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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1925
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Louisiana and Mississippi include 1 week 15 cents, 1 month 65 cents, and 12 months 7.50 dollars payable in advance. Mail subscription outside the two states shows 1 month 2.75 dollars, 6 months 5.00 dollars, and 12 months 7.00 dollars.
Satirical column by John P. Medbury arguing spinster insurance makes single life lucrative. It claims old maid policies pay two hundred dollars a month for warmth with parrots as swearing partners and mocks husbands as costly but risky investments for love.
The article notes Hamlin Garland, novelist and dramatist of the Middle West, in line for congratulations on his sixty fifty birthday anniversary. A Wisconsin native with limited formal schooling, he taught in Illinois before moving to Boston in the eighties where William Dean Howells encouraged him to publish Main Travelled Roads, boosting his literary reputation.
Alfred P. Noyes, Hamlin Garland, William C. Sproul, Rear Admiral Edward Simpson, Thomas A. Goldsborough are listed as born “today” in anniversary notes. The figures include a leading English poet, a novelist, a Pennsylvania governor, a retired admiral, and a Maryland congressman, with birthplaces noted.
General Butler will leave the Philadelphia Public Safety post on December 31 and return to the Marine Corps. He cited attempts to enforce local laws from outside and admitted fatigue from fighting crime and liquor. He accused police and politicians of corruption and said reform must start with the city itself.
A Louisiana high school football piece argues the sport builds character, resisting temptations and maintaining discipline. It urges Monroe’s team and supporters to back the 1925 season and highlights the value of travel and community interest for games with North Louisiana opponents.
A Louisiana opinion piece questions the stop at railroad crossings law. It argues many drivers view the statute as a nuisance and suggests designating only dangerous crossings as stop sites while allowing discretion at clearer crossings. The piece cites state railroads and asks for legislative revision to balance safety with motoring convenience.
A near fatal crash on the Dixie Overland highway between Monroe and Ruston ended with the larger car fleeing the scene. The other vehicle occupants were pinned and injured, yet the driver who fled faces strict censure for abandoning those in need.
The Spectator reflects on humanity as the final frontier for science. It lists psychology, criminology, eugenics, sociology, economics, and dietetics as emerging fields, arguing education and welfare hinge on understanding the human mind and behavior rather than only material progress.
About 75 workers are repairing and enlarging facilities at Monroe park for the October fair. C E Fauntleroy leads carpenters upgrading grand stands fences and race track surroundings. Excursions by A L & G rail line boost attendance and Sunday School convention speakers emphasize missions and business roles.
An unnamed incident highlights dangers of careless motoring in American life as a reckless driver assaults a vulnerable man and speeds away leaving harm and fear in its wake. The piece discusses broader social quirks and the rise of violent conduct linked to driving.
The report notes over one hundred million more in trade with Latin American nations in the past eight months. It suggests the trend marks a shift toward closer relations with nearer countries, improving ties beyond Europe in both proximity and potential.
A dense list of radio stations and their evening and late night offerings. Programs include orchestras revues organ recitals and lectures across stations such as KFI KMA KNX KYW WABC WGN WLW and more with multiple time stamps from 9:00 p m to 12:30 a m noting concerts talks and variety acts.
A string of station calls and program labels appears, listing WOAN WOAW WOK WQJ WRC and other outlets with times like 9 15 p m and 9 30 p m noted alongside musical terms such as concert musicale organ and jazz. The fragmented items suggest a radio guide or confusion over schedules and program types across multiple stations.
Doctors tout Purification as the foundation of health and urge a thorough Calotab cleansing. Take Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks for best results. family package with directions costs 35 cents, trial 10 cents at any drug store.
A jumble of radio program listings and theater notes shows CNRC, WHT, KHJ, KPO and KNX airing at various late evening times with concerts, organ pieces, and orchestras. It mentions Grounds for Divorce adapted by Guy Bolton, Vajda play, Violet Clark screenplay, and The Dressmaker from Paris cast including Edna Mae Cooper.
J G Bell's Sheet Metal Works offers repair of auto fenders and damaged bodies at 410 Walnut Street with no charge for unfinished work, promising results that look like new.
A 66 year old man says two years of stomach liver trouble left him planning his funeral but after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he is cured. The ad claims the product clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the digestive tract and guarantees a money refund. Phoenix Drug Store and druggists advertise widely.
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