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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
3
Baltimore American commentary argues individuals must act to improve their fortunes. It decries blaming luck and fate, urging self help and effort to escape hardship. The piece frames personal responsibility as the only path to progress.
A collage of Christmas verse and social notes references from Success Magazine and local mentions. It notes Robert Crigler and wife visiting Shel bina relatives of A. K. Rutledge and wife, and Dr. Hornback, Oculist and Aurist in Hannibal, Missouri.
A playful collage imagines alternate histories from Columbus to Peary, speculating on where the Chicago Fair might have occurred if America were not discovered, the fate of steerage passengers, and other unlikely flips in history including Bernhardt tours, Manhattan sales, and the Ark versus the Singer building.
The text discusses James B. Eades, the civil engineer behind the St Louis bridge and Mississippi delta jetties, who after evaluating the Panama route proposed a ship railway as a cheaper alternative. He described loading vessels onto rails, transporting them across the ocean via cradles, and moving ships like freight, arguing it would avoid earthquakes and water issues.
An advertisement claims Miona tablets cure general dyspepsia by energizing the stomach walls not by digesting food. It asserts benefits for vomiting in pregnancy seasickness and constipation with a 50 cent price and money back guarantee. It closes with moral verse about steadfastness and faith.
Rev T E Hokey of Bristol England was ordained at Calvary Baptist Church Hope and Willow streets. Council members from several towns praised him. he was unanimously chosen and presented a Bible. Evening sermon delivered by Rev Jesse E Chappell. large crowd attended. Also included are Christmas wish notes from local children and a notice of thanks from the UDC to the Democrat.
A Nice Christmas Present. The editor has received the new card game Jube praised by many especially children. Learn to add divide and multiply to play Jube. Uncle Jube and his three sons Ubeli Ubelo Ubelum are sought after. Regular price 50c. Readers sending 38c in stamps to Uncle Jube Sturgeon Mo can secure bargain price. Agents sought in every locality. Node Green and wife visited Hannibal friends. George Hagan of Stoutsville visited relatives in the city. Miss Mary Williamson of Keota Mo visits uncle C H Williamson and family.
An investigator compares rulers pay across nations led by President Roosevelt at 137 dollars daily, France at 617, Czar Nicholas at 25000, Turkey at 18000, Austria at 12000, Italy at 7200, and King Edward at 6270. Courier Post notes local visitors and relatives in Palmyra.
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