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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
4
A light humorous piece on marriages and husbands noting that women seek references for divorced men and that wives trade in husbands much like jobs. It jests about pre emptive caution, training a mate, and the idea of keeping husbands “as is” with comic lines about reading a husband like a book and taking him out of circulation.
Brief historical timeline highlighting Thomas Hood born in 1798 and Kit Carson death in 1868, John Joseph Kain consecration in 1875, early yellow fever in 1878 Louisiana, Texas bank raid in 1894, John W. Hoyt 1912 death, Wyoming governor, and 1923 New York Governor Smith act pressuring Ku Klux unmasking.
Charles C. Hart is designated as the new U.S. minister to Albania. A longtime Washington newspaper correspondent, he has had a varied career from Indiana farm roots to country publisher and army service, returning to journalism before settling in Washington as a press correspondent for Northwestern and Pacific Coast papers.
A humorous look at modern monarchs showing humor at their own expense. Stories recount King George shaking hands with an American and his boy at Wembley, the Prince of Wales playfully responding to a photo request, and the Queen sharing cake with a hungry midshipman in Copenhagen.
The piece notes opposition to centralized government and rising costs while comparing 1916 and 1925 payrolls. It cites 62,93 employees in the District on March 1 1925, up from 39,442 in 1916, and mentions Coolidge's push to cut federal staffing amid patronage resistance.
The article discusses a Canada Ontario border incident where 4.4 per cent beer is sold under lenient rules. Americans celebrate while observers call it a test of prohibition and speculate on reactions if similar sales occurred in Arkansas. The piece questions long term obedience to dry laws after seven years of Prohibition.
The column notes farmers in California already receive cheap electric farm power from rural lines. It cites 167,504 rural customers, 16,518 miles of lines, 35,500 electric motors totaling 483,965 hp, and rates of 36 and 93.30 annually for light and heavy farm service. The piece argues the trend toward affordable power for northeast Louisiana, linking irrigation needs to broader rural electrification.
Bruno Lessin argues against police officials debating enforcement of Prohibition and asserts that law enforcement is a state matter. He cautions that public officials are servants and warns that making laws or choosing which laws to enforce is beyond their remit, citing French history and the Bastille.
Judge C Newton longtime North Louisiana figure died in Monroe at age 62 after weeks of illness. Born at Bastrop he served in Congress, moved to Monroe in 1893 and is survived by wife Marie Cason and four sons.
A compact guide to tackling cross word puzzles by filling sure words first. It lists horizontal clues from 1 to 49 and across and down prompts including common terms for commotion, roastful ideas, and various everyday items to spark crossing letters.
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