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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
7
The GOP plank for popular election of U S senators failed 866 to 114. Campaign funds disclosure was rejected 880 to 4. The LaFollette coalitions on rail valuation were voted down 950 to 28. Ohio Taft delegates opposed all measures except two votes for popular senator election.
The Paper Trust reports ten month gross profits of 17 187 009 to the New York Stock Exchange. The piece credits Republican tariff protection for the Trust and hints that campaign contributions aid Taft Sherman support and possible tariff hikes. Local notes mention Oscar Michael Monroe workman and visitors from Hannibal Carthage Bucklin, plus fair tickets and premiums at Palmyra fair August 19 22.
Mr and Mrs George T Fisher ended a short visit in Kansas City on Thursday night as they returned home to fetch clean water for a bath. The trip lasted two or three months and the couple sought better water quality for bathing.
A Physics note describes Utrecht University’s Zwaardemaker room built with six layered walls to achieve near total sound isolation. Layers include trichoprese felt, porous stone, leaded air gap, wood, cork, and korkstein cork, forming an extremely quiet experimental chamber as reported by London Globe. The excerpt also mentions social chatter about Misses Mabel Yowell Ruby Hord and Ella Boarman visiting Marion county with Mrs. Price Young and a humorous remark on their fried chicken and ice cream preferences.
An essay on the dead versus living flowers contrasts with a Mexican paper quote about kind words. Political commentary cites Taft, Bryan, and Hadley with regional paper exchanges critiquing editors and local campaigns. Local notices praise bargain ads and report rising fines aiding Pike County treasury and county politics.
Neatly shined shoes greatly improve a person’s appearance and Joe ot Strean's barber shop offers proper polishing and care.
The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announces active operations from Washington, plans a Campaign handbook by July 1, seeks broad public cooperation. It asks voters to contribute and to help distribute the handbook, with remittance details to James T. Lloyd in Washington, D C.
Miss Allie Mae Bailey departed Friday morning to visit relatives at Mrs. Robert H. Elliott and family. Hagan and Little Brother from Bisbee arrived Thursday to visit Monroe friends, joining numerous locals in greeting their visitors.
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