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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
7
Lettered reflections from Southwest American excerpts critique Judge Wallace for Sunday saloon closures while praising his sincerity. The passage draws moral parallels to Cotton Mather and Paul, cites social wryness on funerals and marriages, and retells a vignette about medical costs and patient bills, ending with a cautionary moral about paying doctors.
A brief comic sketch notes the reluctance of patients to pay doctors. A man in severe epigastric pain at 2 a.m. calls Doctor Sewumups after the doctor had already traveled from Cheney. the scene ends with the physician rubbing his tired eyes as he prepares to respond.
A housewife guides her new chambermaid through an upstairs area and shows a stair to the back yard. The guide slips and falls to the bottom, the chambermaid asking if she is hurt. The matron replies it is nothing and notes the task is too strenuous for her.
A satirical column of aphorisms on genius aging and marriage. It quips that genius is practical action and that red hair gray, a builder learns best by doing. It playfully notes a married man’s appeal tied to widowhood and a distrust of crosswritten letters among women.
Mrs Anna Kizer wife of Andrew J Kiger died at La Junta Colorado on December 81 She leaves an aged mother Mrs Agnes Wathen husband son one daughter and a sister Mrs J Bayden Benedict Pisher of Laverton arrived Friday to visit their kinswomes Mrs Lu Colvert
The column edited by Ella L Shearman highlights 1907 events shaping prohibition sentiment. It notes the nation’s push against saloons, law enforcement revival in southern states, Prohibitionists entering legislatures, and voter gains for reform figures while citing Missouri WCTU with 270 local unions and over 4000 members.
Judge P S Crosscup of the United States District Court Illinois comments that President Roosevelt may be too idealistic. He adds a sharp remark suggesting a rougher, more forceful view would be easier to grasp.
Miss Alma Avoningham came home Thursday night after a four months stay in the Blue Grass Regions of Kentucky. She was accompanied by cousin Miss Lena Staten who plans a long visit to Missouri. B Arnold visited in Shelbina on Monday.
A Motherly Democrat laments that the country will be drawn into national and state political contests, hoping for time to focus on business before politics surge forward. The quote implies concern about immediate political immersion and its distractions.
Henry Landers of Goshen New York visits cousin Michael Landers while Misses Beatrice and Matilda Schumacher from Maryville stay with friends in this city.
Last Friday evening Mr Ollie Hardesty hosted friends at his country home with progressive euchre as the main amusement. Miss Anna Carrico wore the ladies’ prize a bell while Mr Oscar Meyer held the gentleman’s prize an open face watch and Miss Verne Carrico received the consolation prize. Refreshments were served as the crowd left praising Mr Hardesty as an excellent host.
C O Mayes of Hannibal was seen with friends in the city on Friday indicating a casual social outing and local movement.
Card of Thanks expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy and assistance during the illness of husband and father, signed by Mrs Dawney Jones and children.
Charles E Sharp and Miss Sallie Christian wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev M F Crowe officiating. The couple, longtime Monroe sweethearts, traveled to a bridal cage east of town after the ceremony, marking the culmination of a childhood courtship begun at Red School House. Cratulations.
Mrs J W Crim traveled to Palmyra on Monday afternoon for an informal visit. The brief trip reflects a routine social engagement in the community.
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