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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
2
Entered at the Mooroe City Missouri post office as second class matter on Thursday July 9 1908. The note is a historical postal registration fragment indicating date and class.
A Fort Scott club story reveals a new member joking about Browning in a cooking context provoking secrecy and a leak. The piece also includes a waifish quotation on religion, remarks on Missourians dressing better than Easterners, and notes visiting relatives Gertrude Robertshaw and Nannie Theihoff with addresses in Bevier and Shelbina.
Samuel Merwin argues that China is not a nation in the European sense, but a mosaic of Mongolian peoples speaking many languages under Manchu rulers. Jefferson City reports Campbell Wells praising Cowherd in Platte County and Northwest Missouri, predicting Cowherd's nomination and election with a large majority.
The Center Herald questions its stance on running large foreign merchant ads while turning down similar home ads. It notes Saturday circulars flooding Hannibal merchants and asks if local business loses by this practice. The editor promises to investigate the issue.
Mrs. Jasper McClintic and Miss Ada McClintic entertained forty friends with cards and refreshments. Mrs. F. D. Proctor won the most games while Miss Anna Boulware had the most lone hands and all the ladies enjoyed a delicious time. Visitors from Gem City and Florida arrive as relatives are visited in Monroe and Clarence. Mrs. Riley Parsons is hospitalized for a complication of troubles. Hal Courtney and wife visit from Columbus Ohio, with warm welcomes noted.
Government forester Half Gifford Pinchot criticizes past forest policy in Farm and Fireside, arguing that expansion of settlement and timber use ignored long term forest health. He notes vast eastern woodlands were cleared, then burned, reducing future supply and forest growth capacity.
A historical note explains why courts martial arise after shipwrecks in the navy. In 1741 the Wager wreck incident led to Sailors arguing loss of pay ended discipline, Captain Davy Cheap treated mutiny, and a court-martial was used. Crown law later validated their view, prompting Section 91 of the Articles of War, deeming wrecked ships in commission pending inquiry.
Topeka July 2 The June 1 health board bulletin details chiggers a mite danger linked to erysipelas and blood poisoning The suggested cure is a saturated hyposulphate of soda solution applied to the entry spot usually one application suffices and it also prevents new bites for a day or more in Kankakee Randall couple mark 21st wedding year with 19 children 10 boys 9 girls and a Chicago connection to a sister with 16 children
Miss Katie Hansaker visits Clarence while Mrs. Mary Green travels to Macon for a two week stay. D S Sharp of East St. Louis arrives to visit former associates. Misses Genev and Vivian Moss and Master Hiter Moss visit Oakwood friends. Ella Spalding of Indiana Creek visits Lakenan. Anna Nolen goes to Shelbi na to visit Uncle Ed Balls. B F Stevenson and babe visit Bluff City relatives. Onie Rogers of Kansas City visits Jno Rogers. Lucy and Vedia Gentry visit their aunt Mrs. John Brown in Shelbina. Cleo Patton and Opal Forsythe travel to Quincy for a two week visit.
W. L. Bond and Edgar Davenport left Friday for a two week visit with relatives in Claremore Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Julius A. Jackson traveled to Elvaston Illinois to visit Mrs. Jackson's parents. Wilber Nevins and son Lawson of Hannibal visited kin C. A. Lawson. Hon. J. Will Hays of Hannibal failed to speak due to his mother's death in Peoria Illinois.
Hon. E. M. Harbor states he will stump for Cowherd but asserts Cowherd can run his campaign alone. He admits support for Cowherd though he is a Cowherd man. Harbor predicts Taft’s nationally elected leadership may fade as party power shifts.
St Louis July 2 Judge Thomas JF Bashaw aged 65 former representative died last night at his home from a complication of diseases Bashaw formerly resided in Paris this county
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