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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
3
Fragmented column notes poems by Frank L. Stanton and muses on heaven, poverty, and humor. Jots multi-era lines and a humorous local flavor with quips about laws, elections, and social events. Mentions Georgia laws, Billville election, Thanksgiving, and an Autumn Social invitation.
Samuel Spencer president of the Southern Railway Company and six other people were killed in a rear end collision between two fast passenger trains ten miles south of Lynchburg near Law yer's Depot.
A collage of verse by John B. Table appears as a minor literary note in Harper’s about brevity. The piece sits beside local notices and ads for monuments, employment, and loans. The item references Reid and Shearman monuments and a range of local businesses and personal notes from Hannibal and Monroe City.
The item shows ad like notes on subscriptions for a 1907 almanac, farm for sale, family visits, and small social items. Mentions Rev Irl Hicks and a Thanksgiving visit to Hannibal by Patrick and son Thomas.
A duplicate contract states it is for a monument by Reid and Shearman. The work shop is south of the News office, inviting buyers to inspect the stone mural or sculpture for purchase.
An advice style notice claims many people are “out of sorts” from weakened stomachs. It asserts Mi o na stomach tablets restore digestion, appetite, nerves, and energy. A Wood Bros. offer sells a large box for 50 cents with a full money back guarantee if it fails to cure.
An Atlanta Constitution item reflects on happiness, poverty, and advice in folksy dialect. It warns against misreading wurrum in peaches and cautions about debt, style, and loneliness. The piece uses humorous proverbs to advise modesty and self-reliance.
A Baltimore man touring a city kindergarten asked a five year old pupil if he had seen a lion's skin. The boy replied with confidence that he had seen it on the lion, a response quoted from Harper's Weekly.
A cartoon depicts a large figure with a labeled silk hat marked Railroads as he lands a fat turkey labeled Higher wages to an employee. His hand rests on a window displaying higher freight rates while Farmer sits below scratching his head and muttering that they pay the freight, illustrating criticism of transport costs.
Perry Lewis and family came up Thursday to eat Monroe turkey with the homefolke. Perry's friends are always glad to see him. Dr. Hornback, Oculist and Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.
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