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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
2
A Monroe City postmarked piece presents a poem by James Whitcomb Riley. The lyric speaks of simple living and contentment a hut by the hearth and the beloved woman's eyes bringing joy. The verse contrasts wealth with a small home, cricket songs, and domestic happiness.
A Fourth Avenue visitor and Sunday school scene reveal patronizing charity can miss the point. Epworth Herald cites Richard Cabot on three life channels, while a hoatzin’s strange development fascinates readers. Ollie Little and Mrs. S. R. Emery appear in brief society notes from Ely.
The article urges improving farming to enrich the treasury and acting beyond the current season. It stresses long term plans, measured generosity, and better mental balance. It praises quail protection as a farming practice and notes the bird as a notable insect destroyer.
A math mistress tests pupils with a pound of plums adding humor to the lesson. Eight year old Mary buys a bag, earns praise, and reveals she pinched the entire lot. An insert promotes Miona stomach tablets with a promise of stomach relief.
Chicago News reports a quip from Carson Earle of Quincy visiting his mother Ada Eakle. A cat reportedly passed through the side show and eloped with the entire flea circus, canceling today's performance.
The piece urges individuals to use personal influence to reform society. It emphasizes self-improvement, peaceful advocacy, brotherhood, and optimism as keys to better social conditions and reduced war preparation. It cites a December lesson from Ladies' World.
Franz Botor a wealthy bachelor who died in Grosswardein Hungary leaves his entire fortune to the municipality to fund a free cooking school for young girls He explains he never married because modern women are ignorant of cooking and his relatives may dine there daily The municipality accepted the bequest and plans to build the cooking school at once.
A New Jersey man named his twin sons Roosevelt and Taft. A friend asked how they were getting along. The man replied that Taft digs steadily into his breakfast bowl while Roosevelt yells and pounds him over the head with a spoon.
Medina Ohio local brief reports that Albert Scott, a boy, was struck by debris from a passing auto, suffering three broken ribs after a tire burst. A jury valued each rib at 200 dollars in damages to the boy’s family. Advertisements note Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale at various prices and a neighborly message from Mrs Roy GiMeleon.
A brief ad urging overdue accounts to remit promptly. It promotes Mound City Horse Shoe Brand House Paint as durable and long lasting, claiming it wears longer and looks best, with a signed note from L. M. Wood.
The Democrat notes a scholarship in each of two schools Moberly and Sedalia Commercial School to dispose of for courses in Telegraphy Shorthand and Commercial Bookkeeping. The offer invites interested readers to inquire at the newspaper.
Hunters and others are forbidden to hunt or trespass on the farms of the law. Offenders will be presented to the full extent of the law with no exceptions. Names listed include Gentry Bros G Quick J Shank J W White T L Gosney John Jackson Charles Curtis Wm 4G Barger D R Davenport.
Breathe Hyomei promises relief with a complete outfit for $1 and a separate bottle for 50 cents. L. M. Wood endorses it and guarantees results. Jas. T. Greeves shows slow but hopeful recovery after long illness aided by a water bed due to bed sores. Perry Enterprise reports P. W. Huston and family visiting Mia Tooley and urges Democrat subscription.
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