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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1925
Page
4
A columnist lampoons marital dynamics with a parade of jokes about husbands as bosses, the wife as admiral, and home life as a small business. The piece stacks gags about pay, chores, authority, and the monthly budget, ending with a husband’s failed business analogy.
A New York stage discussion questions Broadway’s impact on national morals and tastes. A local musical revue without New York quality fails to entertain, while audiences prefer decency and stronger talent from New York productions.
A Charleston era note reports a burned body hoax spread by radical papers about a white mob killing a black woman. The woman was later found alive. her husband faced a prohibition charge. The piece urges Negro readers to distrust agitators and yellow journals in Franklin Parish.
Seattle hosts a banquet tonight for Dr Henry Suzzallo celebrating his tenth year as president of the University of Washington. He is 50, a California native, trained at California State Normal, Stanford, Teachers College Columbia, and held roles as principal inspector and lecturer at multiple institutions before becoming president in 1915.
Sir Herbert Samuel born Liverpool 55 years ago today Ignace Paderewski born Russian Poland 65 years ago today John Philip Sousa born Washington DC 71 years ago today Frank W Mandel born St Louis 65 years ago today Walter Johnson born Humboldt Kansas 108 years ago today
The piece argues enforcement hurdles reflect current era limits and that future generations may adopt stricter self compliance. It compares prohibition to basic needs and stresses avoiding premature judgment of its value based on present difficulties while noting potential gradual improvements over time.
The New York World notes the New England complex in the Hall of Fame selection process. It cites figures like Horace Mann Asa Gray Mary Lyon and Rufus Choate while questioning entries such as Whittier Whitman Maury and Bulfinch. The piece suggests regional bias shapes who is honored and who is left out.
The article recalls unknown supporters who sparked major successes. It highlights Coffee Jim aiding Henry Ford, the Audubon wife backing John James Audubon, and the Mother of Woolworth guiding Frank Woolworth. These unseen helpers shaped pivotal moments and outcomes across history.
Monroe council considers purchasing a chemical fire engine and ordered ten inch water main pipe for river works. A seven year old girl, Helen McLeod, died after an accident on a wagon. Upgrades to the Methodist church area include eight foot sidewalk and improved grounds reflecting local pride. The piece notes longevity of J. E. Hanna’s police jury service and a New York elevator operator’s 37 thousand mile journey.
The passage notes a regional focus in U S history teaching. It cites that New England is portrayed as central to the Revolution and early US figures, while key events from Yorktown to New Orleans involve other regions and leaders.
Rumblings from the world centers of population reveal tensions as the gymnasts league withdraws from the supreme sporting board amid propaganda reports favoring German participation. President von Hindenburg expresses pride in Germany’s planned Olympic display of strength. A grim tally shows twelve thousand bankruptcies and four thousand receiverships among German firms and films in the past year, with limited companies suffering most.
Imo Czengeri from Debrecen rode under an express train for 15 hours from Budapest to Munich to cheat the German railways. He planned to reach Paris to join the Foreign Legion. The court gave him a fortnight in jail and deducted ten days. In Berlin a feud between Deutsche Turnerschaft and other clubs over Germany's Olympic participation flared, opposing competing with French and Belgian athletes while occupation forces remain.
A new oil lamp claims superior light to gas or electricity and was tested by the U S Government and 35 universities. It burns without odor smoke or noise using 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene. Inventor L W Johnson offers a 10 day free trial or free lamp to early adopters and potential earnings of 250 to 500 dollars monthly.
The annals mark Abraham Baldwin born 1754 in Guilford Conn and Georgia senator founder of U S university at Athens, Gen George B Anderson born 1830 who directed NC coastal defenses, Papineau rebellion in 1837 Montreal, 1850 Austro Bavarian force invades Hesse, 1890 Key West ex mayor killed by Montgomery police chief, 1901 Charles A Bacon noted for international reputation.
Dr. Fernandez de Castro cites Dicks' Chillifuge as the most effective treatment for a malaria epidemic in Jesus del Monte Cuba. The physician claims rapid relief from malaria chills and fever and says the remedy can prevent attacks when taken daily in a malarial district.
An obituary mentions an astronomer who died in Beloit Wisconsin and a former U. S. senator John L. Wilson who died in Washington D C. Born August 7 1860 in Crawfordsville Indiana. A coal mine explosion near Beckley West Virginia claimed twenty six lives in 1913.
An old newspaper advertisement for Creomulsion promotes a cough remedy claimed to soothe inflamed membranes stop germ growth and treat bronchial conditions. The ad cites creosote content and assures guaranteed satisfaction with money back if not relieved.
A letter from R E Allen of Allen Electric Co requests help to locate and clear radio interference plaguing Monroe. He notes city officials and residents have funded efforts after expensive searches with limited success and invites the Pro Bono Radio claimant to assist or reveal themselves to coordinate a solution.
A Davenport stockyard worker reports rapid relief from a shoulder sprain after using Sloan's Liniment. He says he could return to work next day and attributes the medicine's efficacy to drawing fresh blood to the injury. It claims to reduce swelling and inflammation without rubbing. Sold at druggists for 35 cents.
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