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Newspaper

Monroe City Democrat

Location

Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1917

Page

5

Bargain 3in1 National Park Tour by Burlington Route

Uncle Sam's three great National Parks Yellowstone Rocky Mountain Estes and Glacier beckon. Burlington Route offers a 3in1 National Park Tour on one ticket with stopovers and no extra cost side trips. Includes Denver Colorado Springs Pike's Peak region and Glacier Cody Road era attraction. Write with travel party size.

Uncle Sam Yellowstone Rocky Mountain National- Estes Glacier Burlington Denver Colorado Springs Pike's Peak Glacier National Park Montana Rockies Yellowstone National Park Cody Road

Time Tables Burlington Route East and West Bound

Rail timetable excerpt lists Burlington Route east and west bound trains with numbers 22 21 25 and 1:04 4. m and 1:53 a. m. through 6:50 a.m 12:41 p.m 6:26 p. m. Also M. K. & T. North Bound 11:20 a. m. and 12 p. m. South Bound 10:30 a. m. 4:40 p.m. No. 126 North Bound 11:07 p.m. No. 129 South Bound 4:25 p.m. Wabash No. 128 stops for Quincy Barry and beyond and to discharge passengers from Moberly Centralia Brunswick Macon and beyond. No. 129 stops for Macon Brunswick Centralia and beyond.

Wabash Quincy Barry Points Beyond Moberly Centralia Brunswick Macon Points

Life Now Worth Living Cardus Ad Report

Miss Lydia Arbogast of Paris Illinois recalls improving health after taking Cardus tonic at age sixteen. She describes relief from a constant headache and pale color and credits Cardus with restoring strength and zest for life. The ad promotes Card-u i as a safe vegetable tonic for womanly troubles. Miss Aurelia Ely visited her grandmother Mrs Mary Ely in Edina and planned to depart for Columbia for summer school.

Paris Lydia Arbogast Cardus Miss Aurelia Ely Edina Mary Ely Miss Aurelia Columbia

Missouri to honor constructive journalism with silver loving cup

Columbia Missouri June 1 1917 the Missouri newspaper that does the most constructive work for community advancement or good citizenship will receive a silver loving cup next May 1918 during Journalism Week. The cup stands over two feet tall and is donated by Hess and Culbertson Jewelry Co of St Louis. Inscription notes the award is presented by the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri for constructive work in journalism in behalf of good citizenship. Rules are being drafted by H J Blanton William Southern and Fred C Naeter, past Missouri Press Association leaders.

Columbia Missouri School of Journalism University of Missouri Hess and Culbertson Jewelry Co St. Louis Journalism Week H. J. Blanton The Paris Appeal Missouri Press Association Wiliam Southern Independence Examiner Fred C Naeter Cape Girardeau

Weiner Roast Farewell For 1917 Class Member

The 1917 graduating class held a weiner roast Saturday evening at Miss Alpha Elzea’s country home as a farewell to Travis Willis who leaves Monday for Monongahela Pennsylvania for a new position. Eldred Thielwolf led a car ride afterward with Willis riding on the outside as another car passed by, an event Willis described as “going some.”

Alpha Elzea Travis Willis Monongahela Eldred Thielwolf

Seven Classes to Hold Reunions at MU Commencement

Columbia Missouri June reunions will be held by seven University of Missouri classes during Commencement Week. The class of 67 marks its 50th anniversary with eight living members. two will attend, E W Stephens of Columbia and Gardner Lathrop of Chicago, son of the university’s first president. Reunions planned for classes of 77 92 02 07 and 12 accompany the event.

Columbia University of Missouri E. W. Stephens Gardner Lathrop Chicago

Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

Nixon Waterman and Mrs G L Thrift with children spent Saturday in Hannibal. Miss Bess Montgomery left Sunday for St Louis after a week with her mother. Maude Scott returned Tuesday from Hannibal. Mrs H M Young of Leonard returned Monday after visiting sister Mrs M A Young. Mrs John Overly and Master John Land visited Quincy. Mrs Con Lyon went to Quincy for a few days with daughter Mrs Tony Hermesmeyer. Mrs Leslie Bell passed through en route to Clarence to visit parents. Mr and Mrs Bell plan to leave June 5 for Columbia for university summer term.

