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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
7
A near-honest grocer seeks approval from a suitor for his daughter Virginia but is thwarted by the stern father. The plan collapses as the seller proposes Aunt Maria instead, touting thrift and usefulness while offering to cover the license and preacher costs to seal the match.
Macon County Missouri voters approved prohibition by a 1900 vote margin with 2082 dry to 1117 wet. Bevier and parts of West Lingo and Morrow voted wet while Bevier Township and Admore and Laplata mining camps went dry. Wets targeted mining districts as drys dominated the rest. local prayer meetings supported the dry option.
The column reports WCTU news with Elia L Shearman edits notes and praises Mrs Clara Hoffman as state president. It covers a Jefferson City Union formation, lectures in Monroe City on 26 and 27, and a California Mo convention date. Also mentions Miona stomach tablets with local retailer L M Wood.
A rural editor advises planting yellow locust or Catalpa for fence posts to curb rising Cedar and oak prices. Posts mature in 10 to 15 years, yield 1,500 to 2,000 per acre, selling for 25 to 31 cents each. notes locust thorns and osage orange drawbacks. Also criticizes idle youths and societal fops as lazy.
John Ayler stated he was here from Hannibal Thursday and, if suitable arrangements can be made, will move there to pursue market gardening.
Mr Bryan advocates state and federal guarantees for bank deposits to calm banking panics and stabilize currency. He supports domestic wood policy and lauds unionization for interstate commerce while urging continued state action supplemented by federal measures. The Commoner offers his weekly writings and speeches to readers for sixty cents.
A short, humorous notice praises the Chinese custom of clearing debts by year end and urges readers to settle accounts with the Democrat before the new year, noting gods would block entry for the debtors who die in arrears.
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