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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1925
Page
4
A satirical piece argues for heftier currency paper to prolong life of money and mocks the grip of cash. It suggests heavier, tackable coins, fly paper bills, and gimmicks to curb slipping funds, while quipping that love and wealth have intertwined fates. It balances humor with critique of monetary habits and scarcity.
A readable brief listing anniversaries from 1694 to 1922 recounts events and figures such as Sir Martin Frobisher’s death in Plymouth 1694 Lord Dunmore’s Virginia rebellion 1775 de Neve founding San Jose 1777 Harri gan Tippecanoe 1811 Czar ukase for Jewish citizens 1839 Wickham NYC mayor 1875 Cardinal Mercier bel
Bishop Herbert Welch of the Methodist Episcopal Church was born in New York City 63 years ago. William D. Jelks, former Alabama governor, born in Russell county 70 years ago. Madame Marie Curie, scientist, born in Poland 58 years ago. Dr. Royal Copeland, U S senator from New York, born in Dexter Michigan 57 years ago. Samuel A. Baker, Missouri governor, born in Paterson 61 years ago.
The piece contrasts this week flood conditions in North Louisiana with last year’s unprecedented drought. It recalls a drenching rain welcome after dry, tinder like woods and smoke over Monroe. The author notes shifting moods of weather as a daily topic in a gossipy world.
The article extols newspapers as tools to rescue a car stuck in mud using flat panels and as a vital advertising medium for modern business. It notes efficiency in manufacturing and highways reduces car recoveries, but business faces stiff competition that requires newspaper advertising to spark growth or recover from hard times.
A meeting of credit men will be held early next week in Monroe and West Monroe to establish an efficient credit protection system for merchants and business. The program seeks full participation from all business interests to push the project forward and expand its scope.
The article notes Senator Lodge writes in The Senate and the League of Nations that Wilson’s self interest defeated the Versailles treaty. It criticizes Lodge for contradictions and personal enmity while the League gains new strength. The piece questions Lodge’s late-life zeal and motives.
Brand Lessing argues stock prices will double as the U S economy expands. He says big players shake out small investors, but longs see growth in rail, oil, auto and other solid firms. The piece warns margins erode real value over time despite rising nominal dividends.
Reports from 1919 mention radium salt water baths in Monroe similar to Joachimstal Austria. The Forsythe park natatorium offers free baths due to a proactive city government. The First Baptist church service featured Rev. Baker on Justification with a large crowd filling seating and more attendees than chairs available.
The Elks plan a Thanksgiving Eve dance on November 24 inviting all in good standing. Members and their wives or escorts are urged to attend, with emphasis on a lively Elk entertainment.
A survey of feminist leaders from fourteen nations finds no unified political effect from five years of woman suffrage. While some progress is noted, women voters remain a tolerated, not dominant, force. Carrie Chapman Catt remains optimistic, citing increased female polling presence and more women in state legislatures, yet overall equality remains contested.
British club members urge looser liquor rules after touring American clubs. They met with Home Secretary Joynson-Hicks, citing wartime promises, and propose more open hours in clubs while brightening city life with fashionable dress and umbrellas. Curzon House to host the Duke and Duchess of York this winter.
The Earl of Derby, owner of San sovino Pharooh and Conquistador, stands as the last surviving statesman with Lord Roseberry to maintain the old tie between politics and racing. Despite peers like Lord Astor, few hold high ministerial office, and parliament mirrors many professions except bookmaking.
A Ludgate Circus barber says he once opposed short hair for women but changed his mind. He reports many wives feel better after trimming long hair. He links heavy hair to headaches and nervousness, noting men also prefer lighter heads. Weather forecasters predict a cold wet winter prompting brighter rainy day fashion.
Prince Festetics and Count Batthyany, once excluded as war enemies since 1914, were restored to honorary membership at the jockey club after a Newmarket meeting. Several others were also erased at the war’s start but were re elected to regain former privileges at English race meetings.
Paris reports the revival of La Fronde the all female newspaper known as the trouserless daily. Mme Marguerite Durand will again steer the publication. She led pre war feminist battles and suffragists in stylish gowns and jewels. Paris papers hail her as a pioneer who fused coquetry with suffrage.
John D. Rockefeller Jr drove a four in hand coach to Versailles this week, renewing a long time amusement. He spends most of his vacation in Versailles as a base for day trips around Paris. He also surveys repairs at the chateau of Versailles, with much of the $1,000,000 he gave last year directed by Welles Bosworth.
Critics already award the Gencourt prize as a major literary event though the academy will not decide until December.
The Paris bar council debated how female lawyers should dress inside the palais de justice. They decided women may wear knee-length skirts outside but must wear a black gown down to the ankles inside. No formal circular issued. members told to hint at the standard to peers. Charlie Chaplin plans a house near Feodor Chaliapin as his French film profits fund a venture. Real estate rises in the area as Charlot’s new film draws interest.
Paris eyes restore the Bastille outline once marked by paving stones in Place de la Bastille and Rue Saint Antoine. The Old Paris committee asks authorities to recreate the line where revolutionaries breached the fortress on July 14, 1789, noting the inscription at 5 Rue Saint Antoine.
German capital officials report Berliners rejected street hot dog stands as unsanitary and unappealing. Danish Tingvad’s Copenhagen success inspired green and white carts with vendors in white coats selling hot dog sandwiches for a nickel, but curbside eating failed to catch on.
The News Star forum prints two letters from W M Jardine and Henry E Hardtner about the Lone Star route. Jardine confirms Monroe Alexandria Lake Charles in Louisiana is included in interstate highway plans. Hardtner praises the action as a victory and urges recognition of Louisiana efforts.
The piece notes a revival of old waltzes and new dances like the Charleston and tango in Germany. Police relax dance restrictions as Berlin hosts a growing dance craze with shifts in venues and music away from brass to strings. It also reports Munich planning indoor tennis courts this winter and praises Myra Mortimer for a Beethoven hall debut with German and English songs.
Sir Josiah Stamp, Dawes commission member, questions Germany becoming an American-dominated economy. He cites reports of immense American credits to German interests and fears that even if only half are invested over 80 years, totals could exceed four billion pounds, shifting wealth and creating long term American ownership through new establishments and national mortgage holdings.
President Cosgrove of the Irish Free State announced a general amnesty for political offenses, marking a key policy moment in the nation's wartime or early postwar period. The move aimed to ease tensions and encourage reconciliation among political factions.
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