10 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
1
A humorous piece on romance and marriage misadventures in New York. The narrator jokes about men with multiple wives and lawyers guiding domestic affairs, noting the paradoxes of love, busyness, and social norms. The tone mocks conventional romance and legalizing arrangements.
In grim prose the piece notes rain leniency shifts in military timing and recalls north France trenches. It contrasts weather slowing operations with the need to advance and storage of centuries of war history as caution.
A Geneva summary highlights growing League influence with delegates from major powers and rising public interest. It credits the League with international cooperation, financial and health advances, and relief efforts while noting continued U S absence. Turkey and several nations remain away.
The essay argues that many fail due to personal weakness and unmet youthful dreams. It cites derelicts, failed marriages, and uneven success across life as evidence. It emphasizes hard work, shrewdness, and persistence as keys, while noting luck also plays a role in any achievement.
Ten years had passed since a robbery at Monroe poste where cash and stamps were taken. The morning after the incident Mrs. Rasael opened the office and found the stamp case out of order. Local happenings include theater listings, civic visits, and a murder investigation launched by Attorney Fred M. Odom into Louis Miller's death. Community members gathered for union meetings and social events at Hudspeth and Evan's shop.
Department of Conservation officials warn Bayou Bartholomew mill operators to stop discharging waste to protect Monroe’s water supply. Officials plan strict restrictions to guard the source, citing prior drought pressures and reliance on the Quschita river for clean water.
A dated list recounts notable anniversaries and events: Battle of Lake Erie led by Commodore Perry against Commodore Barclay. Joseph Alister, South Carolina governor, dies. Joseph Jefferson’s 1778 Charleston birth. 1648 stage debut in New York. 1874 reform club for criminals in Bangor Maine. Wyoming forest reserve proclamation by President Harrison. 1894 Mississippi governor and officials sued over state warrants. 1907 New Zealand Dominion status. 191? Irish Free State postal workers strike.
William J. Harris, a renomination candidate for United States Senate in Georgia, previously chaired the Federal Trade Commission after an early career in Georgia business and politics. Educated at the University of Georgia in Athens, his rise began in Cedartown and Atlanta, leading to Washington and the Census Bureau before joining the FTC and becoming its chairman. As a senator he has supported a progressive American Southern business approach.
The Defense Test Day on Sept 12, 1924, demonstrates the New Army as it exists now and reveals plans to expand skeleton forces under the National Defense Act of 1920. It also invites informed speakers to explain U S defense policy and citizens to show support for government plans to defend the nation.
The sprawling social scene in London features American visitors such as Mrs. Robert Mason Talbot of Atlantic City and Miss Mary Van Dameer of White Plains in prominent party appearances. Notable figures include Lady Astor at Cliveden and Drumnie Duke of York as guests, with American women described as glittering across society venues like the Savoy and Centoaph during the winter season.
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