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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1925
Page
4
A humorous vignette about a pest who overstays visits and disrupts hosts with endless chatter and late hours. The comic hostages include guests, clocks, and door slams, ending with a playful tip to remove a lingering visitor by borrowing money at eleven. The piece pokes fun at social overstayers and shows the uneasy balance of hospitality.
A compact list of historical anniversaries notes events from 1779 siege of Savannah to 1920 laying of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception foundation stone. Included are linchpin figures like Gen. Lincoln and DEstaing, Adler Indian fighter Adam Poe, Jefferson Davis, Garibaldi, Baziane, and the Rockford diocese establishment.
Sir John Bradbury English diplomat born 53 years ago today. Thomas Mott Osborne reformer born 66 years ago today in Auburn New York. Sidney E. Mezes CCNY president born 62 years ago today in Belmont California. Joseph D. Sayers Texas governor born 84 years ago today in Grenada Mississippi.
A year ago, airplanes from San Diego completed a round the world flight and arrived in Santa Monica, California. The event marked a milestone in early international air travel and showcased the capabilities of cross continental aviation.
News ink is now produced at a Monroe gas field plant with a carload daily output. The article argues for southward expansion of ink manufacturing in Northeast Louisiana, noting limited local economic return from gas field products but potential for growth if ink plants operate locally. It highlights strategic location for South America and growing southern markets, urging more manufacturing interest in 1926 and beyond.
A critique of a Federal Council of Churches report on prohibition prompts questions about Volstead Act enforcement. The piece argues enforcement is imperfect and notes home brewing persists in Ouachita parish, suggesting prohibition should be weighed by benefits as well as flaws.
A Ouachita parish records a month of violent deaths with no clear link or cause. The piece argues postwar youth jazz culture is not to blame, noting most crimes are by those settled before the era and that older fixed shooters, though less flashy, hold an edge in fatality over automatics.
A writer reflects on how slick language can mislead when overselling oneself or misusing words. The piece emphasizes that expression alters perception, urges honest communication, and notes the influence of tone in public speaking and daily conversations. It cites examples from a sales job, an Indian student, a German butcher, and a proverb from Omar Khayyam to show language shapes understanding.
The 1910 Monroe column notes failing repairs on Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific crossings stir car owners complaints. It also covers E W Anderson promoting Swayze Packing House opening with Congressman Ransdell attending. A Monroe marriage follows, then commentary on Turkish veil removal reshaping fashion and tourism with worldwide standardization.
The Angora assembly considers a new code ending polygamy and establishing civil marriage plus wills based inheritance. It replaces the old system of automatic male primacy and grants broader press freedoms. President Kemal reportedly decrees removal of fez and veil without waiting for parliament.
Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, a Virginia native born in 1863 and Annapolis graduate of 1884, is chosen to lead the official inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster. He rose to captain in 1911 and commanded ships including the Birmingham, Tennessee, Rhode Island, and Florida. During World War I he led patrol and cruiser units and earned the Distinguished Service Medal. In 1921 he became commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet.
A man with years of stomach trouble credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with relief after doctors warned of ulcers or cancer. He stopped suffering after using the simple preparation that cleanses the intestinal tract and calms inflammation. One dose convinces or money refunded. Phoenix Drug Store and druggists everywhere.
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