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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
3
Duty first and rest after. Live to please God and be faithful in all duties. Selfishness is slavery, unity of spirit better than name. A Christian family wields strong influence for God. Some jokes reflect old times and dialect while sharing daily life.
From the New York Herald a parable of an adult infant demanding protection, paralleled to US infant industries pleading for continued tariffs. It cites President McKinley’s view that reciprocity follows industrial growth and that restrictive periods are past. The piece urges reading the Washington reciprocity convention report.
Dispatches warn big industries press for a protective tariff to tax domestic consumers, even as it blocks foreign markets. Monroe City plans a new fire engine with 200 gpm capacity and a 100 foot stream, while insurers may raise rates, risking business suspension as costs rise.
The M E and T will sell Home Seekers tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month until further notice at one fare plus 2.00 for round trip to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas where one way rate is 87.00 or more. FE B Spahr is the local ticket agent. Also notes political shift as Populists may disappear from the Senate with Idaho Senators Henstfeld and Dubois joining the Democrats.
A visitor notes St Louis dominance with the Post-Dispatch asserting 164000 circulation in an affidavit filed at the City Registrar. The paper runs two plants, one on Olive Street and another on Market Street, for over a year.
The Jolly Twelve hosted Thanksgiving evening with Miss Eleanor Scott assisted by Misses Lizzie Arnold and Allie Megown, entertaining club members in a box party style. Guests included Miss Gertrude Muldrow and Miss Maud Littlefield. a playful note to absent Miss Maud McClintic was read. The roster lists many members and a playful tease about “little birds.” A plug for Maple City Self Washing Soap ends the piece.
The Springfield Republican notes injurious rosin-filled soaps and promotes Maple City Self Washing Soap as pure and sold by all grocers. It argues treasury surplus requires congressional tax relief and reduced revenue, hoping President Roosevelt supports tax remission in his next message to ease the budget and market disturbances.
A New York Press quote frames women as both virtuous and flawed, noting a woman cannot be bad and a lady. It mocks instinct, patience in love, and baby worship while claiming some women frequently contradict partners to earn respect for their brains.
A brief feature notes social dependence on friends as a cushion for life’s cares. It recalls an Atchison woman who cooked chicken salad for 27 guests and an Atchison man who fears oblivion of his wife’s unpaid social debts. It ends with Lowell E Van Cleve’s visit to the city with J B Settle and family, marking a local social mention.
The Louisville Courier-Journal argues revenue should be reduced promptly to prevent excess appropriations. It suggests repealing taxes from the war revenue bill now and postponing tariff revisions until a clearer view of national needs emerges.
A dialect filled editorial from the Atlanta Constitution mocks political favoritism and the idea that military officers like colonels become 'full' or intoxicated to curry favor with government power. It argues such claims are a pretext to preserve influence, using comic anecdotes about lottery prizes, marriages, and alcohol to critique governance and revenue aims.
The Charlotte Observer notes the Chinese exclusion law expires by limitation next May and prompts debate on reenactment. It criticizes hypocrisy of denying Chinese entry while planning incursions into China. A Palmyra anecdote reports a woman tricked into tasting castor oil via lemonade, provoking a shocked reaction.
Burlington offers weekly California excursions via Denver and scenic routes with conductors from St. Louis and other cities. Also announced are home seekers’ excursions West and Northwest with dates in October through December, plus the Great Northwest Movement train from St. Louis and Kansas City to Puget Sound.
For sale cheap cash only items include two harness sets, two saddles, one spring wagon, a 1b inch plow, cutting box, blacksmith tools, and garden tools. Sold by C P Smith at the Democrat office.
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