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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
2
A historic exhortation on fate and self advancement by Walter Valonre. It declares destiny as a guiding bowl that awakens effort each morning and renews courage each night. It urges action, resilience, and personal reform to conquer foes, avoid doom, and reclaim youth.
The wedding of Mabel Glitsch and Will Allen took place at 6 pm Thursday January 2 at the home of the bride and groom’s parents. Rev C W Peer officiated with Harry Allen and Hattie Glitsch as attendants. A supper followed for a small gathering of relatives and friends. The bride, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs C Glitsch, and the groom, son of Mr and Mrs G W Allen, will live on a farm near Fern Chapel Church after a short visit with relatives. Congratulatory wishes were extended to the couple.
L. M. Wood offers a refund of the Hyomei purchase price to any person who tests the remedy. No risk to the buyer. if it does not cure, you pay nothing. The pocket inhaler accompanies a $1.00 outfit and claimed to destroy germs and aid recovery. Addresses catarrhal symptoms from breathing issues and nasal discharge.
Dr George B Smith found a loud dispute in the postoffice lock box as Balls County Record and the Center Herald battled for top billing. He accidentally mixed the papers into his coat pockets, and calm returned.
The New London electric light plant in Ralls county was sold yesterday afternoon under a deed of trust. Press Megown purchased it for 3060 dollars. The plant, installed just over a year ago, is said to be in excellent condition. Former owner Led tard of Bowling Green held the mortgage. The buyer will operate the plant and likely make improvements.
In January 11, 1908, Mrs. Nanzie Jarman began a pretty pansy display outdoors. The note laments a lost batch by a pencil pusher and questions what the Monroe prairies cannot do, even in what is thought to be winter.
A. Engle hosted a Friday night dance that drew thirty five couples, who all reported an unusually pleasant time. J. B Headrick conducted business in Quincy on Saturday.
A Palmyra Herald reprint criticizes modern schooling through Johnny's Dad lens. It argues arithmetic skills lag, while broad subjects like science and grammar are emphasized, leaving pupils unequipped for daily mathematical problems faced by workers and tradespeople.
A Bowling Green Post account reports a man in a western town hanged himself from a bedpost using his suspenders. The coroner's jury filed a verdict after confusion, concluding the death resulted from intoxication and a mistaken assumption about his clothing.
Miss Alice Clark completed her course at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and returned home. Bert Maston and wife left Tuesday for Colorado Springs in the interest of Mrs. Maston's health, with friends hoping for her early recovery.
Will Carrico formerly of Indian Creek now residing in Barry Illinois injured his left hand while pulling from a pipe out of a well. The infection soured the hood and led to amputation of the thumb. George Foley and his wife traveled to Ely on Thursday to visit Mrs. Foley's parents, John Woolf and his wife.
A compact notice announces dentist W T Rurepex operating in Sourer City. The office is located in Redman Kinck above the Variety Store with a law office nearby over Movrocity Bank.
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