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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
7
On Christmas night Patsey Higgins, a newsboy with unsold papers, helps a gambler and receives a greenback, then contemplates his meager feast. The tale unfolds amid festive crowds and street scenes as other brief items drift through the column.
The W C T U column edited by Ella L Shearman notes the Dec 29 meeting with hostess Mrs J G Fuqua and topic Medal Contests. It also cites leaders and speakers including Mrs Katherine Lent Stevenson in Asia and Edith Smith Davis touring colleges in Colorado. Local notices mention Eli Crow and Miss Effie Baxter among others with Whitley Watson future operation risk after a prior injury.
A Brookfield Gazette item notes a Democratic exchange praising Hon. W. R. Painter as the logical governor candidate for 1912 after he serves as lieutenant governor elect. It questions Brother Ball’s status, asking if he is down and out, reflecting local political maneuvering and speculation.
M L Snyder relocated to Kennett Missouri while keeping a warm memory of Monroe. He plans to hear from her and has selected the Democrat to carry the story. he will be missed by friends.
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