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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
7
Mrs. H A Jenkins of Quincy and Mrs. S E Jenkins of Bloomfield Iowa visited Mr and Mrs John Finks over the weekend. Master Dean Jenkins who has been here for weeks accompanied them.
An 1914 season notice advertises a standard sire at Monroe Fair Grounds, barn 5, promoting high quality trotting stock. Details include breeding lines from Ragou Gunnoo and Mary Stewart, pricing of $15 for insured mares and $8 stand to stud, with live colt guarantees and pasture options. Local breeders urged to visit and consider high class stock to boost regional harness horse breeding.
Merchants advertise to pay, not out of kindness. Ragsdale's Cash Store consistently runs one or two large display ads weekly. Mr. Ragsdale studies conditions and keeps the store open with bargain notices even in the so-called season.
A devotional list suggests bible passages for sorrow danger courage and more. It then notes a massive 1500 ton stone in a ruined Syrian quarry near Baalbek, claiming similar stones were raised to build nearby ruins.
Mrs John Bixler and daughter Dorothy visited Lou Boone family in Ely then returned Sunday. Mrs John Williams of Arapahoe Neb visited sister Mrs Elbert Yates. Mrs J R Henderson and Ruth Wilson spent Monday in Quincy. Irene Lyell went to Palmyra to visit. Misses Bessie Nettie Mudd from Hannibal came for commencement and friends. Mary joined Sunday. they returned Monday. Mesdames Hunter Anderson and W S Woodson went to St Louis to the pageant. Mrs Roy McFarland and children went for a ten day visit.
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