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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
6
A nostalgic poem recalls childhood Fourth of July celebrations sixty years ago with squibs, bells, anvil bangs, and a town militia. The crowd heard Hail Columbia as the Declaration was read by Squire Taylor though his reading was not clear. Henry Clay loomed large in memory as days ended with quiet sleep.
Frank Baldwin, a retired Watertown manufacturer, reports his shepherd collie died after a poisonous snake bite. An autopsy revealed the heart contained animal life, prompting examination.
A humorous verse sketch of social quirks and sayings. It lampoons politicians, painters, farmers and fashionable phrases, with playful lines about life at Sound Beach and Rye, and a cheeky poem about a Helena romance.
Orison Swett Marden in Success Magazine urges readers to overcome self-depreciation and demand more from themselves. A Napoleon anecdote illustrates that a soldier should not settle for less than the finest. the world favors those who claim their birthright of greatness.
A collection of humorous poems and verses about June and July, readers’ quips, and regional poets. It cites Indiana poet L. C. Chearon and a Georgia humorist, plus Kentucky fishing roadblock lines. Local witticisms highlight practical folk, with playful rhymes about seasons and stories.
A mixed page listing doctors J N Southern and Dr Hornback with local telephones, interspersed with brief social notes. Residents visiting relatives in Palmyra Mendon Canton and Paris, and references to a Monroe Pike Ball office request. Also includes a sentimental quotation and rural proverbs about farming and luck.
W T Burtzone operates as a dentist specializing in saving teeth. His office is in Redman block above the Variety Store and can be reached by telephone 66.
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