun cast 1861, George von Ewald death 1875, and King Oscar visit 1900 marking royal ties with Victoria.
The list marks George Gray 85, Charles S. Deneen 62, William E. Corey 69, Winfield T. Durbin 78, and Walt Mason 63. Each was born on this date in Newcastle Del Edwardsville Braddock Lawrenceburg Columbus with careers ranging from jurist to senator, steel president, governor, and poet.
The Southern School Journal highlights Webster Parish under Superintendent E. S. Richardson showing consolidation from 39 centers to 10 high school communities. Forty bus transfers reach beyond two miles, keeping rural children at home while delivering high school education, boosting farm land values and uniting country and town life.
An editorial calls for a grand jury probe into the Cedar Grove flogging of an elderly man. It decries community derangement and moral hypocrisy, urging a thorough house-cleaning to restore justice and democratic values.
Ex Governor Lowden of Illinois denounces optimistic farm reports and cites 600 percent rise in farm bankruptcies, warning that subsidies won’t solve the problem. He calls for a national farmer market organization and criticizes tariff protections that raise costs for farmers. Kansas Governor Henry J Allen also weighs in on economic rhetoric and a looming buyers’ strike.
The piece argues moral seasons mirror natural ones with slow, inevitable laws guiding wealth and virtue. It condemns quick schemes like Ponzi frauds and urges long view discipline, trust in universal laws, and belief in Jesus as teacher who aligned with these cosmic rhythms.
The Monroe area expands with a home capital packing house begun by M. D. Swayze on his farm east of Monroe near the V. S. & P. line. The Wahrer-Daughtrie Hotel company assumes Monroe Hotel management, planning a $10,000 refurbishment. Community events include a large family reunion and a Baptist Ladies Aid meeting with a Panama talk by Mrs. Rowland.
The passage argues that prices remain above what the average man can pay and that neither Governor has offered a clear solution. It suggests farmers and consumers doubt any effective plan will emerge while affordability remains a constraint.
A long list of crossword clues across and down with numbers for starting squares. Includes definitions for words such as two footed turning machine unplowed border round a field and many others to solve by letter intersections.
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