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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
3
A Baltimore Sun poem celebrates a sleeping child as a梦er who sails beyond seas of song and fairyland. The speaker cherishes the child’s innocence, dreaming of endless journeys and return at dawn with memories of beauty and homeland.
No name given. The Democrat notes four large yellow notices about a July 4 game between the Quincy Roanokes and Paris Maroons but the notices omit the venue. The item references political squabbles in Missouri and mentions residents traveling for visits, including Joe at Strean's, Harry Ely from St. Louis visiting grandparents, and several locals visiting Hannibal, Palmyra, and Vandalia with family and friends.
A pithy New York Press mood piece opens with witty lines about marriage, money, and honesty. The item shifts to a social notes page listing several locals and visitors: Holdsworth, Laughlin, Wine, Westhoff, Graham, Spalding, Lear, Alexander, Gosney, Henderson, Hardesty, Meyers, and others, with brief mentions of visits and travels. The column ends with a remark from Thomas Christian noting weather and corn in Warren.
W C T U column edited by Ella L Shearman notes upcoming Loyal Temperance Legion meeting at the Methodist Church with L T L badges white ribbon option and a July 21 World L T L Secretary Anna Gordon birthday remembrance. It urges inviting a boy or girl to the next meeting and cites Romans 14 12 and the pledge to abstain from alcohol and tobacco.
Lula Marshall born November 6 1873 married J William Riddle July 13 1896 died July 2 1908 Funeral by Rev W W Laughlin remains at Green Lawn awaiting final call She left four children and husband to mourn Joss Two hundred ten tickets sold for Shel b ina celebration fifty five for Palmyra Hannibal and Quincy Streets quiet after supper described as a sane Fourth in the city
The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington DC begins active operations and plans a campaign handbook by July 1. It seeks broad public cooperation and asks for contributions to fund outreach and information sharing to promote a Democratic majority. Oscar Olson, of near Warren, met a woman claiming to be John J. Rogers’s niece in Kansas City and was swindled out of 90 dollars after fearing a lost 600 dollar bank account in a prior incident.
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