Monroe County farm figures and local notes
The Democrat editor notes Monroe County figures with Wm Beckman set for hog king if luck holds. Buckman farms 300 hogs 60 brood sows 50 two year mules 60 steers 800 sheep 600 yearlings and 300 corn 60 oats 200 wheat. Local visits from Mrs Summers and Mrs Mears. Judge Hurd announces Probate Judge candidacy. L B Hickman to plant 250 corn 30 oats and feed 120 spring pigs for August market. Mrs Cora Umstattd visiting Shelbyville Kansas City. For sale 700 loan on city property see Node Green. Doc Moss and J E Christian note. Canton area.
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Wm. Beckman
Clapper
Monroe County
L. B. Hickman
Stoutsville
Paris
Motherhood and Immortality in 19th Century Verse and a One-Tree Church
A lyrical meditation on mothers shaping virtue and national duty, followed by reflections on immortality and lofty dreams. The piece mentions a Santa Rosa Baptist church carved from a single redwood tree, detailing its vast lumber yield, Gothic style, and enduring construction.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Guerneville
England
A Hundred Years Ago Changes From 1814
A condensed reminiscence listing life in 1814: no canned goods, no cars, no Florida or Texas, fruits scarce, cook stoves rare, home sewing, handmade goods, no running water, no refrigeration, no sewing machines, no rubber goods, no fire engines, no gas or electricity, fireplaces for heat, and no sewers or streetcars.
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California
United States
Florida
Texas
England
Spain
France
Mexico
Malaga
Monroe County Declines Congressional Candidate Draw
After wide campaigning across the Second district no candidate emerged from Monroe. Two politicians visited Paris on Wednesday seeking a county nominee but failed, and Monroe county will have no candidate. Farmer Jones of Livingston may enter the race but 1918 style odds look poor as he faces a bad year. Rucker Mercury Cecil Daweon and family spent Saturday in Hannibal.
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Paris
Monroe County
Farmer Jones
Livingston
Rucker
Mercury
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J. E. Christian
M. P. Asbury
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George D. Prentice
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