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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1925
Page
5
A satirical Rhapsody by John P. Medbury imagines barbers rising to doctors with anesthetics and hospital calls. It jokes about shaving becoming an operation and patients losing beards in the chair. The piece contrasts barber pricing with costly medical procedures.
A list of historical anniversaries notes Thomas C. Manning born in Edenton died in New York City in 1887. 1852 Duke of Wellington died in Kent. 1875 the Lawrence raised for expo transport. 1890 John Ericson obsequies in Stockholm. 1894 impeachment suit against New Orleans Mayor Fitzpatrick. 1901 Theodore Roosevelt enters White House. 1902 Winfield S. Stratton dies in Colorado. 1923 Rivera becomes dictator after Fen revolt.
Date line notes Robert Cecil a cabinet figure of Britain celebrates birthday today. The item mentions Dan Gibson and Astor connection, plus other figures linked by family ties and public roles.
The piece traces shifting attitudes as Louisiana public schools gain funding and standards. It argues that historic reluctance to invest ends as communities acknowledge universal educational opportunities, urging citizens to stay informed and participate in future expansion decisions.
A survey of national data shows summer is not the peak for self harm and in fact late summer is nine percent below the yearly average. May carries the highest rate at ten percent above the annual average, suggesting a more complex psychology behind self harm than heat alone. Metropolitan Life data from New York City aligns with weather related patterns but further study may alter this view.
The Franklin Sun editorial from Winnsboro commends the Monroe Dixie-Overland Highway opening and urges regional cooperation to create a comprehensive permanent highway system. It notes notable attendees including J. Y. Sanders and Martin Behrman and envisions roads linking distant states, stressing shared progress and mutual development.
A discussion contrasts European tolerance for works by public officers with American views condemning statesmen who write fiction. The piece cites Mr Enright’s detective story Vultures in the Dark and references Ramsay MacDonald as examples of Western practice.
A reflective piece on how contentment depends on perspective and what one assumes as normal. It cites Marcus Aurelius and Carlyle, argues that gratitude for earned gains shapes happiness, and uses anecdotes from aviation and aging in business to illustrate shifting expectations.
The Quachita Parish Teachers Training Institute meets at First Baptist Church in Monroe on Thursday and Friday with multiple sessions. State secretary T V Ellzey and several Sunday School leaders including Rev George Booth Rev W H Coleman Rev W S Slacks and Hon J W Parsons will address teachers urged to attend. Strong Sunday School leaders will speak on building the Twentieth Century Sunday School.
Bishop H M Turner of Atlanta will preach at Allen Chapel A M E on Pine and Eleventh streets. Pastors of the city and their congregations are invited. The public is welcomed to hear him. Also reported is the death of Sol Masur of Monroe, a former dry goods merchant, funeral set for 11 AM tomorrow, with Elks Lodge members attending.
Judge J. P. Madison and District Attorney J. P. Odom presided at noon in Bastrop. T. H. Monteith received 18 months for two larceny charges while Jesse Baldwin, colored, drew one year. Hunter Newman faced a $100 fine or six months on the public roads for wife desertion.
The passage notes how rulers valued rhetoric, citing Caesar and his studying under Appolonius at Rhodes. It contrasts ancient emphasis on literary oratory with modern leaders in Britain and Europe who publish works, while the American scene is seen as more provincial except for Wilson and Roosevelt.
A Berlin cable reports Krupp works perfected a gun able to throw a projectile 14 miles. The Krupps achieved feats beyond this earlier in history, culminating in notable military innovations.
A letter styled notice discusses bookkeeping costs and credit policies. It urges small accounts to go through a single contact, cites agencies like J. G. Bell Sheet Metal, Brown Paper Mill, and Biedenhrn, and mentions a new shop near the cemetery north of Louisiana Training Institute. It ends with a PS and dates.
A detailed rundown of radio programming from 9:00 p.m. to midnight and into tomorrow night across stations in California and nearby markets. The lineup includes concerts orchestras weather scores vaudeville programs talks and entertainment segments with numerous call letters such as KFI KNX KMA KPO KOA WHN WSAI WGR and more.
WRNC presents a jazz jamboree with WCX and WEAF featuring orchestras and artists. WFI and WJZ with WGY WRC and WKRC offer programs and talks. WOAW WOAN and WOK provide orchestras and music with WOWL and WQJ Skylarks entertainers at 9 15 p m KDKA concert date uncertain.
Evening schedule shows WOAW KFI KHJ KFRU and others airing a mix of banjo bands orchestras vocal programs and a late night movie night at KNX while WDAW WSB and WCC broadcast entertainment and a Ginger Hour closing with a Midnight Alarm at WQJ and Hotel Ambassador.
An August 1961 school related listing appears in the Phoenix Drug Company notice collection. The item notes activities or offerings tied to a local school, with emphasis on community education and participation.
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