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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
6
A Shakespearean meditation on appearance versus reality. Ornament hides vice and deceit, as beauty masks a corrupt core. The speaker condemns ostentation and the pursuit of vanity, warning that surface charm often conceals dangerous flaws.
A downtown schoolteacher explains a subtraction problem using ten dollars. She asks how much remains after buying a five dollar bar, two dollars for gloves, and a dollar fifty in other items. After a moment, there was dead silence.
A reader notes a moment of silence then a boy raises his hand asking a question about counting change. The line captures Isaac’s irritated response and the mundane classroom interaction in Woman's Home Companion.
A Thursday night social ride near the city hosted by Miss Elizabeth Gosney featured Mae Jackson Susie Burditt Anna Neier Mary Stephens Det Smith Anna Mary Barr Francois Longmire John Jackson Charlie Smith Will Shannon Dobo Greco and Harry Smith. Guests praised the hostess as par excellence and enjoyed a lively evening with stories about a wagon and possum pie without revealing any mishaps.
Rudolph Chandler of St Louis operating a gasoline power wood saw at A. H. Green's wood yard near noon Friday and with Stanton Phillips of Palmyra, both at the jaw of the saw, the teeth ripped off three fingers of Chandler as he involuntarily thrust out his hands.
Judge C P McCarty of Amarillo Texas arrived Wednesday night to watch the boys. He spoke with a Texas drawl yet felt sad and lonely on the high bleak plains and longed to return to the blue grass that reminded him of new mown hay.
Edward Spalding, a clerk at Culbertson and Co drug store, suffered a painful accident last Friday while washing a bottle. The neck broke, severing and cutting his left index finger to the bone.
Gov. Folk says he will announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in the latter part of January. He notes he has already given notice and weighs the difference between declaring now versus delaying the decision.
Jan 1 and 2 1908 Mr and Mrs Fred F Kempf of near Ely enjoyed fresh lettuce grown in their outdoor garden for dinner.
The Queen City Leader argues that money supply changes cheapen currency and cites bankers urging cheaper money to cover deposits while farmers who once pressed for more money were labeled dishonest. It notes government bond issuance lowered quotes from 104 to 100 and connects this to broader money effects, urging readers to understand law alongside bankers.
A letter from J. Polo Hays of Windhurst Texas laments a half crop in his area. He notes millet and corn samples from the region show the crop’s poor state and expresses sympathy for the farmers affected by the drought and poor yields.
Chicago dispatch reports a reduction of one to three dollars per thousand on all northern pine. Mr. Robey of Robey and Robinson confirms the cut is even greater on southern pine, signaling a broad easing in timber costs.
Miss Hessie Moore of Clarence has been a guest of Nicholas Drescher and family of Ely and of N A Drescher and family of this city.
Miss Imogene Simpson and Beatrice Hillott attended a dance at Clarence Friday night with Mesars Ivan Yates Lambert Hagan and Lambert Lane. The gathering drew local residents and featured social dancing and greetings.
Warren farmer J B Renshaw, a prominent local figure, stopped in the city on Friday while traveling to the Marion capitol to conduct business.
A Dublin passerby stops a man walking a dog and asks its breed. The man, angered, replies in a taunt that the dog is between a monkey and an Irishman. Pat replies with humor that it relates to both of them.
Dreams of Virginia, a 38 year old, cause alarm in Milwaukee as she weeps at her mother’s bedside claiming she is missing parts of her body. The mother calms her, confirming Virginia remains safe in bed, and Virginia reveals a dream of being a chocolate stick she had eaten.
The scientist Ray Lancaster in The Kingdom of Man announces a new discovery that the primary cell in both plants and animals is the same, suggesting unity of the kingdoms from a primordial cell. He claims this contrasts with prior views of plant cells having cellulose walls and animal cells being free to communicate. This finding, he says, is as epoch‑making as the discovery of blood circulation.
Mrs. D. K. Yowell and daughter Miss Mabel with Thomas P. Forsythe attended the funeral of their kinsman John Shimer at Bear Creek on Thursday.
Mrs Bloom Kelley and Miss Anna Shy of Frankford have been the guests of their sister Mrs M B Garner, continuing a family visit noted in this society item.
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as the scientific, thorough treatment for catarrh. It claims the germ disease can be cured by inhaling the remedy, which reaches the nose throat and lungs to destroy germs. The outfit costs $1.00 with a money back guarantee. Dr. R. Woods, an ENT specialist, will be at the Mource Hospital in Quincy.
The Jackson Club meets Thursday with Dr W B Paley returning from New London where the Democratic cause and smoker have him in good shape for the 1998 campaign. A banquet is planned for February as the club gears up for the year. A compromise on railroad rates is reported: 24 cents per mile for intra and interstate passenger travel, 2 cents per mile for 1000 mile books, and 24 cents per mile for 500 mile books. The reflection credits Governor Glenn of North Carolina for the rate deal, noting the interstate commerce commission and President Roosevelt fell short after years of effort.
Journalists Rash Rogers and Poultney Bigelow discuss a planned chicken farm at Maiden with wary optimism. A past anecdote about an incubator mishap contrasts with hopes for future success while noting a string of local social updates and a major fire at Staines orphans home in Terre Haute, causing substantial property loss but no injuries.
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