G L Thrift Hannibal Bess Montgomery St. Louis John Overly John Land Con Lyon Quincy Tony Hermesmeyer Leslie Bell Clarence Mrs. Bell Columbia Mr. Bell University Mr. W. W. Tate St Louis Mr. Tate

Social Week Sees Multiple Local Visitors

Mrs Ruth E Young visited with her son Bert Young and family. Mrs Bert Young toured Palmyra. George Crane visited Palmyra. Miss Myrmell Young spent Monday in Monroe City. N L Crane and family were in Monroe City Friday. Medford Bowles visited Palmyra Thursday. Miss Helen Gorsuch of Perry stayed with Flora Crane Saturday. Mrs Albert Stanley visited her parents, Cliff and Mrs Lovelace, Saturday. Mrs Albert Bixler shopped in Monroe City Friday. Mrs John Moss visited Monroe City Friday. Mrs Albert Frazier shopped. Gladys Young is ill. Mrs Lizzie Perry visited Woodland Wednesday. Mrs J Crane and little sons are in Shelbina this week.

Ruth E Young Bert Young Palmyra George Crane Myrmell Young Monroe City N. L Crane Medford Bowles Helen Gorsuch Perry Flora Crane Albert Stanley Cliff Lovelace Albert Bixler John Moss Albert Frazier Gladys Young Lizzie Perry J. Crane Little Sons Shelbina

Farm tale shows value of advertising

A farmer tired of his farm lists it with a town real estate agent. The agent's boastful advertisement paints an ideal 140 acre Perkins farm with timber, crops, livestock, a fine dwelling, and easy city access. The farmer, reading the ad, realizes it matches his own ideal and notes it pays to advertise. Miss Sadie Hammond returns home from Hannibal. The Hendersons visit Macon with other neighbors. Russell Featherston heads to Rock Island to enter government service as a harness maker.

K. C. Star Russell Featherston Madison Rock Island, Ill

Extra edition of Daily Missourian issued at Made-in-Japan Banquet

Several hundred copies of the extra edition issued at the Made-in-Japan Banquet closing Journalism Week at the University of Missouri were sent to Japan. The bilingual issue, first printed in the Middle West in English and Japanese, contained messages from federal officials and prominent Americans. Japanese students A Yamagishi and Tadayoshi Tamura translated stories of the banquet and week for the edition.

Columbia. Ma Daily Missourian Journalism University of Missouri Japan Chamber of Commerce and Business America-Japan Society Middle West A Yamagishi Tadayoshi Tamura

House Fly Control Bulletin Issued by Missouri Extension

The University of Missouri agricultural extension service released a bulletin titled The House Fly and Its Control by Prof Leonard Haseman. It outlines three campaign essentials: reduce fly swarms, block contact with germ-laden material, and keep food away from flies, plus listed extermination methods.

Columbia Agricultural Extension Service College of Agriculture University of Missouri Leonard Haseman Haseman Bulletin

Vaughn and Reed Noland Visit Quincy With Carpenter Family

Mr and Mrs Vaughn and Mrs Reed Noland traveled to Quincy on Saturday to span Sunday with C L Carpenter and family. Miss Wallie Utterback court stenographer left Monday for the regular term of the Ralls County Circuit Court.

Ang B. Vaughn Reed Noland Quincy Aurday C. L. Carpenter Wallie Utterback Ralls County

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North Bound Atom Missouri Editors Nixon Waterman H. M. Young Leonard M. A. Young Nat Wen Frank Crane Sadie Hammond Jasper Henderson Jay Henderson Cecil Forsythe Daily Missourian Extra W. H. Wadsworth Ely A. C. Handley of Elora Ben Handley Joe Thenshaw Georgia Evan Smith Margaret Paul McGee Mes Mamie Saunders Lake Misset J. ML Talal R. Manning Walker Legal Holiday Bank Farmers & Merchants Bank Aieu Chi Spalding's A. B. Spalding Groceries
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