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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
4
A humorous column by John P. Medbury on anniversaries and the quirks of celebratory memory. It parodies a woman who marries twice for extra anniversaries and the obsessive counting of yearly milestones, with light, comic exaggeration throughout.
Local listings promote lots in Cole's Addition and corner Breard and Walnut for a filling station. J. G. Bell at 410 Walnut St highlights new Sheet Metal Works and Built Up Roofing Factory, river breeze by the old Lover’s Lane area, and ample room for gardens and poultry with ice factory nearby.
W B Aulds announces he will apply to the Louisiana Board of Pardons for a pardon. The notice is dated September 15, 1926, and appears with publication dates September 16 23 25.
An ad for Velvet Ice Cream promotes pure delicious popular ice cream made by the Monroe Ice Cream and Candy with a contact telephone in the Grand Avenue waiting room context.
Business leaders from Monroe and West Monroe paint a bright future for the region. Harvey Couch notes a 300 mile radius rich in resources fueling industrial growth, including power, paper mills, and aviation services. The article urges local unity and action to seize the era of prosperity unfolding at home.
The piece contrasts New York and New Orleans style machine politics with smaller towns like Monroe and Ouachita. It argues urban campaigns rely on money and rhetoric, while in small communities voters reward character and track records, with lies faced by tough scrutiny and neighbors challenging ambition.
The article notes a shift in transatlantic travel with forty thousand Americans booking third cabin or renovated steerage. It describes the decline of strict first and second cabins and the rise of multi and one cabin liners offering affordable luxury, driven by immigration restrictions and economic needs of shipping lines. It highlights blue-collar travelers joining artists, students, teachers, and tourists seeking comfortable berths at lower prices.
Bruno Lessing muses on lagniappe as a generous extra and urges applying the spirit in daily life. He imagines workers, bosses, neighbors, and couples offering small acts of goodwill beyond obligation, likening lagniappe to the Golden Rule in everyday relations.
Henry Herring, 48, a prominent Monroe resident and member of a long established family, died at a sanitarium after illness. He is survived by three brothers A J Herring M Herring and J J Herring. Funeral at J J Herring's Jackson Street home with interment in the city cemetery. The Red Men and Rebecca lodge members will attend in a body. Prosperity Lodge No 19 and Daughters of Rebecca plan 59th anniversary celebration next Tuesday at 8 pm with speakers, ice cream and refreshments. Fall term district court opened with Judge Madison presiding. grand jury to hear cases including Gay Shattuck law violations. few cases expected. There have been fewer law violations in six months than in years past.
The excerpt notes affordable travel options including European trips and motor cars, praising the value of sea air and promenade spaces as well as deck chairs, highlighting broad accessibility to second-desired development for many social classes.
The 64 year old Oliver Harry Wallop, a former cowboy and ranchman who arrived in 1895, inherits the Earl of Portsmouth title. His son Gerard, now Viscount Lymington, married Miss Post of New York, showing American blood in British nobility and contrasting with mercenary European-title marriages.
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A year ago today the Prince of Wales spent the day in New York City. U S round world airplanes conducted a flight from Chicago to Omaha establishing a notable aviation link between major Midwestern hubs.
Damaged fenders and automobile bodies repaired at J. G Bell's Sheet Metal Works 410 Walnut Street. No charge listed for unfinished repairs described as not finished like new with a 31-25 cent pricing note.
An old health ad claims chronic fatigue comes from thin blood lacking iron. It contrasts ordinary fatigue with chronic fatigue and promotes Nuxated Iron as a stronger, well assimilated remedy to revive energy within two weeks, promising money back if not improved.
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