This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
7
Wood Bros offer Hyomei for catarrh with a personal guarantee that you pay nothing unless it cures. The remedy requires no stomach dosing and uses inhaled medicated vapor. Complete Hyomei outfit costs $1, extra bottles 50 cents, promising economical relief from irritated mucous membranes.
A satirical remark collection notes dating humor about romance and usefulness. It contrasts professed virtue with public display and jokes about remarriage and old photographs, attributed to New York Press. The blurb frames bachelor life as burdensome when chasing trivial perks, with humorous takes on mathematics and theory versus doing.
Friday evening Mr and Mrs J M Proctor Jr entertained twenty five friends at their suburban home. Mary Hoard and two children visited Clarence from Saturday to Monday. Wesley Drescher of Quincy dined with his parents Co L Drescher and wife. Thomas Williams and family of Gorin arrived Saturday to visit Bert Bull and family. H M McCann of Osborne arrived Saturday to visit relatives. his family joined from Hannibal on Sunday.
Local column notes Miss Marie Sweeney visiting her parents Dr and Mrs J L Sweeney at Tay lor. Thanksgiving travelers include M Tooley Paul Cox T and Miss Bob Bell. Claudie Greeves visits LaGrange brother at school. Daisy Stewart Pal myra visits E W Griffiths. Carrie Sprinkle finds turkey in Lakenan. Eva Smith Hunnewell visits Monroe friends.
The Roll of Honor for the Monroe School lists pupils advancing to honor rolls in 2nd to 7th grades for the 8th month, naming students such as Charlie Bilfard, Dugas Crawford, Lucile Proctor, Nova Jamison, Agnes Leake, and Charles B Hougly as supt. notes. A trolley car scene depicts two young men contemplating two young women, with a protective father warning them off, followed by Thanksgiving visits from Augusta Green and I N Lawson’s family.
Geo Browning and family of Shelbyville spent Thursday with their kinsman Mr. Browner family.
Fragmentary city notes mention T J White now of Lewis Ph visiting Monroe for his turkey. A scrambled reference to Cuba Congress and annexation sparks brief talk. City Register Regan reports 25 000 dog licenses while neglecting to enumerate people in a short metre style column.
Tandy Gentry of Hannibal is hosted by home folks. Dr and Mrs W T Rutledge spent Sunday with relatives at Clarence. Post office inspector W L Reid spent Sunday with homefolks. Ada Blackstone left for the Normal School in Chillcothe. W T Rag and of Paris spent Thanksgiving in the city. Mary Kelley visited an aunt at Todd Springs last week. W E Crisler traveled to Southwest Missouri on a prospecting trip. Rose McAllister and daughter Mae went to Quincy for several days. Hattie Stone of Hannibal stayed with Mrs R K Megown. Froy Jackson of Hannibal arrived to visit cousin Susie Jackson. Rosa Mae Smith went to Hannibal Saturday to visit relatives.
Hawkins Thomas Frederick son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hawkins died after severe burns from a draft catching his gown near a stove in Bam eluding medical aid. Funeral at Andrew Chapel conducted by Rev White. Also notes Paul Botturt milestone and a party with friends ending in a late night ride with girls in drizzle.
Judge J Well joined in the bonds of wedlock Miss Otie Mae Wariner daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Wariner and Dave Slaughter. May their life sail on calm seas, is the wish of the Democrat Green Virginia. Reuven Brown, age about 14, arrested by Detective Kennedy and confessed placing iron on the railroad track near Milford. He faces Reformatory care due to youth. Local notes include Lawrence editor remark, Palmyra caller Rob Meriwether, Thanksgiving dinner in Shelbina, and visits by James Dimmitt Carrie Stewart Pearl Forsythe James Vaughn and R L Gough.
A rustic reminiscence of Missouri autumns full of acorns hickory leaves apples and rural scenes. The speaker recalls scents sounds and people, noting homesickness and the simple life in Missoury with vivid regional detail.
General Frederic D. Grant recalls a quick wit anecdote about Lieutenant Brooks who painted gun carriages and caissons and, when questioned on dismounting, replies he does so as George Brooks the painter not as an artillery officer. The tale ends with Brooks receiving duty assignment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.