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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
6
A Southern man recalls a conversation between a cook and a maid about a funeral for a Black community member. The cook rejects flowers, proposing instead to plant a watermelon vine on the grave and let the juice drip into the ground, preserving a stark image from Harper's Weekly.
The night watch warns that blue grass temptation leads to citizens releasing stock at night in violation of the stock law. They argue future enforcement will be rigid to protect lawns and property, noting that a dry stable or pasture is cheaper than months of grass plus fines.
The Quincy Herald decries Speaker Cannon for stalling relief bills by opposing tariff cuts on pulp and print paper. It argues his maneuver will hurt his political standing, likely ending his hopes for newspaper endorsements and pushing him back into obscurity.
A mother seeks to raise her boy in faith and lies to him. Upon learning the truth the boy questions her plea and insists she must tell God herself, highlighting the bond and doubt in a moral rebuke. The line ends with the boy’s sharp retort about who God might believe.
The piece notes that a local paper serves all readers with varied interests and that what bores one may engage another. It emphasizes that newspapers publish diverse content for a broad audience, reflecting many minds and community needs.
Mrs J H Willis traveled to Palmyra on Thursday to spend several days with relatives, according to local social notes.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt presents a domestic ballad where a tired father laments chores as his wife fights for suffrage. He frets over dishes, oven bread, and a long speech, while the child sleeps and the mother’s pending return looms. The verse blends humor with social struggle framed by a working father and activist mother.
The Richmond Dispatch recounts a visitor in Richmond hearing a coal-black child named Gen as a nickname derived from Genesis. The child explains the abbreviation Gen is used because the full name Mab she’ enough name is Genesis 83, and they simply call him Gen for short.
Miss Zelmah Bule of St Louis has returned after visiting her sister Mrs M Brown. She says she loves Monroe and plans to return and spend the summer in the area.
The Delineator reports one in seven hundred fifty homeless in the United States, totaling about 116000 children. Thirteen thousand are in homes under the National Children's Home Society, and nearly 100000 reside in orphanages and institutions nationwide. The National Home Finding Society aims to place every healthy child with loving parents, a mission The Delineator supports.
The notice warns readers that newspapers in arrears over one year risk violating postal regulations. It states the paper dropped old subscribers to comply and cautions about potential trouble during any inspectorate review led by W. L. Reid.
Paris High School faced Monroe High School Friday at Roger's Park. Monroe led 11 to 1 after 9 hits to Paris 2, stealing 21 bases to Paris 1. Paris players McQuin Griggsby and Flanders were outmatched by Gosney and Buell. Flanders was briefly hit in the head while attempting to steal second.
Wednesday morning he called his two young daughters Effie and Nellie to kiss him then drank carbolic acid. W F Tester, 48, postmaster and store owner at Withers Mill near Hannibal, died at 5 am. Neighbors failed to revive him despite antidotes. ill health is blamed for the act.
Prof Maurice Vaughn left Friday afternoon for Perry to spend several days with friends Mrs Pearl Abell and babe arrived from Palmyra Friday to visit the homefolks Mr and Mrs F H Hagan.
Frank Webster, known as a hustler, has secured a job at the J Harris grocery store and will serve as a leading figure there, as he did at the Joe depot.
A medical scene from the West Virginia School Journal depicts a physician using leeches on a chain smoker. Two leeches die after contact with the man’s blood, illustrating the toxic effect of smoking. The patient vows to cut down if both die, while the doctor cites empyreumatic oil as the cause.
The Paris Appeal laments a lack of civic knowledge among teachers and students. It questions how many educators can name precincts, township boundaries, or explain Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian theories, asserting that education should connect geography history and politics to current affairs.
Fred Discher transacted business in Palmyra Thursday. Mrs. Lu Boone of Ely has been the guest of Monroe relatives. Miss Callie Moutan of Stoutsville has been visiting her friend Miss Bess Hays.
N L Hume acts as tale agent handling property purchases and sales. Loans initiated and city property insured. Rents and taxes managed. Insurance overseen for non residents. Some inexpensive farms listed.
W. B. A. McNutt M D situates his practice above Wood's Drug Store with office contact at the drug store area and a residence phone listed as 20 for patient reach.
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