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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
4
A 1925 King Features Syndicate joke column humorously chronicles office fights over raises. Bosses are busy with their own pay, workers employ odd stunts and quips, from hot water bags to smoking jokes, to entice a raise, often ending in comic consequences.
A compilation of notable anniversaries and deaths with dates ranging from 1606 to 1891. Includes Pierre Corneille, William W. Bibb, Robert H. Anderson, M. H. De Young, and George L. Shoup, plus events such as the abolition of debt imprisonment in England and the opening of the Southern Interstate Exposition in Raleigh.
The rise of interurban motor-bus services, freed by public roads at public cost, reportedly reduces rail passenger revenues. Of seventy railways with passenger income in the first seven months, about sixty show declines while ten rise, with five gaining from Florida traffic. Some lines now run their own buses, and the Pennsylvania Railroad president suggests buses may feeder rail traffic rather than hinder it, potentially lowering rates and boosting service frequency for the public.
The News-Star explains the AP label on articles and its meaning. It emphasizes reader trust in unbiased facts from the world’s largest news gathering organization and notes the paper’s membership in the AP.
The Grand Jury cites rising social disease in Ouachita and urges open discussion and action. Health officials note a three to five year rise, with 833 patients treated in the Monroe clinic's second quarter this year, up from 442 in 1624, as calls grow for decisive public measures.
A magazine excerpt argues that patient, steady progress outlasts expedient haste. Ferdinand J. Bommer contrasts secular speed with divine timing, noting hope deferred teaches courage while urging Christian businessmen to wait and labor rather than demand immediate betterment.
Bruno Lessing recalls John D. Rockefeller Jr donating a New York church carillon. A master carillonneur plays popular songs and Mozart, transforming street noise into a serene, European style communal moment with thousands listening as traffic halts.
The writer argues for installing carillons in American cities, praising Bruges bells and highlighting Rockefeller's role in introducing the feature to American life. The essay claims bells lift mood and unite listeners, urging broader adoption nationwide.
The Monroe Fair Association launches its largest advertising push in Louisiana with thousands of supplements fifty thousand mailers and posters. M Victor C Barringer directs grounds cleanup and renovation while C E Fauntleroy oversees repairs and a new race track fence. Jail repair plans are debated as the police jury to meet next. Rural carrier W G Covington is arrested on charges of mishandling money order funds and held on bond set at five hundred dollars.
Businessmen W G Sanders and C E Maroney, owners of fast horses, plan a park race next Tuesday after noon at 3 30 for a five eighths of a mile dash to settle which horse is faster.
The Monroe Fair Association invites every traveling man in North Louisiana to a smoker on October 8 to plan Drum mer's Day on October 28. The event aims to mobilize traveling men to shape the program and ensure Drummer's Day becomes a major feature of the Monroe Fair.
The piece reflects a businessman who recognizes that God works in His own time and urges patience. It argues that human wisdom improves when aligning with this divine tempo and avoiding rushed efforts.
A dense list of radio station programs and times outlines concerts orchestras choirs and vaudeville acts across stations WGR WGY WJAR WLIT and others followed by a late night remark about Tom Moore the Irish poet described as a grocer's son of small stature and plain appearance
A dense schedule lists station call signs and programs from 9:00 p m through 11 4 m featuring orchestras pianists violinists sopranos and bands at stations CNRW KMA KPRC WEAF WJZ WRC WKRC WBZ WHN WIP WGN KHJ KGO KNX WLW WSB WFAA WHO WOC WOK WEBH WDAF and others. Performances include orchestras talks vaudeville solos comedic acts and musical ensembles across major markets.
Book offered free describing a non surgical method to treat leg sores and varicose ulcers. Dr Kittier a Kansas City specialist claims a painless discovery from extensive experience and invites readers to request a copy.
A dense listing of radio times and station names showing a variety of music programs orchestras and talks across several stations including KGO KFI KHJ KPO KNX WJR and others with entries like 12:00 m 12:30 a m 1:00 am and 9:05 m highlighting organ marimba and piano offerings and a CNRE music segment final WEBH unspecified
An advertisement touts Mc-Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as the best flesh producer with high vitamin content. It promises 10 pounds in 30 days and a money back guarantee if no gain in 80 days, with pills sold for 60 cents per 60 tablets through local drugstores.
Sofia reports warn that Greek Foreign Minister Rentis proposed Balkan security arbitration will fail. Belgrade rejects outside interference while Turkey opposes the plan and Yugoslavia and Bulgaria show limited interest amid tensions from Asia Minor disasters, refugee issues, and the Salonika dispute.
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