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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1925

Page

4

Last air mail flier found dead after nine day search

Pilot Charles H. Ames was discovered in his crash wreckage near Bellefonte Pennsylvania after a nine day hunt. He likely crashed amid fog in the Nittany Mountain range and perished in remote brush. The tale highlights Pennsylvania's rugged forested terrain and rich game population.

Charles H. Ames Bellefonte Nittany Mountain Range Pilot Ames Pennsylvania Ames

National Representatives Katz Special Ad Agency Mail Rates

National Representatives Katz Special Ad Agency lists advertising offices in New York Chicago Kansas City San Francisco and Atlanta. Mail subscription rates shown for Louisiana Mississippi and other U.S. locations indicate 12 month prices payable in advance.

KATZ New York 40Th St Chicago Michigan Ave Kansas City Waldheim San Francisco Monadnock Atlanta Marietta St Louisiana Mississippi U.S. A

The Kindness of Rebuke and Wise Criticism

A compact meditation on rebuke highlighting how true kindness lies in pointing out faults. Quotes from Gladstone and Socrates illustrate that censure reveals weaknesses and guides character, while gentle avoidance pressures cowardice and harms growth. True wisdom weighs rebuke fairly and acts to correct.

Gladstone England Socrates

Ladies First (Humor Column)

John P. Medbury riffs on changing social norms as women flock to barber shops and other male spaces. The essay lampoons male privacy, beard trends, and the idea that women’s patronage upends traditional gender roles in everyday chores and leisure.

Vanderbilt marks semi centennial with Dr James H Kirkland presiding

Dr James H Kirkland, among America's oldest college heads by service, will preside at Vanderbilt University today for the semi centennial exercises. The chancellor, born in Spartanburg South Carolina, educated at Wofford College, specializes in ancient languages and has written many works. He holds honorary degrees from numerous universities in America and Europe.

James H. Kirkland Vanderbilt University America University Nashville Commodore van Gerbilt Kirkland Spartanburg S. C Wofford College Europe

Birthdays Today Highlight Notable British and American Figures

Lord Cavan chief of the imperial staff of the British army is 60. Senator Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts born 74 today. Edward W. Beatty chancellor of McGill University born 48 years ago today. Eugene O Neill playwright born New York City 87 years ago. Dr Frank Aydelotte Swarthmore College president born Sullivan Indiana 46 years ago.

Lord Cavan Imperial Staff Frederick H. Gillett Massachusetts Congress Westfield Mass Edward W. Beatty McGill University Thorold Ont Eugene O'Neil New York City Frank Aydelotte Sworthmore College Sullivan Ind

Louisiana Schools Consider Agriculture Courses for Students

State farm groups back agricultural training in public schools to boost knowledge of economics and science affecting farming. Ouachita Valley Farm Loan Association endorses the plan as education leaders discuss legislative action next session.

Louisiana Ouachita Valley Farm Loan Association State Superintendent of Education

Prohibition Remedy Proposed by Collier's Weekly

The article critiques Collier's Weekly for suggesting shifting enforcement from federal to state control as a concealed path toward repealing the 18th Amendment. It argues the campaign aims to mislead the public while keeping prohibition intact, urging readers to recognize similar disguised proposals.

Collier's Weekly Collier's Collier’s Seaboard

Support for the Library in troubled times

Public concern clusters around material welfare and infrastructure while crowded educational spaces provoke protests. Authorities acknowledge gaps in cultural development and crowded conditions in institutions of learning as ongoing issues needing attention.

Death of prominent citizen John S Summerlin

John S Summerlin died at 63 in Texas while seeking health. A Bastrop native and longtime Rayville resident, he served in the Confederate army at 14 and terms as Richland parish clerk of court. Survived by wife, two sons Tom and John, two daughters, and several nephews. Funeral planned in Rayville around 4 PM Sunday. Drummers' Day parade set for Oct 28 with 300 traveling men. Mrs. C T Dixon hosted a 50th birthday dinner for her husband.

News-Star John S. Summerlin Texas Summerlin Bastrop Rayville Richland Parish C. T. Dixon J. A. H. Wharton M. McReynolds R. W. Germany R. W. Hazel N. L. Boyd W. A. Bozone

Library funding urged to expand services in Monroe

The News-Star urges public support for the Monroe Ouachita library as funds are needed to expand for students and readers. City and parish bodies have raised allocations, with West Side council likely to follow, but further donations or bequests are required to complete a yearly program. The paper argues libraries sustain culture beyond mere infrastructure.

Twin Cities Library Board Monroe Ouachita West Side Council News-Star

Doan's Pills Featured For Kidney Suffering Relief

An advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to kidneys claiming they ease back pain and nocturnal secretions. Monroe contractor Boamer Grayson recalls relief after use and later notes occasional use keeps kidneys in check. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.

Bright Doan Monroe Boamer Grayson Louisiana Ave Dean Mr. Grayson Grayson Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo, N. Y

Large Clay Deposits in Parishes of Louisiana

Louisiana hosts rich clay deposits beyond oil and gas with ranges from brick clay to fine white pottery clays. A statewide clay survey is planned with the 1926 opening to assess quantities, though no comprehensive geological survey exists yet.

Louisiana Baton Rouge A. P

Doctors Treat Colds With Calotabs purifying tablet

Physicians and druggists now recommend Calotabs for breaking up a cold overnight or shortening grippe flu. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water purify the system. Next morning the cold vanishes, appetite returns, and you can eat what you please. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.

Deposits in Winn Parish and Statewide Mineral Finds

The survey notes deposits in Winn parish likely located and valued commercially. It highlights large marble and limestone deposits that are unworked and mentions rich potash finds uncovered across various parts of the state.

Winn Parish

Has Strength of a Bear

A letter claims a father recovered from severe stomach trouble after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The writer says the product cured gastric ailments and inflammation, enabling him to eat heartily. The ad promises money back and cites Phoenix Drug Store and other druggists.

Mayr Phoenix

From Rheumatism to Free Movement through Red Blood

A sales pitch extols relief from rheumatism by building rich red blood and destroying internal impurities. It claims disease is stopped from within by increasing red cell production to end pain and restore joint mobility. The ad urges taking S. 8. 8. S. as the solution.

S. S Nature S.S. S

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