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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1925
Page
4
Satirical piece by John P Medbury lampoons New Yorks liquor scene amid Prohibition. It cites statistics claiming New York is the thirstiest city and ridicules bootleggers and drinkers with humorous imagery of cocktails from radiators to Statue of Liberty watchpoints. The narrator notes plentiful booze and contrasts city life with rural Canada.
Chronology lists events and figures with birthdays and deaths: 18138 Battle of Bautzen involving Napoleon and Austrian Prussian allies. 1825 Henry H. Haight California governor born in Rochester and died 1878 in San Francisco. 1834 Marquis de Lafayette died in Paris. 1638 City of Kingston steam vessel voyage Baltimore to Europe. 1667 powers offer to avert Austria Prussia war. 1889 Samoan disaster survivors reach San Francisco. 1916 Dr. Frank J. Goodnow becomes Johns Hopkins president. 1928 Bonar Law resigns as British prime minister due to ill health.
Today honors Frederick L Beique of the Canadian Senate born St Mathias Quebec 80 years ago Emile Berliner inventor born Hanover Germany 74 years ago Thornne Haynes first US minister to Finland born Rendell Shoals South Carolina 57 years ago Ben Johnson congressman from Kentucky born near Hardstown Kentucky years ago today
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly sustained the right of women to a role in church government a year ago. This milestone reflects ongoing debates over gender inclusion within church leadership and governance.
A compiled list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues from a puzzle, including entries like compensation wages, puff up, the June bug, Japanese sash, conjunction, and many others with definitions and cross references for filling a grid.
A wary note on offers of free training for youths 17 to 24 through government run Citizen's Military Training Camps. Rail fare, food, clothing and incidental expenses are provided. Open to all eligible young men who submit an Atlanta headquarters application for full details.
Justice Charles I. Guy of the New York Supreme Court argues in The Panel that jury duty is a citizen right and duty like military service. He favors exemptions only for women engaged in essential household work, but sees no general reason to bar women from juries.
A large Monroe business delegation and others along the U S and P railroad will attend the Jackson Mississippi hearing on leasing the A and V and U S and P to Yazoo and Mississippi Valley a subsidiary of Illinois Central. The piece urges a strong regional opinion on the major railroad transfer and its broad effects.
The article argues most people are dreamers, not constructive thinkers. It urges directing thought with conscious purpose, evaluating consequences, avoiding distractions, and adhering to reason and logic to reach truth. It stresses self control, open-mindedness, and careful elimination of useless possibilities.
Readers recall agitation against certain motion pictures and note a decline in efforts to curb undesired content. Censorship has failed and most believe control is unwarranted. Suggestions focus on guiding parents toward selecting “family pictures” and “children's type” films.
A discussion notes that many so called family pictures carry lurid or misleading titles such as Are Parents People and Lady of the Night. The piece argues parents cannot judge wholesomeness by title alone, praising honesty from producers but fearing continued guesswork in selecting entertainment for children and families.
An advertisement for Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Co. promotes Velvet Ice Cream as pure delicious and popular. It lists the business address at 208 South Grand and a telephone number 772.
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