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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
2
An elderly Mrs. Brown, visiting a city from Salisbury, struggles to locate her son Charley Brown in a hospital. A kind stranger helps, and mother and son reunite as Charley regains consciousness amid a fever crisis. The tale highlights faith, urban unfamiliarity, and a mother's devotion.
A grateful scene unfolds as Charley, gravely ill, tells his mother he asked Christ to send her. The touching exchange shows faith and family support while a local drug store advertises Chamberlin’s Stomach and Liver Tablets offering free samples to improve digestion and appetite.
Marshal Stephens of Monroe City arrived in Paris Sunday to remove the suspect Johnson, who murdered McRae in Ralls county, aboard the last Wabash train. He was transported to Kansas City amid concerns for his safety in the Paris jail and in Judge Eby’s district. Mercury notes the event amid local turbulence.
A poetic passage presents a speaker boasting of a massive brain guiding a locomotive and its cars, declaring birthright to command and lead as natural momentum drives progress. The text cites a MORAL and frames leadership as inherent and preeminent. It also includes an assertion about self washing soap’s superior cleansing power compared to resin filled soaps.
The text argues the tariff protects seaport coal barons and not miners. It cites the strike in the anthracite fields costing miners 294000 and operators 5204000 with additional losses to employees, general business, and district trade. It contends Newfoundland coal is sheltered while Pennsylvania coal travels farther and is handled multiple times.
A fragment urges farmers to bring eggs and butter to Sharp and Donley for top market prices. The text pivots to wartime freight moves, questioning if Lathrop Missouri has served as a depot for war supplies and noting British actions moving mules and horses to Toronto while voicing public frustration at authorities.
Senator George F. Hoar of Massachusetts warns that the war will persist for generations if policy stays the same. He asserts that until the issue is settled decisively, peace will be illusory and temporary, with underlying tensions always ready to erupt.
Washington reports to the Senate a Paymaster General statement detailing naval government expenditures in the Philippines from May 1898 to 1902. Total around 20 million dollars with 1899 at 6.545 million, 1900 at 5.512 million, 1901 at 6.885 million and 1902 estimated.
Chambers' Journal recounts Disraeli's sharp humor with high officials. A writer thanks him for a book and he replies swiftly. A radical quips about weak eyes, and Disraeli mocks Lord Rosslyn by proposing roles that suit his temper, revealing his keen repartee and political instinct.
Cooperville residents share visits with Hannibal Quincy Monroe City Belleville and Pennsylvania relatives. May Lear visits City of Flowers while Mrs Grif fith and others host. Will Griffith Cora Hannibal visit Cooperville. Mrs Lear and Strong from Pennsylvania visit H Lear family. Mrs Cobb and sons visit Mrs Gandar. Willy Tulley and Birdie visit Mrs Vance near Belleville. W J McLo04 and family at…
A letter-like critique rails against tariffs and the Republican party, arguing beef and lumber duties enrich a few while burdening ordinary workers. It denounces Alger’s tariff and claims patriotic soldiers benefited from embalmment and government policies. The piece names Dr. Hornback and references Hannibal Missouri.
The text is garbled and unreadable. It does not provide clear names places dates or events to summarize into a presentable newspaper card. No discernible people organizations or actions are identifiable from the fragment.
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