10 Feb 1916
Page 1
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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
1
Names of residents and guests appear across multiple towns with visits, dances, and birthdays. Mrs Jace Henty hosted relives in Patan, Mrs Fal Fite Lee attended from wheal Henin, Miss Georgie Vaughe visited Palmyra, and Miss Hontenin Beit celebrated at Polaiyen Sitoidey. Local fixtures include horse show results with John Hook and Frances Murphy among attendees.
A fragmentary local notice set reports John Burdehett found dead in bed near Florida with burial in Florida cemetery. The piece describes a wedding at St Ste US Church with Miss Elizabeth Seward and Maurice Wallace united by Rev Father Fox, while Margaret Spalding played the wedding march. The account mentions visitors, meals, and farm life notes amid community events and illness reports.
The Monroe Court of Honor welcomed a class of twenty one at their Monday meeting. New initiates include Robert Adams and others, with 210 beneficiary members noted. Mrs Elizabeth McMurry, wife of Rev W W McMurry, dies at 75 in Shelbina after a cancer battle, mother of eleven, eight surviving.
A jumble of local items from Monroe County includes a mass meeting notice for February 19 1916 to select delegates for a Compressional Convention and alternates to a State convention, plus farm sale dates and surplus livestock listings. Also referenced are a Valentine party at the New Monroe Hotel, local social notes, and other community notices from surrounding towns.
A jumble of local names and social notes from Palmyra describes weekend guests including Mrs Lumimurs and Miss Morty Lasley with Lewis Anderson, plus Miss Belle Jatin and Miss Loretta Minic hosting a sewing club gathering. A two course line meal and red heart decor mark a cheerful Saturday gathering.
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.