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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
3
An old New York Evening Post clipping notes a new convenience for cleaning glasses. The article says a one two or five dollar bill replaces handkerchiefs and chamois for wiping lenses, with occasional larger bills seen later in the week or month.
Mrs Hetty H. R. Green of New York America’s leading woman financier marks her 75th birthday and 45 years as a businesswoman. Her fortune is estimated between 50 and 100 million dollars, built from an initial 9 million left by her father. Her wealth spans real estate mortgages railroads steamships mines telegraphs and telephones nationwide.
In the printing trade a minority of shops skirt bankruptcy with little regard for future. Printers mismanage finances and soak advertisers who seek cheap work, delivering abject quality that repels readers and harms business. Good printing deserves fair charges and character.
Mrs T E Hawkins of San Antonio Texas traveled through our city Monday en route to Shelbina. Erwin Dorrel and wife of Clarence were in Monroe on business Monday. Mrs Ennis Tooley of Ely joined Monroe friends Monday. Miss Erline Fowler and Miss Agnes Leake of Hunnewell visited Monroe Friday.
A 1907 analysis argues waterways can cut transport costs, possibly paying off the national debt, with direct savings from cheaper freight on improved rivers and indirect effects on rail rates. It cites Lake freight savings, Columbia River rate drops after locks, and broad river-improvement benefits nationwide, noting freight sensitivity varies but potential is substantial.
A survey of publishing shifts in the year ending 1910 notes rising biographies and memoirs, travel, and descriptive works from major houses. It lists prominent biographies and historical volumes, including Emerson, Brill Sheridan, Bulwer, Tolstoy, Edison, Rhodes, Stedman, and many others, with continued editions and reference works shaping the season.
The passage argues that lowering transport costs to seven cents per ton mile would save over 296 million in business value for the year. It claims this would not harm railways but instead expand their business and profits by improving the nation’s waterways, revealing a counterintuitive path to growth.
Milk contractors in Bea ton city largely cooperate with health authorities to improve the milk supply. One firm uses a rough but effective dirt quantity test with an absorbent cotton filter held in place by a wire support, as described by Good Housekeeping.
In Queen Anne times court beauties used a whitening skin remedy made from the whites of four eggs with a grain or two of alum. The mixture was beaten thick and spread on the shoulders and arms overnight, covered with linen, then washed off with warm water and soap in the morning.
An unclear fragment notes a local man reflecting on consequences of actions and self-blame. The passage hints at personal accountability and a narrowed focus on one’s own role in outcomes.
An odd quote discusses caution and praise, arguing a compliment should not be given until the subject is ready. It contrasts belief with natural limits, mentioning wings as a metaphor for freedom and capability.
A Detroit Free Press piece notes a man’s claim on knowing when he is well, while a woman’s first word in reply becomes a focal point of dialogue and social dynamics, reflecting themes of gender and communication.
A concise fable-style note recounts an early worm’s attempt to reach a bird at dawn and the lesson about timing and opportunity. The fragment hints at a morning encounter and the proverb about seizing the moment.
A compact quotation notes Dickens from Little Dorrit on forming manner in company by occasionally repeating the phrase papa potatoes poultry prunes and prisms as a mental cue when entering a room. The line suggests a light humorous habit to shape demeanor rather than a strict rule.
Quote reflects on the gap between envisioning future tasks and discovering practical methods, warning Jim against distrusting a vision as Jenkin Lloyd Jones asserts patience and prudent progress.
A four year old named Louise refuses to shake hands with Mr B, saying she is not used to him, prompting a mother’s gentle explanation in a Delineator style anecdote about childhood manners and social boundaries.
Colonial office report states carrion crows spread disease rather than serve as scavengers and they are to be unprotected in towns of British Guiana. The finding marks a shift in policy and public health measures.
The quote compares spring to a blossom of trust and mentions wire fences around peach and plum trees. A light, whimsical sentiment expresses willingness to trim women's hats for them if given a chance.
Victor Hugo is described by a biographer as a shrewd dealer in deals and contracts, a master negotiator who crafted bargains, and the sole author for whom publishers profited while he did not, marking a paradoxical fortune in his literary career.
A census enumerator is confronted by a meek man who claims legal headship of the house while asserting in practical terms he does not hold that role. The exchange highlights a humorous clash between legal formality and everyday reality in a domestic scene.
A Missouri buyer admitted paying double for Tex as land to a prospective buyer who challenged the claim that value had doubled The seller answered by saying he paid twice what it was worth The exchange appeared in the Kansas City Star as a cautious anecdote about inflated land prices and dubious appraisal practices.
On a Pullman sleeper at about seven in the morning a crying baby in a stateroom prompted the porter to loudly announce first call for breakfast. The passengers laughed at the coincidence. The amused moment was reported by the Columbia Missouri Herald.
A colored blacksmith was shoeing a mule in Georgia when the animal kicked him. Days later a bystander asked about the smith’s condition. The mule's owner replied he knew nothing of the blacksmith but quipped that the mule was a fool and now on three legs.
A speaker argues that respectability has limits and cannot override kindness and usefulness. If a position is unkind, uncomfortable, unnecessary, and superfluous, even if respectable in the Church of England, one should withdraw from it for the sake of all concerned.
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