20 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
1
Local column lists families sending congratulations on the birth of a son at St Francis Sanitarium and updates on residents health and visits. It notes sales at Ensel's with 20 percent and 200 percent reductions, plus a Belgian Congo pygmy discovery and a London book auction fetching seventy thousand dollars.
Christian society members plan a hay ride night at the church at 7:20 with cars to fetch them. Breard and Friedman relatives hosted guests in town. Mrs Stern recovers at her parents’ home. The Saturday Bridge Club meets at 8:99. Swarts visits Leiber family in Jackson. Ward travels to Farmerville. A son Carl born to Mr and Mrs Godwin. Mother's Teachers League meets at 3:30. Mrs Cook and Ensign A G Cook visit New Orleans and Amite. Foy recovers from illness. Baptist Woman's Missionary Society holds a 3:30 program with Circle 4 in charge.
A detailed home dinner plan features Planked Lamb Steak with mashed potatoes and carrots, baked lemon pudding, and a short guide to preparing the dish. The text also records church social programs, meetings, and community notices including infant illness, bridal events, and miscellaneous showers with attendees and decor notes.
A motor car clock is reported to run without winding by drawing power from batteries used for the lighting lamp. A 20 percent reduction sale is noted at Enses.
Poem celebrates the nation through humble neighborhood homes. It notes mothers, fathers, and children forming the true strength of America. The piece contrasts modest homes with grand mansions and premium lawns, asserting courage and unity arise there.
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