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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
7
A cheerful man discusses common expressions and explains a stitch in the side. He consults a doctor who describes the lungs as air cells and notes that deep breathing clears clogged cells to prevent side stitches.
The Louisiana Press Journal notes the prosperity association in St. Louis aided a Forest Park charity carnival that raised $40,000 for the poor, marking the first time prosperity and charity were joined. The piece reflects on the unusual pairing of economic growth rhetoric with charitable giving.
R A Talbot of Henry County Illinois and Nellie E Johnson near Hunnewell arrived in the city Thursday afternoon and visited Rev M B Crowe who united them in marriage with a double bow knot to the string of life and pulled the strings through the loops for keeps.
New York May 28 Gifts to educational institutions aggregating more than three quarters of a million dollars were announced by the General Education Board today. The largest gift was 125000 to William Jewell College Liberty Mo and next 100000 to Davidson College Davidson N C.
The Palmyra Spectator publishes Section 16 of the game and fish law allowing residents to use seine and tramme nets to catch for family consumption in June July August September and November each year.
A campaign document described as a billion dollar effort is viewed as the most effective tool for Democrats this fall. Republicans are criticized for frittering away resources and credibility, leaving their stump speakers with a hard task defending their record this campaign season.
The Kansas City Journal denies funds are used to block Bryan’s nomination while noting Mr Ryan testifies the Metropolitan Street Railway of New York gave half a million to politics in 1900, some of which aimed to stop Bryan that year. The paper argues the trusts and railroads oppose Bryan, yet Ryan and the Journal both oppose him.
The column lists Mrs J Q O Cozad visiting relatives at Adrain Illinois Phil Arnoldy a Palmyra business visitor Mrs J F Lay visiting friends in Hannibal Dr S Maddox a Hannibal business visitor Thursday Isaac Melson of Hannibal with friends in the city Mrs Victor Reid of Sheibina guest at home Samuel Saunders of Hunnewell with Monroe friends Miss Zenia Wunch of Annibal visiting relatives Miss Mary Whiston of Woodland visiting Mrs Roy McFarland Lena Smith of Hunnewell guest of sister Mrs W V Heubsch
The Paper Trust inquiry would affect the coming campaign if newspapers remain loyal to party over self interest. The trust’s prices rise routinely and publishers suffer under a harried band. Republicans Cannon and Dalzell defend the trust to block the inquiry, raising questions about newspaper stance and tariff effects.
The 70th annual session of the Grand Lodge of Missouri I O O F and the Rebekah assembly met in Excelsior Springs. The order reports 58768 members, new constitutional changes give the Grand Lodge control of the Odd Fellows home at Liberty. Rebekah members gain near equal access to the home. An old folks building cost 65000 with 104 orphans and 48 elderly residents. Officers named include Grand Master Charleston J W Wilkerson Grand Secretary D E Bird Grand Treasurer C F Vogel Grand Warden S F Clark and L J Hastie. Representatives to the Sovereign Grand Lodge S O O F meet in Denver in September. Missouri Grand bodies will assemble in Springfield next year.
Mrs. R. F. B. Marshall traveled to Hannibal and Perry to visit friends and relatives. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, last lieutenant general of the Confederacy, died at his Vicksburg home the previous Thursday. Mrs. A. S. Jayne went to Quincy to attend her son's graduation at Gem City Business College on the 5th. The St. Louis Times criticizes Mr. Bryan and the Denver convention, saying the fight on Bryan started too late.
A St Louis Times remark imagines if Theodore had Indian birth his name might be Big Wind or Much Noise reflecting on naming customs. The quip contrasts cultural naming with a tongue in cheek view of authority and identity in press satire.
A Davenport Democrat editorial urges redirecting time money and effort from politics to serious business to set a new high record in productive work.
Miss Belle Johnson entertained about ninety friends in honor of mutual friend Miss Adelaide Lear. Punch, ice cream, and cake were served during the evening.
An Iowa journal editorial excerpt mocks a writer who makes copy from a skirmish and casts himself as hero. It describes a pretend melee where a blow lands, someone falls, and the narrator pins the antagonist on a printing press, nose between teeth, and entangles his hands in hair for the win.
A collection of wry maxims on luck and labor, law and morality, money and talk, and social quirks. The piece playfully notes that insurance, fame, and family roles often diverge from ideal ideals, with humorous asides about magicians, calcium light, and hat savings.
A brief note from the paper to subscribers and advertisers acknowledging a small matter forgotten in the business. The notice promises clarification and restates the need for attention to accounts and communications.
A Brookfield Georgia Gazette note laments the disappearance of the vertical writing fad from public schools and reflects on the many poor writers it produced during its run, though it offers no further details.
A classified notice offers paper buyers 20 cents per 100 for old papers as part of a cleanout sale. It specifies collection details and emphasizes prompt pickup and bulk quantities for disposal.
Joe visits Streao's barber shop to get ready, aiming to shine shoes properly and complete the grooming task with careful attention to detail.
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