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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1925
Page
4
A King Features Syndicate humor piece jokes that a married man should pay his wife a salary from his trousers earnings. It lampoons wives as pocket-robbers and money managers, comparing a husband’s pockets to a bank and a wife to a vigilant bank examiner.
A timeline of notable anniversaries and births including Rev Francis N Blanchet in Oregon becoming first Roman Catholic bishop, Bishop Benjamin J Keiley born Petersburgh Virginia and dies in Atlanta 1925, Dr James H Baker born Harmony Maine later president of Colorado University, John Cockrill acquitted of murder in St Louis, Brantford Ontario statue unveiling, Sir Henry Irving death in Bradford and Duke of Connaught as Governor General of Canada, Aretas Fleming born Fairmont West Virginia.
A year ago today the Prince of Wales visited Chicago while discussions on the Dawes Plan reached the point of operational launch and policy implementation.
The $800000 legacy Charles Garland gave away in 1922 has grown to $1.5 million with $500000 spent on radical newspapers. The funds, routed through the American Fund for Public Service, gained early increases mainly in First National Bank of New York stock. Radical groups seek radio airtime to push propaganda.
A New York United States district attorney criticizes prohibition agents salaries as too low to ensure effective enforcement. He notes many agents advance their own funds and that adopting business methods would raise costs, yet a government pledge against high enforcement costs preserves morale.
The piece describes russet and brown fall tones along the Ouachita River, with dew on grass and crisp mornings. It muses on approaching winter and Christmas, notes a slowed weather forecast, and ends with gratitude for the harvest season and blessings across North Louisiana communities.
The Alexandria Town Talk releases a forty eight page central Louisiana fair edition in three sections, highlighting progress in Monroe and Alexandria and urging mutual cooperation to boost the upper state. The issue signals prosperity this fall and extends good wishes for a successful 1926 fair.
The essay contrasts explorers of old with modern wanderers in thought. It notes global milestones from air travel to polar reach, then urges practical steps to turn imagination into progress. It calls for wonder about our own customs to improve conditions and envisions future cities and transportation. The piece links adventure to rational planning.
October 13 1910 report from Monroe notes Hon William Polk Alexandria resident may run for Agriculture Commissioner and push immigration via the department. Bishop Murrah of Jackson arrives in town to dedicate First Methodist Church and preside at December conference in Homer. Great Cosmopolitan Shows to headline the Monroe Fair with a queen diamond ring prize and a public wedding planned. Rev C S Newman to take Presbyterian pastorate, with manse renovations underway.
Mrs. W P Thirkield of Chattanooga Tennessee was re elected for ten years as president of the Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the annual convention in Pasadena California. Three other national officers were also elected.
The ad claims boils and skin eruptions vanish when blood is healthy. It states S. S. S. builds red blood cells, cleans the system, and prevents boils, pimples, eczema, and rashes. It touts 100 years of use and availability from druggists, urging the larger bottle for economy.
W B Cole a wealthy cotton manufacturer was acquitted of murder by a Richmond county jury after twenty one and a half hours of deliberation. He must prove sanity to avoid commitment to the state hospital for the insane at a sanity hearing set for next Tuesday before Judge T B Finley in Wilkesbarre.
The revival service at the First Baptist Church began yesterday with eight new members. Services run daily for two weeks at 10 a.m. noon and 7:30 p.m. with Reverend L. T. Hastings leading and special music planned.
Atlantic City N J Oct 12 The American Federation of Labor began the last week of its annual meeting with many committee reports ready. Dozens of resolutions awaited action and most required little to no debate on the convention floor.
The Genesee annual conference in Niagaba Falls N Y voted 120 to 27 in favor of unification of the Methodist church north with the Methodist church south.
Secretary Weeks resumes duties at the War Department in Washington after a months-long illness that forced him to step back from active charge. He reports to the office on October 12.
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