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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
6
Event notes show a Kansas City gathering backing a 400th Thain flyer with details about scheduling and speakers. Mentions a local press or audience, with references to poets and presenters. The item sketches a community event plan with some names and locations implied but unclear.
Train timetable notes multiple routes from St Louis to Kansas City and beyond with daily service except certain stops. Local residents include Mr and Mrs Piersol and Mrs Deeters visiting relatives, Horace Hagan stopping by, and mentions pension amounts for widows of famous officers including Mrs Grant and Mrs Garfield.
The article recalls the forty second anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elzen near the city. Seventy neighbors gathered, each bringing a hamper, turning the noon gathering into a joyous event for hosts. A jovial guest exaggerated claims of poisoning during the feast. La Grange is described as a hustling town, latching onto Perfection Food Co. with a $500000 capitalization, promising strong returns for the small village. The piece closes with rural optimism and neighborly support.
At noon before Thanksgiving Day the Preston Hancock home six miles east was found ablaze. Originating on the second floor the housekeeper fought the fire bravely but could not save the building. She evacuated the children and most household goods before help arrived. The house and cellar witer supplies burned. insurance coverage was $400 with losses estimated between $700 and $400.
Poem fragment from Moira O Neill presents tender lines about a mother awaiting her son’s birth and childhood by the sea. The speaker envisions waking with the sea’s breeze, protecting her child with a kiss and arm, and contrasts royal privilege with a mother’s warm care. The rustic Irish voice emphasizes heartfelt maternal devotion.
A jumble of local notes recounts Mrs. M B Carson visiting St Louis relatives, a poverty struck man seeking Hannibal, Ezra S Hampton hosting 28 town boys for Thanksgiving with 53 hares bagged, and Sharp Donley inviting buyers for top market prices. Also mentions a village ball with Monroes delegation and festive mischief before Thanksgiving.
The Best Housekeepers choose Maple City Self Washing Soap for superior cleaning results. Their preference centers on proven performance and reliable suds. Renowned for ease of use, the soap delivers consistent outcomes in daily chores and industrial cleaning alike.
Master Lyon Gartner of Brookfield Missouri visited grandparents J L Lyon and triggered an air gun accident that nearly caused serious injury. The note adds commentary on October government receipts exceeding expenditures by over nine million dollars, with Secretary Gage seeking to buy bonds to move money back into circulation and Congress urged to cut receipts.
A London paper criticizes a Chicago translation of the New Testament as an atrocity and mocks modern American rendering. The note mentions twenty misguided inhabitants and quotes Brother Dickey on the foolishness of continuing such work.
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