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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
5
Continuation lists requirements for coop standards and fixture sizes for poultry, including nesting and breeding coop dimensions and judging standards. It also covers sweepstakes entries for buggy teams, riding, saddle horses, harness horses, and breed cattle classes with prize amounts and eligibility notes.
The list details cattle and horses under the supervision of ED SYKES JONN ELLIS M. M. POOR and M. S. SMITH J. ED. TAYLOR superintendents. Entries include bulls of various ages Aberdeen and Angus cattle, draft horses mares geldings stallions and mules with price quotes and classes such as Best Boy Rider and Best Lady Rider. Prize money and entrance fees noted with multiple entries for breeding, harness and saddle display.
The listing details premium amounts for stallions, mares, and geldings by age and harness class, plus entries for best male, best pair, model stock, saddle horse, roadster, and draft categories. Superintendents D. R. Downing, J. W. McKay, and Amos Durand oversee the event with guidelines on show readiness and entry fees.
Details on cattle classes for Hereford show including bulls and jacks by age, with 31 bull 3 years and over and 34 bull under 1 year listed. Supervisors include Ben Brown, J.W. Myers, John Moore, Lon Ladd, W.B. Simpson, J.J. Haldeman, and Will Glove. Monetary amounts indicate class prizes or entry fees.
Details of a multi-day harness racing meet listing age divisions Three-Year-Old Pace Two-Year-Old Trot Half Mile Dash and pace events on Third and Fourth Days. Prizes total 10000 dollars with divisions 50 25 15 10 for best saddle horse mare or gelding. Catalogues available June 1 from J C Callaghan secretary and W R Glover president.
A grateful mother asks if the rescuer is the noble young man who saved her daughter from a watery grave. The modest rescuer confirms it was his duty, as the judge contemplates the exchange.
A Brooklyn teacher asks a pupil to define multitude and the boy answers that it is what we get when we multiply. The quip, reported in August Lippincott's, captures a playful moment in classroom wit reflecting clever arithmetic mischief.
Pepys records a tale from September 1661 about Dr. Williams who kept a dog that killed cats near his grape garden. The dog buried the felines with meticulous care, even reburied if a tail tip showed, and the diarist notes the creature may have killed over a hundred cats.
Mr King and Mr Poole trade a playful riddle about needs in a new home. The exchange centers on what a man keeps in the house and the punchline ends with a marriage proposal to Leah amid light humor and social banter.
A Maine investor buys a burro to amuse a son on a western trip, prompting a Maine rail sample clerk to note one bureau short and one donkey over. The piece shifts to fruitless potato plants, noting seed potatoes and advice on propagation, with examples from common flora and tuberous crops.
The article surveys sixteenth to eighteenth century blade inscriptions. Phrases like Faithful in adversity and God give me speed show poetic sentiment. Notes include I quarrel and Trust in God, with lines urging service, struggle, and honor.
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