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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
9
A one mile north residence hosts a troublesome phone that disrupts daily life for Samuel Sparks and his wife. She jokes that whenever she is busy the ringing starts, and even when she locks it away the device rings. Local notices and social items follow including visits, ads, and a Western Publisher quotation about readership. Nell Gallaher of Rensselaer visited the city Friday.
A fragmented clippings collection features verse lines singing to a loved one and a reflective obituary tone. It mixes rhymed lines about dawn skies and roses with satirical remarks from a Rockefeller figure and a mourner’s quip. The piece ends with playful reflections on heaven and fishing.
A fragment quotes Wood Bros asserting that a can or bucket of their paint guarantees it is the best obtainable. The line reflects a promotional claim tied to the Wood Brothers' paint product.
Urgent solicitation from Woman's Home Companion promotes a June cover portrait by Paul de Longpre, hailed as the world’s greatest flower painter. The reproduced painting, valued at hundreds, is offered for ten cents at newsstands. The piece extols the artist’s mastery and the magazine’s prestige.
Miss Mae Proctor of Palmyra arrived Thursday to visit her parents D. M Proctor and his wife.
A dated column argues that women brightened by mirrors improve home happiness. It claims men should adorn walls with looking-glasses to keep wives pleased, noting women naturally seek their best appearance and that mirrors refresh mood, charm, and health.
Help wanted ad seeks men and women across the country and territories for solid financial standing. Salary to men twenty one dollars weekly and to women twelve to eighteen dollars weekly with expenses advanced each Monday via headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when needed. Permanent position. Address Blow Bros. Co. Dept. 5 Monon Bldg Chicago Ill 2948.
Mrs George W Tooley and her daughters Calista and Cassie are spending the week in Chillicothe visiting friends.
Roy Cooper of Shelbina spent Sunday in the city with his companion while enjoying the opening of Charlie Young's new ice cream restaurant.
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